NHL1977–1987Hall of Fame · 1991

Mike Bossy

Bossy on the wall — for the Islanders fan who remembers the dynasty.

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Career snapshot

Career: 1977–1987 · Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1991

Accolades

★ 4× Stanley Cup Champion with the Islanders (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)

★ Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1991

★ 1982 Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP

★ 1978 Calder Trophy with a rookie-record 53 goals

★ 9× 50-goal season — NHL record, including nine in his first ten years

★ 3× Lady Byng Trophy as the NHL's most gentlemanly player

★ 573 career goals in 752 games — a goals-per-game pace second only to Lemieux

★ #22 retired by the New York Islanders

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The card collector's view

Bossy's rookie card is the 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee #115 — the most desirable Bossy card and a key piece in any vintage Islanders collection, with high-grade examples driving strong demand. The 1978-79 Topps #115 is the US-market parallel sharing the same number. O-Pee-Chee and Topps releases from 1979-87 capture his entire Islanders dynasty run. Modern Upper Deck SP Authentic, The Cup, and retrospective Islanders sets offer signed and patch memorabilia for the Bossy collection.

About Mike Bossy at FreshDCards

Mike Bossy is the Islanders' Hall of Fame right wing who scored 50 goals in nine of his ten NHL seasons — the only player to ever do that. Four consecutive Stanley Cups (1980-1983) playing on the top line with Bryan Trottier and Clark Gillies. Three Lady Byngs as the gentleman scorer who didn't fight even when the rest of the 1980s NHL was throwing punches. He retired at 30 with a chronic back injury, finished with 573 goals in 752 games, and stayed close to the franchise as a broadcaster until his death from lung cancer in 2022.