The Career of Mike Bossy, Hall of Famer
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As a life long Ranger fan (I am 58 years old) I have to say two things: 1) I absolutely hated all of those Stanley Cup winning Islander teams and 2) Mike Bossy was the greatest pure goal scoring winger I have ever seen
You had a LOVE - HATE - relationship just between two NY Teams ! Good on You !
Life long Isles fan I’m 56the rivalry back then was insane Ken Morrows goal after Pavs double post😅 I miss those days👊🏻
You got to see probably the two greatest pure goal scorers within ur division. Bossy in New York for the Islanders and now Ovi in Washington. Gretzky has the record (for now) but those 2 are probably the most pure snipers in NHL history. I missed most of Bossy's career as I was born in 83 but watching Ovi has been a pleasure. I've heard about the greatness of Bossy and I've tracked down old games to watch on You Tube and Bossy was a great one for sure.
I can say hated this team at the time however I would recognize now they were one of the two best teams of all time. I also consider now Mike as my favorite player from the 80s...time gives you more perspective.
Gretzky, Mario, Orr, Bossy - and in no particular order.. and then there's everyone else. R.I.P. MIKE BOSSY - THE GREATEST SNIPER OF ALL TIME
Super Mario is with them....
Very sad Bossy is gone
I'd put Patrick Roy in there as well. His numbers are staggering. He created the template for most goalies after him. They all wanted to be Patrick Roy.
@@jbellflower83 I agreed. Mostly growing up in the 90's. the best goalies were Brodeau and Roy.
Hmmm, I believe Bure's .61 goals a game for a career is 3rd best, just sayin.
Possibly the most under appreciated sniper ever
how is he under appreciated? anyone who saw him play rank him right up with the bests of all time.
@@stocksgoupward5922 you just answered your own question.
There is so much recency bias with the superstars that have emerged the last several seasons. The NHL has done a much better job lately of marketing it’s stars, not so much 40 years ago. Unless someone is a die hard hockey history fan, or maybe if they are an Islanders fan because of where they grew up, not many people from the younger generations would think of MB if you said “give me your top 10 or top 20 list of all time greats”.
His name is generally not included with the Orr’s, Gretzky’s, Lemieux’s etc., but it probably should be.
Unfortunately his career was cut too short from injuries. I stand by my original statement, he is under appreciated by many
@@lancemilliken9078 This is like saying Guy Lefleur wasnt that respected either?
@@stocksgoupward5922 don’t put words in my mouth.
This is like trying to have an adult conversation with my kids when they have the need to get the final word in.
I can’t make it any more simple than I already have. If you can’t comprehend what I’m trying to say, there is no sense in trying to further this conversation.
So Mike Bossy?
Less than an hour after you posted this video, I sent the link to a friends Facebook page. She is Mike Bossy's niece and lives on Vancouver Island. She, and several other family members of the Bossy family, they LOVED it!
Cheers...
That's cool!
Maybe one of the most under appreciated HOFamers in all of sport. Goal scoring machine. Champion. One of the best ever.
Bossy is the best pure goal scorer of all time (imho). Imagine if he didn’t get injured....
Supreme Lord Commander same could be said about lemieux
@@charliemcmillan4230 lemieux wasnt a pure goal scorer.
Bossy and Ovi are the best pure scorers ever
I don’t know how you say that with Ovechkin in the mix. Ovi- if around in Bossy’s time would have doubled these totals. Bossy in today’s game doesn’t repeat this.
Ovi, then Bossy, per era adjusted numbers.
As an Islander fan, got to see Bossy every game almost of his career. Amazing
And if Bossy played today, he'd have 1000 goals all things considered.
They asked Ron Greschner, “How do you defend against Mike Bossy?” Greschner answers,”Get off the ice. Go for a line change.” R.I.P. Mike from a big Isles fan in New Jersey.
RIP Mike....there will never be another like you!
that 50 in 50 is even more impressive as he said he would do it
And IIRC, in Game 50 he needed 2 goals still late in the 3rd period (maybe last 5 minutes) to reach 50 goals for the year. And the game was tight - when he lit the lamp twice at the end to get there.
5 straight finals, four straight cups, the Islanders were able to out tough the Flyers and out score the Oilers they could do it all. Probably the greatest hockey team of all-time and in the conversation for greatest sports team of all-time.
100% agreed. 19 straight playoff series wins is a record that will never be broken. The Isles were the best team, ever.
R.I.P. Mike Bossy.
All this in 10 seasons and left the game at the age of 30. Like a Boss-y! A tenacious sniper like no other.
