Mike Bossy, born on January 22, 1957, in Montreal, Canada to a Ukrainian dad, Borden Bossy, and an English mom, Dorothy Mills Bossy was a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career for the New York Islanders.

He was one of hockey’s most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders who played in line with Bryan Trottier and Clark Gillies at the center and left wings respectively with himself at the right-wing.

He was from a family of 10 siblings and happens to be the fifth son among the 10 children of his parents.

However, he has been reported dead after battling lung cancer.

It could be recalled that the Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy revealed his lung cancer diagnosis in October 2021.

Mike Bossy died on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the age of 65.

How old was Mike Bossy when he retired?

The renowned ice hockey player retired in 1987 at the age of 30 years.

Though he retired so early, he finished with 573 goals, hitting 50 in nine straight seasons, the league record.

Why did Mike Bossy retire so early?

Chronic back issues took a toll reason why he retired so early.

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