![]() ![]() Pat LaFontaine, the Islanders’ first-round pick (3rd overall) in 1983, joined the team after playing for Team USA in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Yugoslavia. With their dynasty in the rearview mirror, the Islanders were looking to return to their former glory as they approached the 1990s. Following that year, he never broke 70 points again, though he did end his career with 829 points in 1,111 games. That all changed in 84-85 when he put up 42 goals and 60 assists for 102 points. While he was a consistent 20-goal scorer up until the 1984-85 season, he never hit the 50-point mark in his career. Sutter, one of six brothers that played in the NHL, was never known as a major offensive force for the Islanders. Related: New York Islanders’ Greatest of All-Time 21, 2020, joining Trottier and Bossy, amongst others. ![]() Stan Fischler considers Tonelli to be “the most underrated Islanders hero from the first Cup right through to this series.” His number was retired by the Islanders on Feb. Tonelli is most known for setting up Bob Nystrom’s overtime Stanley Cup-clinching goal in 1980, the first of four straight for the Islanders, but he also assisted on Bossy’s 50th goal in 50 games and was at the center of keeping the “Drive For Five” alive during the 1984 playoffs, illegally or otherwise. 18, 1982 (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images) John Tonelli, New York Islanders, 1982 Division Finals, Apr. While his scoring was often overshadowed by Trottier and Bossy, Tonelli always managed to be in the middle of big plays even before his first only 100-point season in 1984-85 ![]() The other two, who were also part of the Stanley Cup teams, were Brett Sutter and John Tonelli. By the end of his short career, Bossy scored 100 points in 7 of his 10 NHL seasons, which included 9 of 10 seasons with 50 or more goals and 5 with 60 or more.įollowing the end of the Islanders’ dynasty, just three players hit 100 points, one of which was Bossy. During that stretch, Bossy, who famously told Torrey during contract negotiations that he would score 50 goals, became just the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)īossy and Trottier continued their 100-point seasons through the dynasty years, with one or both of them hitting the mark through the 1984-85 season. Canadian hockey player Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders on the ice, Feb. ![]()
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