I could never imagine the toll that going to 5 straight playoff runs to the Final had on those Islanders' careers. Mike's game would fit in well today and with advanced medical treatment, he could have possibly played longer.
Mr. Bossy's back issues were not the result of a specific injury from a hit etc-he had a genetic issue that caused his spine/discs to degenerate that was accelerated by his skating style
RIP Mike Bossy 😔
RIP, Mike Bossy 🙏
This was my fave player along w/ Bobby Clark back in the 70's n 80''s.There's no one in the league today that could hold Mr.Bossy's stick!
Watching this now... great tribute. All class Mike Bossy.
Mike Bossy obviously one of the best hockey 🏒 players to ever play in the NHL. R.I.P. Mike Bossy.
What a fantastic player, and so much class on the ice. The Islanders were so good in the late 70's - early 80's. RIP Mike Bossy. One of the greatest of all-time.
One of the best pure goal scorers to ever play. There is a great Pat Lafontine interview where Pat says he picked his brain about shooting, and Bossy told him he would deliberately try to put the puck on its side and shoot 5-hole, because it made the puck that much smaller.
Great
video.
Louis C - Yeah I saw that. That is sick.
Patty turned out pretty great himself! Bossy is awesome
It's in the NHL 100 greatest players profile of Bossy.
RIP Mike Bossy was an honor to watch a legend
I got to know his brother Chris, who sadly passed away a few years back, through the hockey card community. Both brothers were class acts and will be sadly missed.
Btw Bossy does lots of commentary for french television (habs) in Montreal. I’m sure he’ll appreciate this Shannon.
on RDS?
No. TVA sports
best player ever ...thats what the 22mb in my names all about
Bossy, best goal scorer and clutch in playoffs 3 seasons in a row with 17 playoff goals. Joe Thornton and Rich Nash can’t even score 4 goals in a year. Matthews couldn’t hold this guys jock strap
On the back of today's news, worth watching. Get well Mr. Bossy!
The best Kfc commercials were made by Bossy. Forget his goal scoring.
@@michaelb4833 did you heard about québécois
Says a lot to me when a man wins the lady byng three times. Glad I could witness his amazing skills in my lifetime.
Great player, amazing guy ......what a star he was.
Canadiens
Islanders
Oilers
The era of the dynasty
Best player in history that I've seen by far without injury and if the islanders played like the other teams of his era he would have broken 1500 goals easy he was too good not to
#Godspeed to the greatest NHL sniper EVER
*🏒🎯🏆🏆🏆🏆#22*
1957-2022
Bossy was a sniper. Scored a goal about every 4th shot. It bugs me when they say that Ovechkin is a sniper. Ovechkin is a volume shooter. Great goal scorer, yes. But Ovechkin's shooting percentage is roughly 15%. Average. BOSSY, on the other hand, was far and away, a more dangerous shooter.
Bossy is my all time favorite hockey player. Every sport I ever played I took 22 in his honour. Talk about mixed feelings when he scored the OT winner versus the Canucks in game 1 of the '82 cup. Of all the people for Snepsts to cough the puck up too. Pretty sure there was under a minute left in the OT period as well. If I recall correct he also had the game tying goal as well.
When Bossy scored on the gift from Snepsts there were 2 seconds left in the first OT. That pretty much was the series right there.
Born in 77. Leafs fan. With numbers like that why is he not in more conversations? 5 60 plus goal seasons. Crazy.
Excellent Analysis. Thanks for all your research. Mike Bossy was one of my favorite players of that era. I was a Flyers fan in the 70s and early 80s. Supremely talented hockey player. I'm in my sixties and have watched the game for 50 years.
To A. J. Far. Me too 50 yrs. There are lots of differences in the game pro and con but back then he was a marked man and checking Was a lot more and a lot more vicious he would never have to worry about that in the last 20 years the game is changed that much
I could only imagine playing against him whenever the puck was on his stick in your end of the ice. Must've cringed every time. And let's not forget, the two line pass was still in existence so you couldn't get behind defenses all that easily. I don't think Boarding was a penalty yet either.
hell yeah, Lets Go Islanders. Yes Yes Yes. Keep up the great work Shannon.
HELL YEA!!!!!
rip mike bossy!
good point that people always overlook, the training is so different now. If Bossy was around just 10 years or so later he probably could have fixed his health issues and played at least another 8 years. I think and it not really a giant revelation, the trap would have been the one thing that would have keep his goal numbers down a bit. but he was such a great scorer and they always find the back of the net. He is the Sandy Koufax of hockey, career way to short. Pure Hall of Famer, put up godly numbers is a short period of time that 98% of their peers would take more than double the amount of games to touch.
