New York Islanders legend and NHL Hall of Famer Mike Bossy died at 65 years old after battling lung cancer, the team announced Friday morning.
Bossy won the 1982 Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP and was a three-time winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy awarded for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 and named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players during the league's celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2017.
Bossy announced his lung cancer diagnosis in October and took a leave of absence from his role as an analyst with Montreal-based network TVA to receive treatment. "I can assure you that I intend to fight with all the determination and all the passion that you have seen me display on the ice and in my game,"."This same determination that has helped me achieve my dreams and count my goals, the one that propelled me to the top of my sport, when I was still lacing my skates."
The loss of Bossy marks a difficult stretch for the Islanders organization, with former players Clark Gillies and Jean Potvin also having died in recent months.
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