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Ice hockey player
Denis Potvin
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1991
Potvin with the New York Islanders in 1984
Born
(1953-10-29) October 29, 1953 (age 70) Vanier, Ontario, Canada
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position
Defence
Shot
Left
Played for
New York Islanders
National team
Canada
NHL draft
1st overall, 1973 New York Islanders
Playing career
1973–1988
Denis Charles Potvin (born October 29, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and team captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a four-time Stanley Cup winner as a member of the early 1980s New York Islanders. Potvin is also a three-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner as the NHL's top defenceman. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 and served as a commentator for Ottawa Senators' television broadcasts on Sportsnet. Potvin is the former color commentator for the Florida Panthers. In 2017, he was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.[1]
^"100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Denis Charles Potvin (born October 29, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and team captain for the New York Islanders of the...
into the Hockey Hall of Fame, seven of whom—Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies, DenisPotvin, Billy Smith, Bryan Trottier, coach Al Arbour, and general manager Bill...
Stars from 1970 to 1981. He was the older brother of DenisPotvin and cousin of Marc Potvin. Potvin was born in Ottawa on March 25, 1949. His father, Armand...
Jean Beliveau, 176 Sergei Fedorov, 176 Denis Savard, 175 Mario Lemieux, 172 Peter Forsberg, 171 DenisPotvin, 165 Mike Bossy, 160 Gordie Howe, 160 Al...
the Minnesota North Stars 4–1 to make it to the Final. In game one, DenisPotvin scored the first power-play overtime goal in Stanley Cup Finals history...
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playing career Potvin became a coach in the minor leagues, until his suicide in 2006. He was the cousin of DenisPotvin and Jean Potvin. Born in Ottawa...
three and four. The 1983 Stanley Cup was presented to Islanders captain DenisPotvin by NHL President John Ziegler following the Islanders 4–2 win over the...
Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year: Gilbert Perreault, DenisPotvin, Bobby Smith, Dale Hawerchuk, Mario Lemieux, Bryan Berard, Alexander...
lack team toughness. During the pre-season of 1979–80 Gillies allowed DenisPotvin to take over as captain. During the 1980 playoffs, Gillies got the best...
the second rookie defenseman to score a goal in an #NHLAllStar Game. DenisPotvin tallied once for Team All-Stars East in the 27th All-Star Game in 1974...
Dave Langevin, Wayne Merrick, Ken Morrow, Bob Nystrom, Stefan Persson, DenisPotvin, Billy Smith, Duane Sutter, John Tonelli and Bryan Trottier) have been...
team captain. The 1982 Stanley Cup was presented to Islanders captain DenisPotvin by NHL President John Ziegler following the Islanders 3–1 win over the...
Islanders won the Stanley Cup four consecutive years from 1980 to 1983. DenisPotvin, Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy have won at least four awards, with all...
Tonelli 28 Anders Kallur 29 Hector Marini Defencemen 5 DenisPotvin (Captain) 3 Jean Potvin†† 4 Bob Lorimer 6 Ken Morrow 7 Stefan Persson 16 Mike McEwen...
1975–76 DenisPotvin New York Islanders 1 1 1976–77 Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens 1 9 1977–78 DenisPotvin New York Islanders 2 2 1978–79 DenisPotvin New...
Defencemen found Gretzky a most elusive target. The 205-pound (93 kg) DenisPotvin, a fellow Hall of Famer, compared attempting to hit Gretzky to "wrapping...
history of defencemen scoring 100 points or more (Paul Coffey with five, DenisPotvin, Al MacInnis, Brian Leetch, and Erik Karlsson with one each). The 1975–76...
the power play and added a shorthanded goal in an 8-2 Islanders win. DenisPotvin's hat trick and five point night in game two led the Islanders to a 6–3...
(2) DenisPotvin (2) – 02:20 Second period 17:08 – pp – Bobby Clarke (5) Stefan Persson (3) – pp – 16:18 Third period 13:10 – Rick MacLeish (7) Denis Potvin...
to win the award, joining the ranks of Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and DenisPotvin as the only players to win the award under age 23. During the 2012–13...
previously won by future NHL players Chris Pronger, Al MacInnis and DenisPotvin. On May 13, 2007, although his Sudbury team lost the OHL Championship...
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