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Mike Bossy

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: January 22, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1991

Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 8:14AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #15. Larry Robinson… #16. MIKE BOSSY… #17. Joe Sakic… #18. Marcel Dionne… #18. Bryan Trottier… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 NYI NHL 73 53 38 91 39 31 6 28 25 0 5 235 22.6
1978-79 22 NYI NHL 80 69 57 126 52 63 25 42 27 0 9 279 24.7
1979-80 23 NYI NHL 75 51 41 92 39 28 12 35 16 0 8 244 20.9
1980-81 24 NYI NHL 79 68 51 119 52 37 32 38 28 2 10 315 21.6
1981-82 25 NYI NHL 80 64 83 147 57 69 22 47 17 0 10 301 21.3
1982-83 26 NYI NHL 79 60 58 118 48 27 20 41 19 0 8 272 22.1
1983-84 27 NYI NHL 67 51 67 118 47 66 8 45 6 0 11 246 20.7
1984-85 28 NYI NHL 76 58 59 117 48 37 38 40 14 4 7 285 20.4
1985-86 29 NYI NHL 80 61 62 123 50 30 14 39 21 1 9 302 20.2
1986-87 30 NYI NHL 63 38 37 75 31 -7 33 29 8 1 5 226 16.8
Career NHL 752 573 553 1126 463 381 210 384 181 8 82 2705 21.2

NHL Miscellaneous

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1977-78 21 NYI NHL 73 0.73 0.52 1.25 0.53 0.08 3.22 47 34 81 35 130 57 42 0 31 8.8 1.6 10.3
1978-79 22 NYI NHL 80 0.86 0.71 1.58 0.66 0.31 3.49 58 48 106 45 174 70 41 0 63 11.7 2.4 14.1
1979-80 23 NYI NHL 75 0.68 0.55 1.23 0.52 0.16 3.25 43 35 78 33 126 47 51 0 28 8.0 1.7 9.7
1980-81 24 NYI NHL 79 0.86 0.65 1.51 0.66 0.41 3.99 52 40 92 39 161 64 65 5 37 10.2 1.8 12.0
1981-82 25 NYI NHL 80 0.80 1.04 1.84 0.71 0.28 3.76 47 61 108 42 178 58 54 3 69 10.9 2.4 13.3
1982-83 26 NYI NHL 79 0.76 0.73 1.49 0.61 0.25 3.44 48 47 95 39 141 48 66 0 27 9.4 1.8 11.2
1983-84 27 NYI NHL 67 0.76 1.00 1.76 0.70 0.12 3.67 40 53 93 36 147 35 46 0 66 9.3 2.2 11.5
1984-85 28 NYI NHL 76 0.76 0.78 1.54 0.63 0.50 3.75 46 47 93 38 151 49 74 9 37 9.5 1.7 11.1
1985-86 29 NYI NHL 80 0.76 0.78 1.54 0.62 0.18 3.78 48 49 97 40 155 50 87 12 30 9.4 1.6 11.0
1986-87 30 NYI NHL 63 0.60 0.59 1.19 0.49 0.52 3.59 32 31 63 26 105 53 62 3 -7 6.0 0.7 6.6
Career NHL 752 0.76 0.74 1.50 0.62 0.28 3.60 461 445 906 373 1468 531 588 32 381 93.1 17.8 110.9

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 21 NYI NHL 7 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 1
1978-79 22 NYI NHL 10 6 2 8 2 4 2 0 1
1979-80 23 NYI NHL SC 16 10 13 23 8 4 6 0 1
1980-81 24 NYI NHL SC 18 17 18 35 4 8 9 0 3
1981-82 25 NYI NHL SC 19 17 10 27 0 11 6 0 3
1982-83 26 NYI NHL SC 19 17 9 26 10 11 6 0 5
1983-84 27 NYI NHL 21 8 10 18 6 4 6 2 0 3 62 12.9
1984-85 28 NYI NHL 10 5 6 11 1 4 3 2 0 0 32 15.6
1985-86 29 NYI NHL 3 1 2 3 -2 4 1 0 0 0 14 7.1
1986-87 30 NYI NHL 6 2 3 5 -2 0 0 2 0 0 10 20.0
Career NHL 4 129 85 75 160 3 38 50 35 0 17 118 13.6

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 16 Laval National QMJHL 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
1973-74 17 Laval National QMJHL 68 70 48 118 45 58 11 1 4
1974-75 18 Laval National QMJHL 66 84 65 149 42 61 22 1 7
1975-76 19 Laval National QMJHL 64 79 57 136 28 50 22 7 8
1976-77 20 Laval National QMJHL 61 75 51 126 12 50 24 1 5
1978-79 22 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 3 2 2 4 0
1981-82 25 Canada Can-Cup 7 8 3 11 2
1984-85 28 Canada Can-Cup 8 5 4 9 2
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 15 13 7 20 4
Career 1 Season Ch-Cup 3 2 2 4 0
Career 5 Seasons QMJHL 263 309 223 532 127 220 79 10 24

