NHL record holder of Ukrainian origin died

Mike Bossi has been seriously ill lately.

Famous hockey player dies at 66 NHL Mike Bossi, according to the official website of the league.

In October last year, Bossi said he was being treated for lung cancer. In early April, it became known that he was receiving palliative care.

Mike Bossi played for the New York Islanders from 1977 to 1987. During that time, he scored 1,126 points in 752 games and won the Stanley Cup four times in a row.

The striker set a number of NHL and Islanders records. In 1991, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

It is worth noting that Boss has Ukrainian roots – his grandfather Volodymyr Bosy fought in the Sich Riflemen.

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Recall that in February, the Finnish national hockey team won gold at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing .

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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