The Islanders are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Mike Bossy, ember of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a four-time Stanley Cup champion. He is survived by his wife and children.
Michael Dean Bossy, also known as Mike Bossy, was a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent his all NHL career with the New York Islanders and was a crucial part of their four-year Stanley Cup championship in the early 1980s.
In 1991, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The athlete was voted one of the “100 Greatest NHL Players” of all time in 2017. Let’s learn more about his family, to whom we send our heartfelt condolences following his tragic demise.
Islanders Mike Bossy Family & Ethnicity Details
Mike Bossy grew up in the parish of Saint-Alphonse, in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville region of Montreal, as the 5th of ten children in a family of Detroit Red Wings enthusiasts.
His mother, Dorothy, was an Englishwoman, while his father, Borden, was a Ukrainian man who ran a backyard ice rink at their apartment complex.
Bossy shattered his kneecap while competing in the long jump at school when he was only 12 years old, and he later met chronic knee troubles during his hockey career.
Mike was a member of a minor ice hockey team from Montreal that competed in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.
At the age of 15, the athlete began his junior career with the Laval National of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Despite scoring 309 goals in 5 seasons, NHL scouts thought he was “not robust enough” and had a mediocre defensive game.
Mike’s 532 points are still a QMJHL record. The Acadie–Bathurst Titan, the present iteration of the former Laval franchise, retires Bossy’s #17.
Meet Mike Bossy Children
Mike Bossy met his wife Lucie Creamer, who worked at the snack bar at the rink where the athlete was playing when he was 14 years old; they married on July 23, 1977.
Josiane and Tanya, Bossy’s wife, have two daughters and two grandchildren. On October 19, 2021, Bossy announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Bossy passed away on April 15, 2022.
Bossy is a private individual who prefers not to discuss his personal life in public. As a result, little information about her daughters exists.
What Was Mike Bossy Net Worth At The Time Of Death?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Mike Bossy had a net worth of $12 million.
From 1972 to 1977, he played with Laval National in the QMJHL and then for the New York Islanders from 1977 until 1987. He was a member of the team’s four-year Stanley Cup-winning streak, and he is the only hockey player in NHL history to score consecutive Stanley Cup-winning goals.
In 1983, Bossy became the only player in history to score four game-winning goals in a single series. Among his many achievements, he is the NHL’s all-time leader in average goals scored per regular-season game.
In 2017, Bossy was voted one of the 100 Greatest NFL Players of All Time. In 1991, Mike was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after representing Canada in an international competition.