I agree that Bossy and Ovie are the two greatest goal scorers of all time. As I sit here writing this wearing a vintage Selanne sweater.
Good for you! All those three mentioned deserve all glory and respect for their own separate deeds, not one taking anything away from the other - credit where it's due!
Nobody touched him either w/ Gilles and the rest around. Islanders were almost a perfectly constructed team
Trotts was a damn good checker too 💢 On top of his pinpoint passing and faceoff skills
Mike Bossy was a "class act', both on the ice and off. "22 Says It All!"
Lemieux, Ovi and Bossy, the greatest goal scorers of all time.
iCoolaxe erm... Brett Hull
@@JeffCfreeradiorevolution Sure, he's up there too.
iCoolaxe don;t forget Gretzky!
@@JeffCfreeradiorevolution Yeah, I guess he was kinda ok as well. (-:
@@michaelb4833 add Guy Lafleur, Golden Jet and Rocket Richard!
So glad you did this! I know you feel Ovie is the best sniper of all time, but Bossy gets my vote.
ovie scored his goals against far superior goaltending than what bossy faced half goalies he face wouldnt make ahl teams today
@@bb-gc2tx Take it easy sport. Tough to compare players/teams across generations due to today’s more advanced training and equipment. You’ve got to look at their eras and how the team played during that era. Although the 70s and 80s were a “run and gun” style, Al Arbour’s Isles played a responsible defensive game. Ovi only played defense while Barry Trotz was the Caps coach.
Sure goalies weren’t as athletic back in the day, but Bossy had to run the gauntlet of “tough guys” that Ovi doesn’t have to face on a nightly basis.
Again different generations, both are great. I would choose Bossy of the two.
@@bb-gc2tx He played with a wooden stick. He would have been a superstar whenever he played.
@@johnbuckley8724 I don't remember it being 'run and gun' until the Oilers took over in '84. Flyers, Rangers, and most of the other top teams (including the Islanders) were physical and shifty IIRC, and wore teams down. And let's not forget, the two line pass was still in existence so you couldn't get behind defenses all that easily. I don't think Boarding was a penalty yet either. The only real speed they had was Bob Bourne. But in any case, b40 trying to use goaltending as an alibi is pretty lame.
@@johnbuckley8724 Ovi's defensive game has matured alot over the years. He's never gonna be an elite defensive player but he's much more responsible now then he was in his early days. Remember, on the goal that beat the Pens in that cup run it was Ovi that made made play to strip the puck from Crosby and passed it to Kuzy. In his younger days he doesn't make that play. He probably just tries to smear Crosby all over the ice. So he's a much better defensive player now. And yes, Trotz definitely helped Ovi in that regard but he's still doing those things today so it's not like he only did those things under Trotz.
Best goal scorer of all time.
I wore #22 because of Mr.Bossy, and Tiger.
Yes there is Brett Hull & also those who claim Ovie (lol) , However the greatest pure goal scorer in NHL history ever , bar none, hands down, is Mike Bossy. Period.
He came to my home town to sign autographs. Nicest professional I know.
excellent report of one of the greatest player of all time
Sakic and Bossy, two guys every Leaf fan wanted. And it keeps going. 1977 #15, 1987 #15.
Imagine how Rangers fans feel...they had TWO chances to take Bossy in the 1977 draft and passed both times (Deblois and Duguay).
Of the 46 members of the NHL 500+ goals club, only three of them played under 1000 games - Maurice Richard (978), Mario Lemieux (915), Mike Bossy (752).
RIP Mike :(
Beauty!!! My favourite player.
Great video Shannon. His rookie year when Bossy is drafted he meets with Bill Torrey the GM of the Islanders and they talk about his contract. He tells Torrey what do you think a 50 goal scorer is worth? Torrey why You think you are going to score 50? He said watch me and he did. Arguably the greatest pure goal scorer of all time and I was a huge Guy Lafleur fan then.
rip a legend
63. His hands were so quick and Nimble, to this day I can't tell how the puck went in watching many replays. No super slow replay back then.
this was great to watch. My dad talks about how great those islanders were especially Bossy. Bossy also was 3rd fastest all time to 1000 points idk if you mentioned it Shannon but just to throw it in there. the thought though that during the regular season that he didnt score a goal 1 in 4 games is crazy. and the only person in front of him in goals per playoff game is Lemieux. averaged 57.3 goals per season as well. now comes the speculation part, if he did play longer how many more 50 goal seasons did he have left in him? and does he hit not the 800 but the 900 mark? 327 goals, but all that is now is what ifs and fantasies.
