Profession: Ice Hockey Great
Biography: Played for the New York Islanders for his entire career and was a crucial part of their four-year reign as Stanley Cup champions in the early 1980s.
Bossy is the only player in NHL history to score consecutive Stanley Cup winning goals (1982 and 1983).
Born: January 22, 1957
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aquarius
Died: April 14, 2022 (aged 65)
Cause of Death: Lung cancer
Historical Events
- 1978-02-04 NHL New York Islanders rookie Mike Bossy scores 1st career hat trick in 6-1 win over Washington Capitols at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York
- 1978-04-01 New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy becomes first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season after scoring #50 and #51 in the closing moments in a 3-2 win over Washington
- 1978-12-28 30th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy
- 1979-03-13 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick
- 1979-04-07 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy scores 4 goals on his first 4 shots in 9-2 win over visiting Philadelphia Flyers
- 1980-03-04 40th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy
- 1980-11-11 NY Islanders' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Mike Bossy scores 4 goals in 6-6 tie against visiting Minnesota North Stars
- 1981-01-13 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick among his 4 goals, in 6-3 win over visiting Pittsburgh Penquins
- 1981-01-23 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games
- 1981-03-03 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy 9th & final hat trick of season, in his 4th career 4-goal game, an 8-8 tie with visiting Edmonton Oilers
- 1982-02-09 34th NHL All-Star Game, Capital Centre, Landover: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 4-2; MVP: Mike Bossy, NY Islanders, RW
- 1982-03-23 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick, in his 5th career 4-goal game, an 8-1 win over visiting Washington Capitols
- 1983-03-17 70th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy
- 1983-04-02 New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores in a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to become the first player in NHL history to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons
- 1983-10-06 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick
- 1983-11-15 75th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy
- 1984-03-31 Mike Bossy becomes first player in NHL history to record 7 straight 50 goal seasons; scores 50th and 51st of the year in a 3-1 New York Islanders' win at Washington
- 1984-10-20 Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick, in his 6th career 4-goal game, an 8-3 win over visiting Los Angeles Kings
- 1985-03-05 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons
- 1986-01-02 NHL New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores his 499th and 500th career goals in the final 2:22 to lift the New York to a 7-5 victory over the Boston Bruins; 11th player in NHL history to score 500 goals
- 1986-01-24 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point
- 1986-03-11 New York Islanders Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons
- 1987-05-02 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy plays his final game, a 5-1 playoff elimination game loss to Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1988-03-10 NHL New York Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night
- 1988-10-24 New York Islanders and NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy (31) retires
- 1991-06-21 New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy are elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1992-03-03 Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd jersey number retired by NHL New York Islanders
Biographies and Sources
- Mike Bossy was a hockey legend on the ice, and a sweetheart off it - The Washington Post