The Islanders light up Mike Bossy’s No. 22 on the ice. Getty Images. Trotz said he liked that the tribute included not just highlights of Bossy, but the Hall of Famer himself speaking on his values.

Signs and No. 22 Mike Bossy jerseys were easy to spot around the arena on Tuesday night and fans placed flowers and handmade tokens in front of the NHL legend’s Hall of Fame plaque that is on ...

Mike Bossy is honored during a remembrance ceremony for the Islanders legend before an NHL hockey game at UBS Arena on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke ...

Fans leave flowers by the Hall of Fame Mike Bossy plaque at UBS Arena on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 to honor the New York Islanders legend. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke By Neil Best neil.best ...

MONTREAL, QC - APRIL 15: The Montreal Canadiens pay tribute to Mike Bossy prior to the game against the New York Islander at Centre Bell on April 15, 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Mike Bossy passed away ...

Mike Bossy, Former New York Islanders Star and Hall of Famer, Dead at 65. ... His former team was among those to pay tribute to Bossy on social media in the wake of his death.

In January 2023, Bossy's family -- Lucie, his wife of almost 45 years, and the couple's daughters, Tanya and Josiane -- created the Mike Bossy Memorial Fund in concert with Lung Cancer Canada.

On Friday, Mike Bossy died at the age of 65, prompting tributes from all over the hockey world, attesting to his ability and his character.

Mike Bossy's NHL career was relatively short. ... There was a moment of silence, and there will certainly be a lengthy tribute when the Islanders play at home Tuesday.

UNIONDALE, NY - JANUARY 29: Former New York Islandes Mike Bossy waves to the crowd prior to the game duing Mike Bossy tribute Night at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 29, 2015 in ...

Tanya Bossy, Mike's daughter, and Martin, Guy's son, both spoke eloquently of their fathers. They were eventually followed by Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis (who knows SO much about being ...