I have a more "optimistic" view on his goal numbers. He would be like we are seeing Ovechkin today, not slowing down in his amount of goals despite getting older.
My take: he would be the first to reach 1000
Great job. I love the year by year breakdown.
Mike Bossy.762, a league of his own
So where does he rank all time among forwards? Goal scoring is the most important aspect of a forward and he was one of the best at that.
Did you watch the oates video?
Who else has scored 50 goals+ in each of his first 9 seasons?
Habs: The one that got away
RIP Bossy.
Before Selanne, there's Bossy. The man can score!
in the 1986-87 season Mr. Bossy only scored 38 goals BUT only played in 63 games due to his chronic back pain. Assuming he could have played at least a whole season (80 games)-he would have needed only 12 more goals in 17 games to do it--and I'm sure he would have
Let's not forget the Islanders won 19 consecutive playoff series!
if Mike would have 0 injuries, he would lead the league for goals!!
Bossy's worst season is when he scored 38 goals; totally insane !
In 63 games a pace of 50,51 goals Also he had more 60 goal seasons than 50 goal seasons and half his career he played in the Stanley Cup finals insane strictly unheard of
Mike Bossy was truly the G.O.A.T. of the Islanders. Thanks THG for this post.
His average of 57.3 goals per season is the highest of any player in NHL history, probably won't ever be broken
No one ever touches 9 straight 50 goal seasons .. by far the most difficult goal record ever…
awesome video one of my favorite players ever...
Great video, keep it up
I was lucky enough to watch him play in Nassau throughout his career, I even got one of his hockey sticks from a practice, but I was young and broke it playing hockey.great video.
RIP. Mike Bossy
Excellent breakdown.
By far the greatest Islander.
Do one on Gord Lane!!!!!
RIP Boss
Shannon - What had actually happened at the end was that Bossy told Torrey he wanted to retire after 86-87 because of back. Torrey told him to think about it for a while and see if he could get better. I think Bossy might have went to different medical people hoping for a solution but none happened.
Just my humble opinion, but the really interesting video to me is going to be the one about BILLY SMITH! He was a great goalie and I HATED HIM!
Bossy burned the candle bright on both ends leaving few miles of tread left.
Boss was the best! Nice presentation!
You missed the fact that the islanders teams from 74-75 through to 78-79 lost 3 times to the eventual Stanley cup winners all in the semi finals … this team was great for over a decade…..
I know he played during the OP scoring 80s but I still think he was a better goalscorer than Ovi.
I saw your history series. Ive seen it 3 or 4 times now
Mind blowing numbers
Injured, 63 games 38 goals 37 points. Think today’s islanders could use that?
great video shannon, bossy was a great sniper,i used to work with his younger brother keith., it might have been a cousin ,i'm not sure anymore lol
hey, i'm first ,woohoo!
Quick accurate shot, he could just snap it without having to draw his stick back, surprised a lot of goalies.
Thx i know he is in the top 3 when it comes to consistency. You knew what Mike Bossy was going to bring. He buried that puck so consistent. If he was in good position lights the lamp every single time it seemed to me growing up
Bossy with a modern stick is terrifying.
RIP, Mike.
Great video Shannon! Could you make a video on the career of Mike Rogers? looked like he had 3 great seasons and then faded. Injuries? Before my time :(
Mike Bossy: Canucks remember their 1982 nemesis
Mike Bossy, the New York Islanders sniper who later became a passionate advocate for clean, skilled hockey, has died of lung cancer.
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former hockey great Mike Bossy, during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007. Bossy, one of the 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.© Provided by The Province Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee and former hockey great Mike Bossy, during a news conference in Toronto, Thursday Oct. 25, 2007. Bossy, one of the 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.
He was 65.
Bossy achieved many heights as an NHL player, scoring 50 goals in nine of his 10 seasons with the Islanders, the only season he didn’t hit the legendary mark was his last, when a debilitating back injury cut his career short aged just 30.
In retirement, he was outspoken about how violence was ruining hockey and that the game should be a clean one. It was a controversial position in an era dominated by Don Cherry’s rock ’em sock ’em view of the game, but Bossy never backed down.
For years he was involved with the Safe and Fun Hockey program, alongside Bobby Orr and Cassie Campbell-Pascal, teaching young players what he believed where the essentials of the sport.
