| Position | Right Wing |
| Shot | Right |
| Nickname(s) | "Boss," "La Machine" |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 83 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb) |
| Pro clubs | New York Islanders |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 22, 1957 , Montreal, QC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 15th overall, 1977 New York Islanders |
| Pro career | 1977 – 1987 |
| Hall of Fame, 1991 | |
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Playing career
He started his junior career with Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the age of 16 with Laval National. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is The Laval Titan was just one name used by a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval Quebec, between Despite scoring 309 goals in four seasons, Bossy was considered a timid, one-dimensional scoring forward by NHL scouts. In the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, he was passed over by twelve teams before the New York Islanders made Bossy their first round draft selection at 15th overall. The 1977 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal Quebec.
General manager Bill Torrey was torn at first between taking Bossy and another forward, Dwight Foster from the Ontario Hockey League. William A Torrey (born June 23, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a General Manager and executive in the National Hockey Dwight Alexander Foster (born April 2, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey player Bossy was known as a scorer who couldn't check, while Foster could check but couldn't score. Islanders coach Al Arbour said that he could teach a scorer to check and advocated picking Bossy. Alger Joseph Arbour (born November 1, 1932 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player and later a Bossy was placed on a line with Bryan Trottier and Clark Gillies. Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956 in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Clark "Jethro" Gillies (b April 7 1954 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) was a professional Ice hockey player and is a member of the Hockey Hall
Bossy boldly predicted that he would score 50 goals in his rookie season. He made good on his promise, scoring a then-record 53 goals as a rookie in the 1977–78 season. Bossy won the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year and was named a Second Team All-Star. The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League
In 1980–81, he scored 50 goals in the first 50 games of the season, the first to do so since the great Maurice Richard thirty-six years earlier. 50 goals in 50 games refers to the act of scoring 50 goals in the first 50 games of a National Hockey League (NHL season The Hon Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC OC OQ ( August 4, 1921 &ndash May 27 Bossy succeeded in reaching this mark despite publicly putting media pressure on himself to do so.
In the 1982 Stanley Cup finals against the Vancouver Canucks, Bossy was up-ended by a check from Tiger Williams and tumbling in the air, parallel to the ice, when he managed to hook the puck with his stick and score. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. David James "Tiger" Williams (born 3 February, 1954 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional Bossy was also recognized for his clean play. He believed that fighting should be banned from the game and won the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play three times, in 1983, 1984, and 1986. The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League "player adjudged to have exhibited
Bossy has harbored some animosity towards Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers, stating that the Islanders got little recognition for their four-year run of Stanley Cups (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) compared to the Montreal Canadiens dynasty of the late 1970s or the Oilers' run of the mid and late 1980s. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Islanders made a fifth consecutive Stanley Cup final in 1984, but they were outmatched by the Oilers who defeated them 4 games to 1. Bossy, who had scored 8 goals after the first three rounds of the playoffs (and 17 goals in the past three consecutive post-seasons), was all but shut down in the finals. Afterwards, the Islanders would slowly decline, while injuries would take their toll on Bossy's back. He was limited to 63 games in the 1986–87 season but he still managed 38 goals.
After sitting out the entire 1987–88 season with his back injury, Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall tried to lure him to play with a newly-acquired Wayne Gretzky in 1988. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. Bruce Patrick McNall (born April 17, 1950 in Arcadia California) is a former American sports executive who once owned the Los Angeles Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player However, Bossy retired instead. He worked as a television broadcaster for the Quebec Nordiques until 1990 and was a member of the CKOI's morning crew in the mid-1990s. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were CKOI-FM is a French language Canadian Radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.
In 2005, Bossy made a cameo appearance on the fourth sequel to the French Canadian classic movie Les Boys, playing himself. Les Boys is a 1997 Quebec -made Comedy film directed by Louis Saia.
On October 13th, 2006, the Islanders held a news conference to announce that Bossy had rejoined the organization, working with the front office in sponsor and fan development. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
Accomplishments
Bossy and Wayne Gretzky are the only players to have scored 50 or more goals for nine seasons. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Bossy also had nine consecutive 50 goal seasons, a feat unmatched even today. Additionally, both are the only players ever to have scored 60 or more goals in as many as five seasons. Unlike Gretzky, however, who played 20 seasons, Bossy was healthy enough only for 10, of which only the first nine were full.
