|
View: Previous | Next
|
| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 |
Mike Bossy
Selected in first round
No.
15 overall by New York Islanders
Born January
22, 1957
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 186
|
|
| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Laval (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
 |
 |
|
| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Montreal-Bourassa | Que. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Laval | QMJHL |
4 | 1 |
2 | 3 |
0 | | 1973-74 |
Laval | QMJHL |
68 | 70 |
48 | 118 |
45 | | 1974-75 |
Laval | QMJHL |
67 | 84 |
65 | 149 |
42 | | 1975-76 |
Laval | QMJHL |
64 | 79 |
57 | 136 |
25 | | 1976-77 |
Laval | QMJHL |
61 | 75 |
51 | 126 |
12 |
|
PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Bergeron Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1973-74 (Laval)
QMJHL
Selke Trophy (Most Gentlemanly): 1976-77 (Laval)
QMJHL All-Star
First Team: 1974-75 (Laval)
QMJHL West All-Star First Team:
1975-76 (Laval)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Laval)
Laval Captain: 1976-77
Laval Records: Most
career goals (309)
QMJHL Goals Leader: 1974-75 (84 goals, tie)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
QMJHL's No. 3 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Set QMJHL record (since
broken) for goals in a season by a rookie with 70 in 1973-74. His 309 career
goals left him five goals shy of Guy Lafleur's Canadian major-junior and
Quebec major-junior records for career goals. ... Once scored 170 goals in a
season of Pee-Wee hockey. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13,
1977 (N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo)
Numbers: 22 (N.Y. Islanders)
(number retired)
Stanley Cup: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Playing Status:
Retired October 24, 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
|
1977-1987 |
N.Y. Islanders |
752 |
573 | 553 |
1,126 | 210 |
|
| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1978-1987 |
N.Y. Islanders |
129 |
85 | 75 |
160 | 38 |
|
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1991
Conn Smythe Trophy: 1982
Calder Trophy: 1977-78
Lady Byng Trophy: 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86
Sporting News NHL
Rookie of Year: 1977-78
Seagram Seven Crowns NHL Player of Year:
1980-81
NHL All-Star 1st Team: 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86
NHL
All-Star Second Team: 1977-78, 1978-79, 1984-85
Sporting News
All-Star Second Team: 1977-78, 1978-79
Hockey News All-Star Second
Team: 1977-78, 1978-79
All-Star Game:
1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986
All-Star Game MVP: 1982
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984
N.Y. Islanders Hall of Fame: Inducted 1988
N.Y. Islanders
Budweiser Player of Year: 1982-83
N.Y. Islanders Islander of the Year: 1985-86
N.Y. Islanders Good
Guy Award: 1981
100-Point Seasons: 1980-81 (119), 1981-82 (147),
1982-83 (118), 1983-84 (118), 1984-85 (117), 1985-86 (123)
50-Goal Seasons:
1977-78 (53), 1978-79 (69), 1979-80 (51), 1980-81 (68), 1981-82 (64), 1982-83
(60), 1983-84 (51), 1984-85 (58), 1985-86 (61)
NHL Records: Most seasons with
at least 60 goals (5, shares record), most consecutive seasons with at least
50 goals (9 from 1977-78 to 1985-86), most power play goals in
one playoff year (9 in 1981, shares record), most game-winning goals in one
playoff series (4 vs. Boston in 1983), most career playoff power-play goals
(35), Fastest 100 career goals when (129 games)
N.Y. Islanders Records: Most
career goals (573), most career playoff goals (85), most points in one season (147 in 1981-82),
most points in one playoff year (35 in 1981), most goals in
one season (69 in 1978-79), most assists in one game (6 vs. Toronto on Jan. 6,
1981), most goals by a right wing in one season (69 in
1978-79), most points by a right wing in one season (147 in 1981-82), most
assists by a right wing in one season (83 in 1981-82), most
goals by a rookie (53 in 1977-78), most goals in one playoff year (17 in 1981,
1982 and 1983), most goals, combined regular-season and playoffs (85 in
1980-81), most game-winning goals in one season (11
in 1983-84), most game-winning goals in one playoff year (5 in 1983), most power-play goals in one season (28 in 1980-81), most points
by a rookie in one game (5 vs. Atlanta on Nov. 1, 1977), most consecutive
games with at least one assist (9 in 1981-82, shares record), most career power-play goals (181),
most power-play goals in one playoff year (9 in 1981), most career playoff
power-play goals (35), most career
game-winning goals (82), most career playoff game-winning goals (17), most
