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Mike Bossy

#22 · Right wing · New York Islanders · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Jan 22, 1957 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 6'0", 186 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 15th overall in 1977 by NYI (round 1)

Trophy case

×4 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1982-83, 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80
×3 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Sportsmanship and Gentlemanly Conduct 1985-86, 1983-84, 1982-83
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 1981-82
Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year 1977-78

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 1978-79. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Guy Lafleur MTL · 129 P in 80 GP Marcel Dionne LAK · 130 P in 80 GP Bryan Trottier NYI · 134 P in 76 GP Bob MacMillan AFM · 108 P in 79 GP Guy Chouinard AFM · 107 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0501001977-78: 91 points9177-781978-79: 126 points12678-791979-80: 92 points9279-801980-81: 119 points11980-811981-82: 147 points14781-821982-83: 118 points11882-831983-84: 118 points11883-841984-85: 117 points11784-851985-86: 123 points12385-861986-87: 75 points7586-87

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1977-78 NYI 73 53 38 91 31 6 235 0 1.25
1978-79 NYI 80 69 57 126 63 25 279 0 1.58
1979-80 NYI 75 51 41 92 28 12 244 0 1.23
1980-81 NYI 79 68 51 119 38 32 315 0 1.51
1981-82 NYI 80 64 83 147 69 22 301 0 1.84
1982-83 NYI 79 60 58 118 27 20 274 0 1.49
1983-84 NYI 67 51 67 118 65 8 246 0 1.76
1984-85 NYI 76 58 59 117 37 38 285 0 1.54
1985-86 NYI 80 61 62 123 30 14 302 0 1.54
1986-87 NYI 63 38 37 75 -8 33 226 0 1.19
10 seasons Career 752 573 553 1126 380 210 2707 0 1.50

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1977-78 NYI 7 2 2 4 3 2 29 0 0.57
1978-79 NYI 10 6 2 8 5 2 25 0 0.80
1979-80 NYI 16 10 13 23 -4 8 55 0 1.44
1980-81 NYI 18 17 18 35 14 4 69 0 1.94
1981-82 NYI 19 17 10 27 7 0 62 0 1.42
1982-83 NYI 19 17 9 26 7 10 78 0 1.37
1983-84 NYI 21 8 10 18 5 4 62 0 0.86
1984-85 NYI 10 5 6 11 1 4 32 0 1.10
1985-86 NYI 3 1 2 3 -2 4 14 0 1.00
1986-87 NYI 6 2 3 5 -2 0 10 0 0.83
10 seasons Playoffs 129 85 75 160 34 38 436 0 1.24

1978-79 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 69 57 126 63 25 279 0 1.58 24.7 0:00

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 8, 1979 @ NYR W 5-2 2 1 3 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Apr 7, 1979 vs PHI W 9-2 4 0 4 1 0 5 0 00:00
Apr 5, 1979 @ PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Apr 3, 1979 vs AFM W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 00:00
Apr 1, 1979 @ WSH L 4-6 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 31, 1979 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 00:00
Mar 29, 1979 @ CHI L 1-6 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 25, 1979 @ PIT T 2-2 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 00:00
Mar 24, 1979 vs PIT T 3-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Mar 22, 1979 @ MTL W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 18, 1979 @ MNS W 5-3 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 17, 1979 vs NYR W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 15, 1979 vs TOR W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 13, 1979 vs BOS W 7-2 3 0 3 1 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 11, 1979 @ BOS T 4-4 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 00:00
Mar 10, 1979 vs CHI W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Mar 7, 1979 @ STL T 5-5 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 6, 1979 vs BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 00:00
Mar 3, 1979 vs AFM W 4-2 1 1 2 0 0 8 0 00:00
Mar 2, 1979 @ AFM L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 00:00
Feb 27, 1979 vs MTL W 7-3 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 00:00
Feb 25, 1979 @ NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 00:00
Feb 24, 1979 vs DET W 3-1 2 0 2 1 2 6 0 00:00
Feb 22, 1979 vs STL W 6-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 19, 1979 @ LAK W 8-3 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 17, 1979 @ VAN W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 00:00
Feb 14, 1979 @ BUF L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 00:00
Feb 13, 1979 vs CLR W 6-1 1 3 4 4 2 3 0 00:00
Feb 4, 1979 @ CHI L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 3, 1979 vs BOS T 4-4 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 00:00
Feb 1, 1979 @ PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 30, 1979 vs MNS L 4-5 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 27, 1979 vs NYR L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 25, 1979 @ BOS W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 22, 1979 @ CHI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 00:00
Jan 20, 1979 vs CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 17, 1979 @ NYR L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 16, 1979 vs WSH W 6-2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 14, 1979 @ PHI T 1-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 12, 1979 @ AFM W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 00:00
Jan 10, 1979 @ DET T 5-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Jan 9, 1979 vs LAK W 7-1 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 00:00
Jan 6, 1979 vs PHI W 5-1 0 1 1 1 15 0 0 00:00
Jan 4, 1979 @ PHI L 2-3 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 00:00
Jan 2, 1979 vs VAN W 9-0 3 0 3 1 0 7 0 00:00
Dec 30, 1978 vs AFM W 4-2 2 1 3 2 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 28, 1978 @ AFM W 10-4 3 1 4 2 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 26, 1978 vs TOR W 5-1 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 00:00
Dec 23, 1978 vs NYR W 9-4 2 3 5 3 0 8 0 00:00
Dec 21, 1978 vs STL W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 17, 1978 @ DET W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Dec 16, 1978 @ STL T 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
Dec 14, 1978 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 12, 1978 vs LAK T 5-5 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 00:00
Dec 10, 1978 @ MTL L 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 00:00
Dec 9, 1978 @ TOR W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 7, 1978 vs STL W 7-1 3 0 3 4 0 6 0 00:00
Dec 5, 1978 vs PIT T 3-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Dec 2, 1978 @ CLR W 5-2 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 29, 1978 @ LAK T 5-5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 25, 1978 @ VAN W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 00:00
Nov 22, 1978 @ MNS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
Nov 21, 1978 @ CLR W 7-1 2 0 2 1 0 8 0 00:00
Nov 18, 1978 vs PHI W 8-2 2 1 3 2 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 17, 1978 @ WSH W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 14, 1978 vs CLR T 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00:00
Nov 12, 1978 @ NYR W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 00:00
Nov 11, 1978 vs AFM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Nov 7, 1978 vs MNS W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 00:00
Nov 4, 1978 vs WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 00:00
Nov 2, 1978 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 31, 1978 vs CLR W 8-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 00:00
Oct 28, 1978 vs VAN W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 27, 1978 @ AFM L 5-8 2 0 2 -3 0 5 0 00:00
Oct 24, 1978 vs PHI T 4-4 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 00:00
Oct 21, 1978 vs NYR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 00:00
Oct 18, 1978 @ PIT W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 00:00
Oct 17, 1978 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 00:00
Oct 14, 1978 @ TOR L 7-10 2 2 4 0 2 6 0 00:00
Oct 12, 1978 @ BUF T 2-2 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 00:00