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 16 Laval National QMJHL 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
1973-74 17 Laval National QMJHL 11 6 16 22 2 5 1 0 0
1974-75 18 Laval National QMJHL 16 18 20 38 2 17 1 0 1
1976-77 20 Laval National QMJHL 7 5 5 10 12 4 1 0 1
Career 4 Seasons QMJHL 37 29 44 73 16 26 3 0 2

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mike Bossy 14.1 13.3 12.0 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.3 9.7 6.6
Marcel Dionne 87.9 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.8 11.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.2 6.0
Eric Lindros 87.2 12.8 12.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.2 8.8 7.8 7.7 5.2
Peter Forsberg 86.0 13.6 11.0 10.8 10.1 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.4 5.4 5.0
Teemu Selanne 85.6 14.3 13.7 13.4 13.3 10.9 9.3 8.2 5.9 5.1 4.6
Jari Kurri 84.9 14.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.4 6.1
Bryan Trottier 84.2 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.0 4.3
Jaromir Jagr 83.6 16.0 14.6 12.6 12.2 12.0 9.1 8.3 8.1 6.1 4.0
Steve Yzerman 83.5 14.4 13.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 10.1 7.1 6.5 5.8 2.1
Nels Stewart 83.4 11.8 11.2 10.9 10.1 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.8
Cy Denneny 83.0 9.2 9.1 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 3.0 2.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Mike Bossy 14.1 13.3 12.0 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.3 9.7 6.6
Joe Thornton 84.4 13.3 12.2 12.1 11.9 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 5.7 4.3 -0.5
Eric Lindros 83.2 12.8 12.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.2 8.8 7.8 7.7 5.2 3.7 2.1 2.1
Bill Cook 82.7 12.5 9.3 9.2 8.6 8.2 7.6 6.9 5.1 3.3 1.8 0.1
Cy Denneny 82.7 9.2 9.1 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.2 3.0 2.3 0.2 -0.2
Pavel Bure 82.1 13.5 12.9 12.3 11.9 11.4 8.1 5.7 4.9 4.3 4.2 2.7 1.1
Peter Forsberg 82.1 13.6 11.0 10.8 10.1 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.4 5.4 5.4 5.0 1.6 -0.2
John LeClair 80.4 13.1 13.0 12.4 11.2 10.2 7.3 6.8 5.9 4.6 4.0 3.8 3.0 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.4
Dany Heatley 80.1 13.4 12.9 11.6 11.0 10.6 8.8 7.3 6.8 2.9
Bobby Hull 79.5 12.2 12.0 11.8 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.5 6.5 6.0 4.3 3.6 0.9
Jarome Iginla 79.4 14.4 14.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.8 2.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1978 NHL
1980 NHL
1981 NHL
1982 NHL
1983 NHL
1985 NHL
1986 NHL

Awards

1977-78 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy
1981-82 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy
1982-83 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1983-84 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1985-86 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Honors

1977-78 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1978-79 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1980-81 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1981-82 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1982-83 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1983-84 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1984-85 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1985-86 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1980 New York Islanders (NHL)
1981 New York Islanders (NHL)
1982 New York Islanders (NHL)
1983 New York Islanders (NHL)

Games Played

1978-79 NHL 80 (1)
 1981-82 NHL 80 (4)
1985-86 NHL 80 (3)

Goals

1977-78 NHL 53 (2)
1978-79 NHL 69 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 51 (5)
1980-81 NHL 68 (1)
 1981-82 NHL 64 (2)
1982-83 NHL 60 (3)
1983-84 NHL 51 (7)
1984-85 NHL 58 (3)
1985-86 NHL 61 (2)
Career NHL 573 (20)

Assists

1978-79 NHL 57 (9)
1981-82 NHL 83 (4)
1983-84 NHL 67 (6)
Career NHL 553 (93)

Points

1977-78 NHL 91 (6)
1978-79 NHL 126 (4)
1980-81 NHL 119 (4)
1981-82 NHL 147 (2)
1982-83 NHL 118 (4)
1983-84 NHL 118 (5)
1984-85 NHL 117 (6)
1985-86 NHL 123 (5)
Career NHL 1126 (52)

Goals Created

1977-78 NHL 38.9 (4)
1978-79 NHL 52.4 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 51.8 (3)
1981-82 NHL 57.1 (2)
1982-83 NHL 48.3 (2)
1983-84 NHL 46.8 (3)
1984-85 NHL 48.2 (4)
1985-86 NHL 49.7 (5)
Career NHL 463.1 (40)

Plus/Minus

1978-79 NHL 63 (3)
1981-82 NHL 69 (4)
1983-84 NHL 66 (3)
Career NHL 381 (15)

Even Strength Goals

1978-79 NHL 42 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 35 (9)
1980-81 NHL 38 (2)
1981-82 NHL 47 (2)
1982-83 NHL 41 (5)
1983-84 NHL 45 (2)
1984-85 NHL 40 (4)
1985-86 NHL 39 (2)
Career NHL 384 (16)