career hat tricks (39), most hat tricks in one season (9 in 1980-81), most
seasons with at least 60 goals (5), most consecutive seasons with at least 50
goals (9 from 1977-78 to 1985-86), most hat tricks in one playoff year (3 in
1983), most power play goals in one playoff year
(9 in 1981), most points in one playoff series (13 vs. Boston in 1983), most
goals in one playoff series (9 vs. Boston in 1983), most hat tricks in one
playoff series (2 vs. Boston in 1983), most game-winning goals in one playoff series (4 vs. Boston in
1983), most goals in Stanley Cup Finals series (7 vs. Vancouver in 1982)
NHL Goals Leader: 1978-79 (69), 1980-81 (68)
NHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1981 (35)
NHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1981 (17, tie), 1982 (17), 1983 (17)
NHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1981 (18, tie)
N.Y. Islanders Points Leader: 1980-81 (119), 1981-82 (147), 1982-83 (118),
1983-84 (118), 1984-85 (117), 1985-86 (123)
N.Y. Islanders Goals Leader: 1977-78 (53), 1978-79 (69), 1979-80 (51), 1980-81 (68),
1981-82 (64), 1982-83 (60), 1983-84 (51), 1984-85 (58), 1985-86 (61), 1986-87
(38, tie)
NYI Assists Leader: 1981-82 (83), 1982-83 (58), 1985-86 (62)
NYI Playoffs
Points Leader: 1981 (35), 1985 (11), 1986 (3)
NYI Playoffs Goals Leader:
1979 (6), 1981 (17), 1982 (17), 1983 (17), 1985 (5), 1986 (1, tie)
NYI Playoffs Assists Leader: 1981 (18), 1984 (10, tie), 1986 (2)
Broadcasting Career: Worked as color commentator for Quebec TV station
during 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 20th
greatest NHL player of all time. ... Signed first NHL contract with N.Y.
Islanders on July 23, 1977, and got married the following day. ... Scored goal
in his first NHL game. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week of Nov. 14, 1977.
... Set NHL records (since broken) for goals (53) and power-play goals (25) by
a rookie in 1977-78, and was first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season.
... Became first N.Y. Islanders player to score 50 goals in
a season when he achieved feat in N.Y. Islanders' April 1, 1978, game vs.
Washington. ... Played on "BTG Line" (also known as Trio
Grande) with Bryan Trottier and Clark Gillies for N.Y. Islanders from 1977-78
season through 1980-81. ... Set NHL record (since broken) for goals in one
season by a right wing with 69 in 1978-79. ... Tied NHL record (since broken) for consecutive
games with at least one goal by scoring in 10 straight games from Jan. 30,
1979, to Feb. 24, 1979. ... Tied NHL record (since broken) for fastest 50
goals when he scored 50 goals in 50 games during 1980-81 season. ... Set NHL
record (since broken) for most goals, combined regular season and playoffs
with 85 in 1980-81. ... Tied NHL record (since broken) for power play goals in
one season with 28 in 1980-81. ... Set NHL record (since broken) for most
points in one playoff year with 35 in 1981. ... Set NHL record (since broken)
for most hat tricks in one season with 9 in 1980-81. ... Played on line with Bryan Trottier and John Tonelli
for N.Y. Islanders from 1981-82 to 1983-84. ... Set NHL record (since broken)
for fastest 250 career goals when he achieved feat in his 315th game during
1981-82 season. ... Set NHL record (since broken) for points in one season by
a right wing with 147 in 1981-82. ... Set NHL record (since broken) for
assists in one season by a right wing with 83 in 1981-82. ... Scored winning
goal at 19:58 of overtime as N.Y. Islanders beat Vancouver 6-5 in Game 1 of
1982 Stanley Cup Finals on May 8, 1982. ... Missed part of 1983 playoffs with
injured left knee. ... Became first player in Stanley Cup history to score
Cup-winning goals in consecutive seasons, a feat he achieved in 1982 and 1983.
... Missed parts of 1983-84 season with sprained ligament in right knee, an injury
suffered in a collision with Dwight Foster during N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 28,
1984, game vs. Detroit, and with hip injury. ... Set NHL record (since broken)
for fastest 400 career goals when he achieved feat in his 506th game on Jan.
12, 1984, vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Injured right knee during N.Y. Islanders' 1984
training camp. ... Named NHL Player of Month for October 1984. ... Missed part
of 1984-85 season with pulled muscle in left side, an injury suffered during
N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 16, 1985, game at Edmonton. ... Played on "Canada Cup
Line" with John Tonelli and Brent Sutter for N.Y. Islanders in 1984-85. ...
Set NHL record (since broken) with85 career playoff goals. He passed Maurice
Richard's career mark with his 83rd goal on April 12, 1986, vs. Washington.
