Mike Bossy

Player profile and career history

R · #22

Mike Bossy was a right wing. Born January 22, 1957 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, he stood 6'0", weighed 186 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1977 (round 1, 15th overall) by the New York Islanders. In 752 NHL regular-season games he had 573 goals and 553 assists for 1,126 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
752
Goals
573
Assists
553
Points
1,126
All supplied career statistics
Assists
553
Game Winning Goals
80
Games Played
752
Goals
573
Ot Goals
4
Pim
210
Plus Minus
380
Points
1126
Power Play Goals
180
Power Play Points
378
Shooting Pctg
0.2116
Shorthanded Goals
8
Shorthanded Points
9
Shots
2707

NHL playoff career

Games
129
Goals
85
Assists
75
Points
160
All supplied career statistics
Assists
75
Game Winning Goals
17
Games Played
129
Goals
85
Ot Goals
3
Pim
38
Plus Minus
34
Points
160
Power Play Goals
35
Power Play Points
76
Shooting Pctg
0.1949
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
436

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.76
Assists / game
0.74
Points / game
1.50
Shots / game
3.60

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals
69
1978–79 · New York Islanders
Assists
83
1981–82 · New York Islanders
Points
147
1981–82 · New York Islanders
Shots
315
1980–81 · New York Islanders