Bossy often spoke of how he hoped to work for an NHL team, but thought his outspoken nature made him a pariah. He worked in media for years as well as in sales for several companies. In 2006 the Islanders finally brought him back into the fold, working in a team ambassador role.
In Vancouver, Bossy was best remembered for how he haunted the Canucks in the 1982 Stanley Cup Final. He scored seven goals, leading the Islanders to a 4-0 series sweep over the Canucks.
Former New York Islandes Mike Bossy waves to the crowd prior to the game duing Mike Bossy tribute Night at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 29, 2015 in Uniondale, New York.© Al Bello Former New York Islandes Mike Bossy waves to the crowd prior to the game duing Mike Bossy tribute Night at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 29, 2015 in Uniondale, New York.
His performance equalled Jean Béliveau’s record for most goals in a Cup Final series at the time.
Stan Smyl, now the Canucks’ vice-president but the team’s captain in 1982, recalled what a dominant force Bossy was.
“What amazed me with everything, the clutch and grab - the ’80s defensively that’s how we were successful was being that way, trying to slow them down - was how good he was despite all that,” Smyl told Postmedia on Friday. “That cross-checking they call now it was a standard, and you paid a price. There were a lot of different kind of players who played mean and tough.
“As a player you had to be able to find those areas, you couldn’t be afraid and he wasn’t.”
Colin Campbell was a defenceman on the 1982 team. In an email relayed to Postmedia via the Canucks’ Alumni Association, he recalled how unstoppable Bossy was in that series.
“There is a video snippet of me in the net trying to make ‘a ball hockey’ save on Mike. Meanwhile, Sneptsy is tripping him and he is in the air prone but still focused on shooting. We could not stop him that year. He was incredible despite Tiger Williams checking him every shift, every game.”
“Mike was a very classy player and he was a real difference maker in the ’82 finals and a deserving winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy,” Darcy Rota, another Canuck from 1982, said in an email.
In an era of wood sticks, there were plenty of good shooters, but Bossy was a breed apart. He scored more than a goal per game in junior. In his first nine seasons in the NHL, he scored more than 50 goals, setting an NHL record for most consecutive seasons with more than 50 goals.
New York Islanders Mike Bossy raises his hands in jubilation after scoring the winning goal in a 6 - 5 overtime win over Goalie Richard Brodeur and the Vancouver Canucks. This hat trick goal came with 2 seconds left in the period and gave the Isles a 1 - 0 lead in the 1982 Stanley Cup Hockey Finals. © HASSE PERSSON New York Islanders Mike Bossy raises his hands in jubilation after scoring the winning goal in a 6 - 5 overtime win over Goalie Richard Brodeur and the Vancouver Canucks. This hat trick goal came with 2 seconds left in the period and gave the Isles a 1 - 0 lead in the 1982 Stanley Cup Hockey Finals.
He’s tied with Wayne Gretzky for most career 60-plus goal seasons with five. His career goals per game, .762, is an all-time record. He once scored hat tricks in three consecutive games, an NHL record he shares with Joe Malone.
“He had a wicked shot especially coming down the right side - being a left winger I played
I'm 56 & a lifelong Caps fan. I watched Bossy through his career & he WAS Ovechkin version 1.0 goal-wise. Not as tough as Ovi (one dimensional), but had a more accurate shot (keep in mind goalies had smaller equipment back then - hence more room to score).
Aside from Wayne, Maurice, and Mario,... Bossy was the best sniper ever. Sabres fan here. Punch could've drafted him. But the Sabres (with the French Connection- including Rick Martin; who was a very productive sniper himself) needed a two way defensive forward. It was fate for the Islanders. In retrospect: What a goal scorer Mike Bossy was! What a hockey player. Wow! Hats Off!
Don't give me this Ovechkin nonsense, Bossy is the best goalscorer of all time
I remember the 50 in 50 and new it was going to inspire the great one to beat it. It is a shame that he couldn't play another few years, to see Howe's goal record be beat at least.
Bossy is, in my mind, the GOAT
Personally I think that Ove would probably get the same abuse as Lemieux and Bossy. I don't know if he would have lasted this long if he played in the 80's.
Not saying the guy isn't a great sniper and a great player. He is one of the best of this generation for sure but when you look at physical big forwards in that era they got crushed and got major back problems if not concussed.... I could just imagine a guy like Stevens licking his lips to get at Ove...
This goes to show its not only about the amount of games you played, or points.
Maurice richard told montreal to draft him and they didn't.
So glad he didn't.