Mike Bossy, Islanders Great, 4-Time Cup Champion, Dies at 65

Mike Bossy, Islanders Great, 4-Time Cup Champion, Dies at 65
Hockey Hall of Famer and former New York Islander Mike Bossy waves to fans as he is introduced before the NHL hockey game between the Islanders and the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Jan. 29, 2015. Kathy Kmonicek/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Mike Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65.

TVA Sports, the French-language network in Canada where he worked as a hockey analyst, confirmed Bossy died Thursday night. An Islanders spokesman said Bossy was in his native Montreal, where the team will play Friday night against the Canadiens.