Mike Bossy poses in the dressing room with his 50th goal puck and other pucks after he scored No. 50 in the New York Islanders' 50th NHL regular season game at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in ...

In January 2023, Bossy's family -- Lucie, his wife of almost 45 years, and the couple's daughters, Tanya and Josiane -- created the Mike Bossy Memorial Fund in concert with Lung Cancer Canada.

"I'll start off with the night Mike Bossy scored his 50th goal in his 50th game. Next up, Clark Gillies beating up on Terry O'Reilly -- more than once -- in that classic playoff series against the ...

The Islanders "have given the Bossy family permission to hold a 50/50 draw" during Saturday’s game with "the money raised going to the Mike Bossy Memorial Fund" (MONTREAL GAZETTE, 1/13). #Isles Legend ...

Islanders legend Mike Bossy, whose scoring touch helped drive the franchise to four straight championships, died late Thursday after a battle with terminal lung cancer. He was 65. Bossy’s ...

Mike Bossy flopped to the ice as the puck went in, then scrambled to his feet and leaped into the air to celebrate scoring another goal. It was a familiar sight as the New York Islanders were on ...

FILE - 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.

FILE - 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 is introduced before a New York Islanders home game in 2015. Bossy, who helped the Islanders win four straight Stanley Cups in the early 1980s, died Thursday night of lung cancer at 65.

Gretzky finished with 894 regular-season goals, far ahead of Bossy’s 573. But Bossy’s 0.762 goals per game rank first in NHL history, well ahead of Gretzky’s 0.601.