Mike Bossy

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National Hockey League player human ice hockey player right winger

Mike Bossy was a prolific Hall of Fame right winger renowned as one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history, starring for the New York Islanders during their early-1980s dynasty.

Aliases (1)

Michael Dean Bossy ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Hockey League player → human → ice hockey player → right winger →
careerEnd	1987 →
careerStart	1977 →
causeOfDeath	lung cancer →
causeOfRetirement	back injury →
consecutive50GoalSeasons	9 →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
dateOfBirth	1957-01-22 →
dateOfDeath	2022-04-15 →
draftedBy	New York Islanders →
draftLeague	NHL →
draftPositionOverall	15 →
draftYear	1977 →
familyName	Bossy →
fullName	Michael Dean Bossy →
givenName	Michael →
hallOfFameInduction	Hockey Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1991 →
heightInCentimetres	183 →
heightInInches	72 →
jerseyNumber	22 →
jerseyRetiredBy	New York Islanders →
juniorLeague	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League →
juniorTeam	Laval National →
knownFor	goal scoring ability → role in New York Islanders dynasty →
language	English → French →
league	National Hockey League →
NHL50GoalSeasons	9 →
NHL60GoalSeasons	5 →
NHLDebutSeason	1977-1978 →
participatedIn	1981 Canada Cup →
placeOfBirth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada →
placeOfDeath	Montreal, Quebec, Canada →
playoffAssists	75 →
playoffGamesPlayed	129 →
playoffGoals	85 →
playoffPoints	160 →
positionPlayed	right wing →
regularSeasonAssists	553 →
regularSeasonGamesPlayed	752 →
regularSeasonGoals	573 →
regularSeasonPoints	1126 →
representedNationalTeam	Canada →
selectedToNHLFirstAllStarTeam	1977-1978 → 1978-1979 → 1980-1981 → 1981-1982 → 1983-1984 →
selectedToNHLSecondAllStarTeam	1984-1985 →
shoots	right →
StanleyCupChampion	1980 → 1981 → 1982 → 1983 →
team	New York Islanders →
weightInPounds	185 →
wonCalderMemorialTrophy	1977-1978 →
wonConnSmytheTrophy	1981-1982 →
wonLadyByngMemorialTrophy	1982-1983 → 1983-1984 → 1985-1986 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mike Bossy ("Michael Dean Bossy") →	fullName
Clark Gillies →	lineMates
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy →	notableMultipleWinner
New York Islanders →	notablePlayer