Mike Bossy

An articulate and entertaining speaker in both English and French, Mike Bossy draws on sport and business experiences to stress the need for commitment, teamwork, and fair play to achieve superior success in both business and sports. Speaking from a personal record of high achievement, Mike offers informed and entertaining presentations on what it takes today to create a winning competitive strategy. His credentials for speaking on success are impeccable!

In a career that began with a Calder Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year, Bossy showcased his consistency with a record 9 consecutive 50+ goal seasons. As an integral part of the success of the New York Islanders' dynasty that culminated in 4 consecutive Stanley Cups between 1980 to 1983, Bossy scored the Stanley Cup winning goals two years in a row making him the only player in NHL history to have done so. In 1982, Bossy also collected the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Bossy's sportsmanlike behaviour on the ice has
translated into 3 Lady Byng trophies as the League's most gentlemanly player and he collected a mere 38 minutes of penalties during his 10 year career. Mike
was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.

Drafted 15th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders, Mike Bossy began a stellar 10 year career whereby he established himself as one of the most talented snipers the game has ever seen. The "Boss" amassed 573 goals and 553 assists for a total of 1,126 points in only 752 games, averaging nearly 1.5 points per game.

He was named as a first team All-Star five times and a second team All-Star three times in his career and won the MVP in the 1982 All-Star game. In
international play, Bossy represented his Canada in the 1981 and 1984 Canada Cup tournaments. In 1984, he scored the winning goal in sudden death of the semi-final game that eliminated the Soviets and led Team Canada to their second championship.

Mike was voted "Number 20" on the Hockey News list of the 50 best players of all time.

Mike Bossy was a winner on the ice, and is a winner in the business world.