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Mike Bossi won four Stanley Cups while playing his entire 10-year career with the New York Islanders.
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April 15, 2022 • 14 hours ago • 2 minutes ago • 23 comments The Coliseum in Nassau on Thursday, January 29, 2015, in Uniondale, New York Bossi released the ceremonial first puck. Photo by Katie Kmoniček / AP
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Montreal-born and NHL Hall of Fame member Mike Bossi has died at the age of 65 after battling lung cancer.
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In early April, The Hockey News reported that Bossi had entered palliative care. Last October, Bossi announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, forcing him to leave his role as an analyst at TVA Sports.
His daughter Tanya said he died on April 15th “and is no longer in pain”.
“My father loved hockey, of course, but above all he loved life,” she said. “He held on until the end of his journey. He wanted to live more than anything. … We would like to thank each of you who sent your good thoughts and love to him. ”
FILE – Mike Bossi, right, of the New York Islanders, reacts after scoring the winning goal in overtime to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, April 20, 1978. Clark Gillis is on the left. to the islanders and Maple Leafs captain Daryl Sitler. Photo by Ray Stubblebein / AP
Mike Bossi won four Stanley Cups while playing his entire 10-year career with the New York Islanders after being selected 15th overall in the NHL Draft in 1977. Bossi recorded 1,126 points (573 goals, 553 assists) in 752 career match.
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“Mike was a remarkable father, grandfather, husband, friend and athlete,” said Tanya Bossi. “He was a hero to many from beginning to end. Dad, your presence is marked and touched us forever.
The Islanders will face the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Center on Friday. Habs wrote on Twitter: “We learned with great sadness about the death of Mike Bossi this morning. Our thoughts are with his friends, family, former teammates and colleagues from TVA Sports. A true legend of our sport, he will be very much missed. “
Mike Bossi was a true hockey legend. Leaving him leaves many fans in mourning. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones, as well as with the people he has inspired throughout his career. #polmtl
– Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) April 15, 2022
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Quebec Prime Minister Francois Lego and Montreal Mayor Valerie Plant wrote their condolences on Twitter on Friday morning. “I had the opportunity to meet him several times. He was so friendly, “wrote Lego, who said Bossi marked his generation.
1/2 Very sad to learn of the death of the great Mike Bossi. I had the opportunity to meet him several times. He was so friendly. I express my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. 📷 NHL pic.twitter.com/aQWD2PJv0Q
– Francois Lego (@francoislegault) April 15, 2022
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Bossi won the Calder Trophy in 1978 as the rookie of the year in the NHL, scoring 91 points in 73 games, with 53 goals and 38 assists. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1982 as MVP in the playoffs and was a three-time winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86).
FILE – New York Islanders’ right wing Mike Bossi poses in New York with some of the loot collected after the Islanders defeated the Vancouver Cunks to win the Stanley Cup at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, May 20, 1982 two goals in the game and finished the playoffs with 17, winning the Conn Smythe MVP trophy on the right and the Sport Magazine MVP trophy on the left. In the center is the Stanley Cup. Photo by Marty Lederhandler / AP
In 1991 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame; in 1995 at the Sports Hall of Fame in Quebec; and in 1998 at the Quebec Youth Hockey League Hall of Fame. Laval celebrated his career with the opening of the Mike Bossy Arena in 1986.
On the occasion of the centenary of the NHL, in 2017, he was honored as one of the 100 greatest players in history.
Bossi was also a pioneer in the movement to reduce hockey battles. In 1979, he told the media that he would never fight on an ice rink again.
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