Power Play Goals

1977-78 NHL 25 (1)
 1978-79 NHL 27 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 16 (6)
1980-81 NHL 28 (1)
 1981-82 NHL 17 (10)
1982-83 NHL 19 (3)
1984-85 NHL 14 (9)
1985-86 NHL 21 (3)
Career NHL 181 (24)

Short-Handed Goals

1984-85 NHL 4 (7)

Game-Winning Goals

1978-79 NHL 9 (2)
1979-80 NHL 8 (4)
1980-81 NHL 10 (1)
 1981-82 NHL 10 (2)
1982-83 NHL 8 (6)
1983-84 NHL 11 (2)
1984-85 NHL 7 (7)
1985-86 NHL 9 (1)
 Career NHL 82 (21)

Shots

1978-79 NHL 279 (5)
1980-81 NHL 315 (4)
1981-82 NHL 301 (7)
1982-83 NHL 272 (6)
1984-85 NHL 285 (7)
1985-86 NHL 302 (5)

Shooting Percentage

1977-78 NHL 22.6 (4)
1978-79 NHL 24.7 (5)
Career NHL 21.2 (4)

Goals Per Game

1977-78 NHL 0.73 (2)
1978-79 NHL 0.86 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 0.68 (5)
1980-81 NHL 0.86 (2)
1981-82 NHL 0.80 (2)
1982-83 NHL 0.76 (3)
1983-84 NHL 0.76 (3)
1984-85 NHL 0.76 (4)
1985-86 NHL 0.76 (3)
1986-87 NHL 0.60 (8)
Career NHL 0.76 (1)

Assists Per Game

1981-82 NHL 1.04 (4)
1983-84 NHL 1.00 (4)
Career NHL 0.74 (17)

Points Per Game

1977-78 NHL 1.25 (6)
1978-79 NHL 1.57 (4)
1980-81 NHL 1.51 (7)
1981-82 NHL 1.84 (2)
1982-83 NHL 1.49 (4)
1983-84 NHL 1.76 (3)
1984-85 NHL 1.54 (5)
1985-86 NHL 1.54 (6)
Career NHL 1.50 (3)

Goals Created Per Game

1977-78 NHL 0.53 (4)
1978-79 NHL 0.66 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 0.52 (10)
1980-81 NHL 0.66 (4)
1981-82 NHL 0.71 (2)
1982-83 NHL 0.61 (3)
1983-84 NHL 0.70 (3)
1984-85 NHL 0.63 (3)
1985-86 NHL 0.62 (5)
Career NHL 0.62 (4)

Adjusted Goals

1977-78 NHL 47 (2)
1978-79 NHL 58 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 43 (5)
1980-81 NHL 52 (1)
 1981-82 NHL 47 (2)
1982-83 NHL 48 (3)
1983-84 NHL 40 (7)
1984-85 NHL 46 (3)
1985-86 NHL 48 (2)
Career NHL 461 (50)

Adjusted Assists

1978-79 NHL 48 (9)
1981-82 NHL 61 (4)
1983-84 NHL 53 (6)
1985-86 NHL 49 (9)

Adjusted Points

1977-78 NHL 81 (6)
1978-79 NHL 106 (4)
1980-81 NHL 92 (4)
1981-82 NHL 108 (2)
1982-83 NHL 95 (4)
1983-84 NHL 93 (5)
1984-85 NHL 93 (6)
1985-86 NHL 97 (5)
Career NHL 906 (97)

Adjusted Goals Created

1977-78 NHL 34.9 (4)
1978-79 NHL 44.7 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 33.0 (10)
1980-81 NHL 39.3 (3)
1981-82 NHL 42.3 (2)
1982-83 NHL 39.0 (2)
1983-84 NHL 36.3 (3)
1984-85 NHL 37.9 (4)
1985-86 NHL 39.5 (4)
Career NHL 372.8 (82)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1978-79 NHL 174 (4)
1980-81 NHL 161 (9)
1981-82 NHL 178 (4)
Career NHL 1468 (95)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1977-78 NHL 57 (4)
1978-79 NHL 70 (3)
1980-81 NHL 64 (9)
Career NHL 531 (85)

Offensive Point Shares

1977-78 NHL 8.8 (4)
1978-79 NHL 11.7 (1)
 1980-81 NHL 10.2 (3)
1981-82 NHL 10.9 (2)
1982-83 NHL 9.4 (2)
1983-84 NHL 9.3 (4)
1984-85 NHL 9.5 (5)
1985-86 NHL 9.4 (5)
Career NHL 93.1 (49)

Point Shares

1978-79 NHL 14.1 (2)
1980-81 NHL 12.0 (4)
1981-82 NHL 13.3 (2)
1982-83 NHL 11.2 (5)
1983-84 NHL 11.5 (6)
1984-85 NHL 11.1 (8)
1985-86 NHL 11.0 (8)

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