NHL fans know Mike Bossy as arguably the purest goal scorer in NHL history. Chico Resch says he “was born to score goals.” We wonder what might have been, had Bossy not retired at 30 because ...

Lafleur’s run of six straight 50-goal seasons ended in 1979-80, while Bossy’s string was three years old with six more years to run. Lafleur, by the way, scored 60 or more goals once, when he ...

Mike Bossy, right, scored the winning goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, at the Nassau Coliseum in a Stanley Cup quarterfinal game in 1978.

Islanders Mike Bossy cheers during a game against the Vancouver Canucks at Nassau Coliseum. Uniondale, New York, on Jan. 8, 1980. (Walter Iooss Jr./Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) ...

Mike Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty, has died months after he revealed he was diagnosed with lung ...

“The 50-in-50 is probably the signature goal of my career,” Bossy said, referring to the night of Jan. 21, 1981, on which he scored his 50th goal in the 50th game of the season at 18:31 of the ...

Mike Bossy jumps with joy at his accomplishment - making his 50th goal in his 50th game, on Jan. 24, 1981. Credit: Newsday/Dixie D. Vereen ...

Mike Bossy, Islanders’ prolific Hall of Fame goal scorer, dies at 65 He led the New York hockey team to four consecutive Stanley Cup victories in the early 1980s April 15, 2022 More than 3 years ago ...

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.

Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders is jubilant after scoring his 50th goal in 50 games, tying the record held by Maurice "Rocket" Richard, at Nassau Coliseum on Jan. 24, 1981.

Mike Bossy, a prolific goal scorer and key member of the New York Islanders teams that won four straight Stanley Cup titles in the early 1980s, has died at age 65.