Maven s Memories: Mike Bossy s Road to the Islanders
Stan Fischler recounts Mike Bossy s journey through the Quebec junior ranks to getting drafted by the Islanders by Stan Fischler @StanFischler / NewYorkIslanders.com
Looking backward, there are two things about Mike Bossy s childhood that suggested that long range he might have a future in the professional ranks.
1. His father, Borden, loved the ice game so much that he planted a hockey stick in Michael s baby crib before the lad even could walk.
2. His mother, Dorothy, loved hockey so much she unfailingly would send the immortal right wing Gordie Howe, a birthday card every year.