Mike Bossy: 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 198

1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 198 Mike Bossy Hockey Card (Front)

1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 198 Mike Bossy Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

The Islanders’ leading scorer in 1980-81, Mike led the club with 28 power play goals and 10 game winning goals while adding 2 short handed goals and 2 game tying goals during year. Mike matched Maurice Richard’s mark of 50 goals in his first 50 games of the 1980-81 season.

En Français

Mike, le meilleur compteur des Islanders en 1980-81, mena aussi le club avec 28 buts durant des jeux de puissance et 10 buts gagnants, en plus de marquer 2 buts à court d’un homme et 2 buts égalisateurs. Mike égala le record de Maurice Richard en marquant 50 buts durant ses 50 premiers matchs de la saison 1980-81.

Details

In 1980-81, Mike Bossy led the NHL with 68 goals, a ten goal edge over runner-up Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings. His 28 power play goals also led the league with Dionne and Charlie Simmer coming in tied for second with 23 each. His ten game winners tied him for first with Simmer.

One of his two shorthanded markers in 1980-81 came as part of a hat trick on December 14, 1980 at Winnipeg Arena. In a 5-4 win over the Jets, Bossy’s third of the game and 33rd of the season was the final goal and game winner. Mike’s first of the game was scored on the penalty kill, assisted by Bryan Trottier, with Bob Bourne in the box for high sticking. It was a valiant performance by the Jets, a team looking for just their second win in 30 games to start the season.

Bossy had three four-goal games in 1980-81. Amazingly, the Islanders won just one of the three, tying the other two. What really embodies the play of this legendary sniper is that those 12 goals were scored on just 19 shots.

Mike’s performance in the 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs was also legendary and he may be the best player to not be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for his contribution. However, he did win it the following year. Over 18 games, Bossy was left off the scoresheet just twice, totaling 35 points on 17 goals and 18 assists.

In the opening round, a best of five against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Bossy went to town on the Buds (as did the rest of the Islanders). Over the three game sweep, Mike had ten points on four goals and six assists. In games one and three, he scored the game winner.

Between 1977-78 and 1986-87, Mike Bossy played 752 regular season and 129 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the New York Islanders. The four-time Stanley Cup champion won the Calder Trophy in the 1977-78 as the league’s top rookie. He was also the recipient of the Lady Byng Trophy on three occasions. Bossy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.

Mike Bossy NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977-78	New York Islanders	73	53	38	91	6
1978-79	New York Islanders	80	69	57	126	25
1979-80	New York Islanders	75	51	41	92	12
1980-81	New York Islanders	79	68	51	119	32
1981-82	New York Islanders	80	64	83	147	22
1982-83	New York Islanders	79	60	58	118	20
1983-84	New York Islanders	67	51	67	118	8
1984-85	New York Islanders	76	58	59	117	38
1985-86	New York Islanders	80	61	62	123	14
1986-87	New York Islanders	63	38	37	75	33
	Totals	752	573	553	1126	210

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977-78	New York Islanders	7	2	2	4	2
1978-79	New York Islanders	10	6	2	8	2
1979-80	New York Islanders	16	10	13	23	8
1980-81	New York Islanders	18	17	18	35	4
1981-82	New York Islanders	19	17	10	27	0
1982-83	New York Islanders	19	17	9	26	10
1983-84	New York Islanders	21	8	10	18	4
1984-85	New York Islanders	10	5	6	11	4
1985-86	New York Islanders	3	1	2	3	4
1986-87	New York Islanders	6	2	3	5	0
	Totals	129	85	75	160	38