Mike Bossy, a dominant Hall of Fame scorer who helped the New York Islanders win four consecutive Stanley Cups, has died of cancer. He was 65. Bossy, a Montreal native taken 15th overall by the ...

Had it not been for a back injury that forced him to retire at the age of 30, the late Mike Bossy may have been the greatest pure goal scorer the NHL has ever seen. The New York Islanders' 15th ...

The first time I met Mike Bossy -- one on one -- he got a good laugh and I was embarrassed. It was a few weeks into Mike's rookie season and he already had established himself as a genuine candidate ...

Looking backward, there are two things about Mike Bossy's childhood that suggested that -- long range -- he might have a future in the professional ranks. 1. His father, Borden, loved the ice game so ...

Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work has also appeared in The New York Post and Popstar! Magazine. Beloved former New York Islander and hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy ...

In a statement, the team said, “The New York Islanders organization mourns the loss of Mike Bossy, an icon not only on Long Island but across the entire hockey world. His drive to be the best every ...

Patrick Roy waxed poetic about the Islanders’ dynasty in his first press conference as the team’s head coach, then revealed a personal connection the next day. Mike Bossy, a Montreal native, was Roy’s ...

Chico Resch once asked Al Arbour if he could talk to Mike Bossy about playing more defense. The former Islanders goaltender expected to have a sympathetic ear in his coach, a former defensemen. But ...

Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We’re ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who’s No. 1 — it’s the 99 spots behind No. 99 ...

I am sitting in a Route 110 diner that no longer exists in a universe I will always remember. It is 1977, and sitting across from me, chewing on a cheeseburger, is Mike Bossy, the Islanders' heralded ...