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Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65

FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy, left, is on the point of his skate as he fights to control the puck against Edmonton Oilers Garry Lariviere in the first period of a hockey game, April 17, 1981, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File) FILE - Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders is jubilant after scoring his 50th goal in 50 games, against the Quebec Nordiques, to tie the record held by Maurice "Rocket" Richard, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - N.Y. Islanders coach Al Arbour, left, talks with his top scorer Mike Bossy during a break in practice in Denver, March 17, 1982. Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File) FILE - New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy poses in New York with some of the spoils reaped after the Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., May 20, 1982. Bossy scored two goals in the game and finished the playoffs with 17, earning the Conn Smythe MVP trophy at right and the Sport Magazine MVP trophy, left, At center is the Stanley Cup. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) FILE - Mike Bossy holds his New York Islanders uniform up at a news conference in New York, Oct. 24, 1988. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) An image of Mike Bossy is projected onto the big screen prior to an NHl hockey game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders in Montreal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Bossy died Thursday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) Mike Bossy fans say cheers touching beers together prior to an NHL hockey game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders in Montreal, Friday, April 15, 2022. Hockey Hall of Famer Bossy died Thursday night of lung cancer. He was 65. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) FILE - Mike Bossy, right, of the New York Islanders, reacts after he scored the winning goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., April 20, 1978. At left are Clark Gillies of the Islanders and the Maple Leafs' captain Darryl Sittler. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy, left, pushes the puck to the net to score against the Atlanta Flames, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Sept. 27, 1979. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy is introduced to the fans before he drops a ceremonial first puck during a tribute to Bossy before an NHL hockey game between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former hockey great Mike Bossy, smiles during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy holds a puck signifying his scoring 50 goals in his first 50 games, in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy waves to fans as he is introduced before the NHL hockey game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy dropped a ceremonial first puck. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy, left, is on the point of his skate as he fights to control the puck against Edmonton Oilers Garry Lariviere in the first period of a hockey game, April 17, 1981, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File) FILE - Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders is jubilant after scoring his 50th goal in 50 games, against the Quebec Nordiques, to tie the record held by Maurice "Rocket" Richard, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - N.Y. Islanders coach Al Arbour, left, talks with his top scorer Mike Bossy during a break in practice in Denver, March 17, 1982. Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File) FILE - New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy poses in New York with some of the spoils reaped after the Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., May 20, 1982. Bossy scored two goals in the game and finished the playoffs with 17, earning the Conn Smythe MVP trophy at right and the Sport Magazine MVP trophy, left, At center is the Stanley Cup. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) FILE - Mike Bossy holds his New York Islanders uniform up at a news conference in New York, Oct. 24, 1988. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy is introduced to the fans before he drops a ceremonial first puck during a tribute to Bossy before an NHL hockey game between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy, left, pushes the puck to the net to score against the Atlanta Flames, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Sept. 27, 1979. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy holds a puck signifying his scoring 50 goals in his first 50 games, in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former hockey great Mike Bossy, smiles during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press, File) FILE - Mike Bossy, right, of the New York Islanders, reacts after he scored the winning goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., April 20, 1978. At left are Clark Gillies of the Islanders and the Maple Leafs' captain Darryl Sittler. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy waves to fans as he is introduced before the NHL hockey game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy dropped a ceremonial first puck. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders is jubilant after scoring his 50th goal in 50 games, against the Quebec Nordiques, to tie the record held by Maurice "Rocket" Richard, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - N.Y. Islanders coach Al Arbour, left, talks with his top scorer Mike Bossy during a break in practice in Denver, March 17, 1982. Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File) FILE - New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy poses in New York with some of the spoils reaped after the Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., May 20, 1982. Bossy scored two goals in the game and finished the playoffs with 17, earning the Conn Smythe MVP trophy at right and the Sport Magazine MVP trophy, left, At center is the Stanley Cup. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) FILE - Mike Bossy holds his New York Islanders uniform up at a news conference in New York, Oct. 24, 1988. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy is introduced to the fans before he drops a ceremonial first puck during a tribute to Bossy before an NHL hockey game between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy, left, pushes the puck to the net to score against the Atlanta Flames, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Sept. 27, 1979. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy holds a puck signifying his scoring 50 goals in his first 50 games, in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former hockey great Mike Bossy, smiles during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press, File) FILE - Mike Bossy, right, of the New York Islanders, reacts after he scored the winning goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., April 20, 1978. At left are Clark Gillies of the Islanders and the Maple Leafs' captain Darryl Sittler. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy waves to fans as he is introduced before the NHL hockey game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy dropped a ceremonial first puck. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders is jubilant after scoring his 50th goal in 50 games, against the Quebec Nordiques, to tie the record held by Maurice "Rocket" Richard, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65.= (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - N.Y. Islanders coach Al Arbour, left, talks with his top scorer Mike Bossy during a break in practice in Denver, March 17, 1982. Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File) FILE - New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy poses in New York with some of the spoils reaped after the Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., May 20, 1982. Bossy scored two goals in the game and finished the playoffs with 17, earning the Conn Smythe MVP trophy at right and the Sport Magazine MVP trophy, left, At center is the Stanley Cup. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) FILE - Mike Bossy holds his New York Islanders uniform up at a news conference in New York, Oct. 24, 1988. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Friday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy is introduced to the fans before he drops a ceremonial first puck during a tribute to Bossy before an NHL hockey game between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy, left, pushes the puck to the net to score against the Atlanta Flames, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Sept. 27, 1979. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy holds a puck signifying his scoring 50 goals in his first 50 games, in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former hockey great Mike Bossy, smiles during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press, File) FILE - Mike Bossy, right, of the New York Islanders, reacts after he scored the winning goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., April 20, 1978. At left are Clark Gillies of the Islanders and the Maple Leafs' captain Darryl Sittler. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy waves to fans as he is introduced before the NHL hockey game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy dropped a ceremonial first puck. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - New York Islanders Mike Bossy holds a puck signifying his scoring 50 goals in his first 50 games, in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 24, 1981. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Friday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Bennett, File) FILE - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former hockey great Mike Bossy, smiles during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Friday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press, File) FILE - Mike Bossy, right, of the New York Islanders, reacts after he scored the winning goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., April 20, 1978. At left are Clark Gillies of the Islanders and the Maple Leafs' captain Darryl Sittler. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Friday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) FILE - Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy waves to fans as he is introduced before the NHL hockey game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. Bossy dropped a ceremonial first puck. Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, died Friday, April 15, 2022, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)
Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65