Hockey Hall of Famers Mike Bossy and Clark Gillies were members of the New York Islanders teams that won four consecutive Stanley Cups and are the last team to win four consecutive titles in any professional sports in North America. The 1980-1983 Islanders teams are recognized as one of the eight dynasties in NHL history. Both Gillies, who played left wing, and Bossy, who played right wing, were a part of the “Trio Grande” centered by Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier who coalesced in 1977 and were one of the most dominant lines in NHL history. Bossy, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs, holds the record for most 50 goal seasons at nine, which breaks the tie with Wayne Gretzky. Gillies, who served as the enforcer on the Trio Grande line, scored over 30 goals during four seasons while playing on the Trio Grande line and was noted for being an aggressive presence on the ice.

The presented lot of 68 photos are signed by Hockey Hall of Fame members Mike Bossy and Clark Gillies. There are seventeen 15 x 11-inch photos of helmetless Gillies skating towards the puck. The famed enforcer signed and inscribed the number “9” with a blue marker on the photo. The signatures are bold, and the photos are in good condition. There are fourteen 15 x 11-inch photos of Gillies in front of the Islanders net with a fallen defender in front of him. Gillies is aggressively going after the puck, and the photo is signed and inscribed with the number “9” by Gillies with a blue marker. The signature is bold and the photo is in good condition. There are 13 15x11-inch photos of a triumphant Gillies holding aloft the Stanley Cup in victory and are signed and inscribed with the number “9” with a blue marker across each image. The signatures are bold and the photos are in good condition. There are four 8 x 10-inch photos of a skating Gillies with a New York Rangers defender behind him. Gillies looks fierce and determined and the feared enforcer signed and inscribed the number “9” with a blue marker across the image. The signatures are bold the photos are in good condition. There are four 8 x 10-inch photos of Gillies in front of the Islanders net as a fallen player grimaces as Gillies determination is on display. Gillies signed and inscribed the number “9” on each photo with a blue marker. The signature is bold and the photos are in good condition. There are nine 15 x 11-inch and seven 8 x 10-inch photos of Hall of Famer Mike Bossy laid out on the ice with his stick extended while a St. Louis Blues defender skates behind him. The photos are signed by Bossy with a black marker. The signatures are bold, and the photos are in good condition. This entire lot of 68 photos signed by Hall of Famers Mike Bossy and Clark Gillies comes pre-certified by Beckett Authentication.

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