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Mike Bossy

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Mike Bossy (January 22, 1957 to April 15, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger from Montreal who spent his whole National Hockey League career, 1977 to 1987, with the New York Islanders. He was a central scorer on the Islanders teams that won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the early 1980s. He took the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 1978 after setting a rookie record of 53 goals, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff most valuable player in 1982, and won the Lady Byng Trophy three times. He holds the league record for goals per regular season game and shares the record of nine 50-goal seasons. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.

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Birth Year
1957 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Titles
4 1
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Ice Hockey, Sports
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was a Canadian professional ice hockey player
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1. NHL web API: NHL web API player landing page: Mike Bossy
NHL web API
  • Player landing, birthDate
    "birthDate": "1957-01-22"
  • Player landing, awards, Stanley Cup
    "default": "Stanley Cup"
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Mike Bossy (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    was a Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Plays: Ice Hockey, Lead, sport
    was a Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Competed In: National Hockey League, Lead, NHL
    with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL)
  • Competed In: Stanley Cup, Lead, Stanley Cup
    four consecutive Stanley Cup championships
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