As he never played long enough for his skills to markedly diminish, his scoring averages remain quite high. Bossy averaged . 762 goals per game in the regular season, more than any other player in NHL history, and . 659 in the playoffs, second only to Mario Lemieux at . Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins 710.
In 1977–78, his rookie season, he scored 53 goals which established a rookie record. This was broken in 1992–93 by Teemu Selänne's 76 goals. Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently However, Selänne was four years older than Bossy had been at the time he set the rookie record.
In 1980–81, he scored 50 goals in the first 50 games of the season. 50 goals in 50 games refers to the act of scoring 50 goals in the first 50 games of a National Hockey League (NHL season He also recorded nine hat tricks that season, establishing an NHL-record (later broken by Gretzky in 1981–1982 with 10. Hat manipulation is a form of Juggling in which the manipulator performs feats of skill and dexterity using a brimmed hat such as a Bowler hat or a Top hat Gretzky tied his own record with 10 hat tricks again in 1983–1984).
In 1982, Bossy set scoring records for right-wingers with 83 assists and 147 points in 80 games. These would stand until the 1995–96 season when Jaromir Jagr broke both records with 87 assists and 149 points, in what was an 82-game schedule. Jaromír Jágr ( pronounced, born February 15 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a professional Ice hockey
Bossy earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1982, and scored 17 goals in three straight playoffs -- 1981, 1982, and 1983 -- the only player ever to do so. The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs In reaching the Stanley Cup Finals five times, between 1980 and 1984, Bossy scored 69 goals. This is a list of Stanley Cup champions, including finalists and challengers
Bossy earned 5 First Team All-Star selections, one of only four right wings ever to do so.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. His #22 jersey was retired by the Islanders on March 3, 1992. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
In 1998, he was ranked number 20 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. The Hockey News is a North American hockey magazine published by Transcontinental.
In 2007, Bossy was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. The Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame[http //wwwnassausportsorg/awdsdinner/halloffame
Bossy is also the fastest player to reach 100 goals, based on the number of games played.
Post-hockey career
Bossy was co-host to a French-language humor radio show called "Les Midis Fous" (Crazy Noons) airing on Montreal station CKOI 96,9 FM in the early 1990s. He would often make reference to his past as hockey player, most notably his records ("Nine seasons of 50 goals; 4 Stanley Cups"), but also sometimes of his back injuries. Being in charge, among other things, of the weather report during that daily show, he would normally pick someone from the audience to deliver the report in his place. At the time of the show, Bossy was living in Rosemère with his wife and then-teenage daughters.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Laval National | QMJHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973–74 | Laval National | QMJHL | 68 | 70 | 48 | 118 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Laval National | QMJHL | 67 | 84 | 65 | 149 | 42 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Laval National | QMJHL | 64 | 79 | 57 | 136 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1976–77 | Laval National | QMJHL | 61 | 75 | 51 | 126 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1977–78 | New York Islanders | NHL | 73 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 69 | 57 | 126 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Islanders | NHL | 75 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 64 | 83 | 147 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 60 | 58 | 118 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 10 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Islanders | NHL | 67 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 76 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 61 | 62 | 123 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Islanders | NHL | 63 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL Totals | 752 | 573 | 553 | 1126 | 210 | 129 | 85 | 75 | 160 | 50 | ||||
See also
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of NHL players with 500 goals
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- List of retired NHL players
External links
- Mike Bossy's biography at Legends of Hockey
- SI Where Are They Now? - Mike Bossy
- Mike Bossy's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Willi Plett |
Winner of the Calder Trophy 1978 |
Succeeded by Bobby Smith |
| Preceded by Rick Martin |
All-Time NHL Rookie Season goal record 1978 |
Succeeded by Teemu Selänne |
| Preceded by Guy Lafleur |
NHL Goal Leader 1979 |
Succeeded by Danny Gare, Charlie Simmer, Blaine Stoughton |
| Preceded by Danny Gare, Charlie Simmer, Blaine Stoughton |
NHL Goal Leader 1981 |
Succeeded by Wayne Gretzky |
| Preceded by Butch Goring |
Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy 1982 |
Succeeded by Billy Smith |
| Preceded by Rick Middleton |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1983, 1984 |
Succeeded by Jari Kurri |
| Preceded by Jari Kurri |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1986 |
Succeeded by Joe Mullen |
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