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1986–87

  2. 1985–86

  3. 1984–85

  4. 1983–84

  5. 1982–83

  6. 1981–82

  7. 1980–81

  8. 1979–80

  9. 1978–79

  10. 1977–78

  11. 1976–77

    • LavalQMJHL
  12. 1975–76

    • LavalQMJHL
  13. 1974–75

    • LavalQMJHL
  14. 1973–74

    • LavalQMJHL
  15. 1972–73

    • Mtl-BourassaQAAA
    • LavalQMJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1986–87NHLNew York IslandersRegular6338377533-82268311152
All stats
Assists
37
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
63
Goals
38
Ot Goals
2
Pim
33
Plus Minus
-8
Points
75
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
31
Shooting Pctg
0.1681
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
226
1986–87NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs62350-210230000
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
-2
Points
5
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.2
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10
1985–86NHLNew York IslandersRegular806162123143030221391291
All stats
Assists
62
Game Winning Goals
9
Games Played
80
Goals
61
Ot Goals
1
Pim
14
Plus Minus
30
Points
123
Power Play Goals
21
Power Play Points
39
Shooting Pctg
0.202
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
302
1985–86NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs31234-214010000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-2
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.0714
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
14
1984–85Can-CupCanadaRegular85492————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
8
Goals
5
Pim
2
Points
9
1984–85NHLNew York IslandersRegular765859117383728514284471
All stats
Assists
59
Game Winning Goals
7
Games Played
76
Goals
58
Ot Goals
1
Pim
38
Plus Minus
37
Points
117
Power Play Goals
14
Power Play Points
28
Shooting Pctg
0.2035
Shorthanded Goals
4
Shorthanded Points
4
Shots
285
1984–85NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs1056114132240000
All stats
Assists
6
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
10
Goals
5
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
1
Points
11
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
4
Shooting Pctg
0.1563
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
32
1983–84CCCanadaRegular854923———————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
8
Goals
5
Pim
2
Plus Minus
3
Points
9
1983–84NHLNew York IslandersRegular67516711886524662800110
All stats
Assists
67
Game Winning Goals
11
Games Played
67
Goals
51
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
65
Points
118
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
28
Shooting Pctg
0.2073
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
246
1983–84NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs21810184562270030
All stats
Assists
10
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
21
Goals
8
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
5
Points
18
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
7
Shooting Pctg
0.129
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
62
1982–83NHLNew York IslandersRegular796058118202727419400070
All stats
Assists
58
Game Winning Goals
7
Games Played
79
Goals
60
Ot Goals
0
Pim
20
Plus Minus
27
Points
118
Power Play Goals
19
Power Play Points
40
Shooting Pctg
0.219
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
274
1982–83NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs1917926107786110050
All stats
Assists
9
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
19
Goals
17
Ot Goals
0
Pim
10
Plus Minus
7
Points
26
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.2179
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
78
1981–82Can-CupCanadaRegular783112————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
7
Goals
8
Pim
2
Points
11
1981–82NHLNew York IslandersRegular8064831472269301174700100
All stats
Assists
83
Game Winning Goals
10
Games Played
80
Goals
64
Ot Goals
0
Pim
22
Plus Minus
69
Points
147
Power Play Goals
17
Power Play Points
47
Shooting Pctg
0.2126
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
301
1981–82NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs1917102707626120031
All stats
Assists
10
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
19
Goals
17
Ot Goals
1
Pim
0
Plus Minus
7
Points
27
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
12
Shooting Pctg
0.2742
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
62
1980–81CCCanadaRegular783112————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
7
Goals
8
Pim
2
Points
11
1980–81NHLNew York IslandersRegular7968511193238315284422100
All stats
Assists
51
Game Winning Goals
10
Games Played
79
Goals
68
Ot Goals
0
Pim
32
Plus Minus
38
Points
119
Power Play Goals
28
Power Play Points
44
Shooting Pctg
0.2159
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
315
1980–81NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs18171835414699200030
All stats
Assists
18
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
18
Goals
17
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
14
Points
35
Power Play Goals
9
Power Play Points
20
Shooting Pctg
0.2464
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
69
1979–80NHLNew York IslandersRegular75514192122824415310080
All stats
Assists
41
Game Winning Goals
8
Games Played
75
Goals
51
Ot Goals
0
Pim
12
Plus Minus
28
Points
92
Power Play Goals
15
Power Play Points
31
Shooting Pctg
0.209
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
244
1979–80NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs161013238-4556150010
All stats
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
16
Goals
10
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-4
Points
23
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
15
Shooting Pctg
0.1818
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
55
1978–79Ch-CupNHL All-StarsRegular32240————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
3
Goals
2
Pim
0
Points
4
1978–79NHLNew York IslandersRegular806957126256327927500090
All stats
Assists
57
Game Winning Goals
9
Games Played
80
Goals
69
Ot Goals
0
Pim
25
Plus Minus
63
Points
126
Power Play Goals
27
Power Play Points
50
Shooting Pctg
0.2473
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
279
1978–79NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs106282525230011
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
10
Goals
6
Ot Goals
1
Pim
2
Plus Minus
5
Points
8
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.24
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
25
1977–78NHLNew York IslandersRegular7353389163123525400040
All stats
Assists
38
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
73
Goals
53
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
31
Points
91
Power Play Goals
25
Power Play Points
40
Shooting Pctg
0.2255
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
235
1977–78NHLNew York IslandersPlayoffs72242329000011
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
7
Goals
2
Ot Goals
1
Pim
2
Plus Minus
3
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.069
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
29
1976–77QMJHLLavalRegular61755112612————————
All stats
Assists
51
Games Played
61
Goals
75
Pim
12
Points
126
1976–77QMJHLLavalPlayoffs7551012————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
7
Goals
5
Pim
12
Points
10
1975–76QMJHLLavalRegular64795713625————————
All stats
Assists
57
Games Played
64
Goals
79
Pim
25
Points
136
1974–75QMJHLLavalRegular67846514942————————
All stats
Assists
65
Games Played
67
Goals
84
Pim
42
Points
149
1974–75QMJHLLavalPlayoffs161820382————————
All stats
Assists
20
Games Played
16
Goals
18
Pim
2
Points
38
1973–74QMJHLLavalRegular68704811845————————
All stats
Assists
48
Games Played
68
Goals
70
Pim
45
Points
118
1973–74QMJHLLavalPlayoffs11616222————————
All stats
Assists
16
Games Played
11
Goals
6
Pim
2
Points
22
1972–73QAAAMtl-BourassaRegular—————————————
All stats
1972–73QMJHLLavalRegular41230————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
4
Goals
1
Pim
0
Points
3
1972–73QMJHLLavalPlayoffs30330——0—0—0—
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Shorthanded Goals
0

NHL game-by-game archive

This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1987-05-02PHI000–
1987-04-30PHI112–
1987-04-28PHI000–
1987-04-26PHI011–
1987-04-09WSH000–

Awards

Stanley Cup1982–83, 1981–82, 1980–81, 1979–80
Calder Memorial Trophy1977–78
Conn Smythe Trophy1981–82
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy1985–86, 1983–84, 1982–83

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 15, 11:25 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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