... Named NHL Player of Month for November 1986. ... Missed part of 1987
playoffs with knee injury suffered during Game 2 of N.Y. Islanders first-round
series vs. Washington on April 9, 1987. ... Was NHL's second highest-paid
player behind Wayne Gretzky during his last several years in league. ... Never missed playoffs during his
10-year NHL career.
... Was an outspoken critic of violence in hockey who vowed never to fight in
the NHL. ... N.Y. Islanders retired Bossy's No. 22 on March 3, 1992.
Bossy's
Back Woes: Chronic back pain unofficially ended Bossy's career after the
1986-87 season, but it was more than a year before the Hall of Famer
officially retired. The problem had surfaced during the N.Y. Islanders'
training camp in September 1986. Bossy strained his lower back during a
routine skating drill, and began to feel severe pain for the first time. That
pain worsened over the next several months, causing him to miss several games
and his chance to record a 10th straight 50-goal season. But Bossy had one
year left on his contract, and he intended to remain in the NHL. Between his
last game on May 2, 1987, and his official retirement on Oct. 24, 1988, Bossy
went through a long ordeal in which he collected his $700,000 salary for
1987-88 while trying to solve his mysterious back problem. He was present at
the N.Y. Islanders' 1987 training camp and denied all reports that he was
going to retire, insisting at an Oct. 5, 1987, press conference that he would
play at least one more season after an indefinite medical absence. On March
10, 1988, the Islanders held a Mike Bossy Night at the Nassau Coliseum. This
gave him a chance to retire in style, but he was unwilling to do so. He tried
every sort of back therapy, but none worked, and the Islanders were not
prepared to offer him a new contract until he was ready to play. Bossy agreed
that he would not sign an NHL contract for 1988-89 unless he was healthy. On
July 1, 1988, after Bossy's contract expired, the Islanders offered him a
3-year personal services contract to remain with the organization until he was
ready to play again. The offer, made to Bossy's agent, Pierre Lacroix, was
insufficient, and Bossy refused to sign it. The media criticized Bossy for his
stance until reporters learned just how little money was offered in the July 1
proposal. Although he became an unrestricted free agent, Bossy was hardly in
demand. Only Los Angeles was willing to bring him into its 1988 training camp,
but he said he could not attempt a comeback until the pain subsided. The pain
continued until Bossy made his retirement official at age 31. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
Challenge Cup:
1979
Canada Cup: 1981 (second place), 1984 (first place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
SportsChannel New York Athlete of Year: 1984
Canada Cup All-Star First Team: 1981
QMJHL Hall of Fame: Inducted 1998
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Indianapolis, No. 44 overall in Round 5)
Canada Cup Goals Leader: 1981 (8 goals)
Miscellaneous: Scored winning goal in
overtime of 1984 Canada Cup semifinal game vs. Soviet Union. ... Voted to play
in Rendez-Vous '87 series vs. Soviet Union in 1987, but was unable to play due
to back injury. ... Laval (QMJHL)
retired Bossy's sweater in 1978. ... Active in charitable causes during his
playing days, including work for the "Heart Fund." ... Authored his
autobiography, Boss -- The Mike Bossy Story, with co-writer Barry
Meisel. ... Became a
popular sports radio personality on CJAD in Montreal after his retirement and also
worked in public relations for several companies, including work as PR
director for Humpty Dumpty Foods. Also worked as marketing and public
relations consultant for GM Canada, Worldcom, iForm Financial and Avaya. ...
Was co-founder and president of Sales Stars International, a service offering
companies celebrity public-relations help. ... Assisted Nesbitt Burns, director of minor hockey in Laval, in
developing minor hockey programs and served as spokesman for Safe & Fun
Hockey, a program for ages 6 to 9.. ... Continued to avoid skating and playing
hockey due to chronic back pain that persisted after his retirement and
avoided Oldtimers hockey. ...
Opened steakhouse in Montreal called Mike Bossy's in February 2000. The
restaurant had previously been known as Mother Tucker's. ...
The QMJHL created the Michael Bossy Trophy in his honor prior to the 1980-81
season. The trophy goes to the league's top pro prospect. ... Has own website at mikebossy.net.
Personal: Full name is Michael Dean Bossy. ... Also known as Michael Bossy
during his playing days and as Michel Bossy during his junior hockey career.
... One of 10 children. |
|
|
Visit the new
Hockey Draft Central |
HockeyDraftCentral.com is in the middle of rebuilding. You are looking at a page
that is not yet updated but is still part of the old site. Check out the new look.
• New Home Page
|
|
SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
|
|
