The Islanders and TVA Sports, the French-language network in Canada where he worked as a hockey analyst, confirmed that Bossy died Thursday night. A spokesman for the group said Bossi was in Montreal’s hometown. Bossy revealed his diagnosis in October in a letter to TVA Sports. “I have to leave your screens with a lot of regret, for a necessary pause,” Bossy wrote in French. “I intend to fight with all the determination and fire you saw me show on the ice.” It is the third defeat since that time of the islanders this year, after the deaths of Hockey teammate Clark Giles in January and Jean Potvin in March. “The New York Islanders mourn the loss of Mike Bossy, an icon not only on Long Island but throughout the hockey world,” said Lou Lamoriello, president and general manager of the Islanders. “Trying to be the best every time he stepped on the ice was unparalleled. Together with his teammates, he helped win four consecutive Stanley Cups, shaping the history of this franchise forever.” Bossy helped the Islanders win the Stanley Cup from 1980-83, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs in 1982. He scored the cup-winning goal in 1982 and ’83. Bossy made his first qualifying round in 1977 and played his entire 10-year NHL career with New York. He won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, won the Lady Byng trophy for gentleman three times and led the league to goals twice. Bossi has scored 50 or more goals in each of his first nine seasons – the longest streak in the league. He and Wayne Gretzky are the only players in the history of hockey with nine seasons with 50 goals. Bossi is one of five players to score 50 goals in 50 games. He remains the all-time leading scorer in a regular season game with 0.762, and only two players have scored more hat-tricks than Bossi’s 39. Ranked third in points in a game and seventh on the all-time leading scorers list. All this is in the regular season, when Bossy put some of the best numbers in the history of the game. In the playoffs, Bossi was even more clutchy. He is the only player with four winners in the same playoff series and has scored three goals in the playoffs in overtime. Led by Bossy, Gillies, Bryan Trottier and defender Denis Potvin, the Islanders succeeded Scotty Bowman’s 1970 Montreal Canadiens as the next NHL dynasty before Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers took over. Bossi was an All-Star eight times and finished with 573 goals and 553 assists for 1,126 points in 752 regular season games. He was the fastest player to reach 100 goals and is currently ranked 22nd on his career goals list. In the playoffs, Bossi had 160 points in 129 games. Back and knee injuries eventually ended his career in 1987. He was reduced to 38 goals in 63 games and could not return for an 11th season. Bossy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 and in 2017 was named one of the NHL Top 100 Players. Before reaching the NHL, Bossy played five seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Laval National. He had 602 points in 298 QMJHL games. Bossy also represented Canada in the Canada Cup in 1981 and 1984, shortly before NHL players began attending the Winter Olympics. Off the ice, Bossy was a leader in the hockey reduction movement. In 1979, he told the media that he was never going to fight on the ice. He wrote about his anti-war stance in a 2017 article for The Players Tribune entitled “Letter to My Younger Self”. “You have to be prepared for the names they will call you. You have to be prepared for how the people who made such a statement in 1979 will see you. For a guy who has already been unfairly described as ‘cowardly’, that would be a big deal. . “Some people in the world of hockey just will not accept that someone who does not play can ever be a winner,” Bossy said. In the same article, Bossy also told the 14-year-old that in the future, hockey players would take better care of their health. “Kids do not smoke cigarettes and do not drink black coffee at break anymore. They drink smoothies and ‘stretch,’” he wrote. Condolences were given on Twitter on Friday morning as news of his death spread. “I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of the great Mike Bossy. I have had the opportunity to meet him a few times. He was such a nice guy. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends,” said Quebec Prime Minister Francois Legault. “# 22 was quite a scorer: 573 goals in 10 seasons !!! Lead the Islanders to 4 Stanley Cup wins with Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin and Billy Smith. Mark my generation!”

1/2 I was very saddened to learn of the death of the great Mike Bossy. I had the opportunity to meet him a few times. He was so friendly. I express my heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. 📷 NHL pic.twitter.com/aQWD2PJv0Q – François Legault (@francoislegault) April 15, 2022 “The New Yorkers were deeply saddened to learn of the death of top scorer, four-time Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Hall of Fame member Mike Bossi,” the New Yorkers tweeted.

The New Yorkers learned of the death of top scorer, four-time Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Hall of Fame member Mike Bossi with deep sadness. https://t.co/hbyozJ4BUS – New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) April 15, 2022 “We are saddened to learn of Mike Bossy’s death this morning. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his friends, family, former teammates and TVA Sports colleagues,” the Montreal Canadiens tweeted.

We are saddened to learn of Mike Bossy’s death this morning. Our thoughts and condolences are addressed to his friends, family, former teammates and colleagues of TVA Sports. A legend of our game that will be missed a lot. pic.twitter.com/K5qLpt0NjC – Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) April 15, 2022 – This report was first published by the Associated Press on April 15, 2022. With archives from the Canadian Press and CTV News