Denis Potvin

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 1991
Denis Potvin
Date of birth October 29, 1953
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
number # 5
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1973 , 1st round, 1st position
New York Islanders
Career stations
1968-1973 Ottawa 67's
1973-1988 New York Islanders

Denis Charles Potvin (born October 29, 1953 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . The defender was active for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League from 1973 to 1988 and won four Stanley Cups in a row during that time . He also led the team that made him in 1973 to the first overall position was selected in the Draft, eight years as captain and holds several records, so the player's shirt number 5 of the first franchise credit history locked was. With the Canadian national team , he won a gold medal at the 1976 Canada Cup and a bronze medal at the 1986 World Cup .

Potvin is considered one of the best defensive players of his generation, so he was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy three times as the best defender in the NHL and was also the first defensive player to reach the mark of 1000 scorer points . He also received the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie and was a five-time NHL First All-Star . In 1991 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Career

Potvin made his debut for the junior team Ottawa 67’s at the age of 15 and stayed with it for six seasons. During that time, he was voted best defender in the league twice.

When he reached the required age of 20, he was immediately drafted as the No. 1 pick in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the New York Islanders. This became the beginning of a dynasty . With Denis Potvin, the New York Islanders were four times Stanley Cup winners (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) in five finals.

In his first season, Potvin won the Calder Memorial Trophy , which is awarded to the best rookie . Potvin established himself as one of the best NHL defenders in a short time through robustness, technical strength, overview of the game structure and leadership qualities and also won the James Norris Trophy in 1976, 1978 and 1979 , which recognized him as the best defender in the league.

After 15 seasons and over 1000 games for the Islanders, Denis Potvin resigned from professional sport at the end of the 1987/88 season. In 1992 he was the first player in the franchise to be honored that his jersey number (5) is no longer available and has been hanging under the roof since then.

With the Canadian national team, Potvin won the Canada Cup in 1976 . In 1981 he took second place at the same tournament. In 1986 he won the bronze medal at the World Cup with Canada . Potvin was also part of the NHL All-Star Team, which played the Challenge Cup against the Soviet national team in 1979 .

In 1991 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

  • 1979 James Norris Memorial Trophy
  • 1979 NHL First All-Star Team
  • 1980 Stanley Cup win with the New York Islanders
  • 1981 Stanley Cup win with the New York Islanders
  • 1981 NHL First All-Star Team
  • 1982 Stanley Cup win with the New York Islanders
  • 1983 Stanley Cup win with the New York Islanders
  • 1984 NHL Second All-Star Team
  • 1991 Induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
1968/69 Ottawa 67's OHA 46 12 25th 37 83 - - - - - -
1969/70 Ottawa 67's OHA 42 13 18th 31 97 5 2 1 3 9
1970/71 Ottawa 67's OHA 57 20th 58 78 200 11 4th 6th 10 26th
1971/72 Ottawa 67's OHA 48 15th 45 60 188 - - - - - -
1972/73 Ottawa 67's OHA 61 35 88 123 232 9 6th 10 16 22nd
1973/74 New York Islanders NHL 77 17th 37 54 -17 175 - - - - - -
1974/75 New York Islanders NHL 79 21st 55 76 +27 105 17th 5 9 14th -5 30th
1975/76 New York Islanders NHL 78 31 67 98 +12 100 13 5 14th 19th +9 32
1976/77 New York Islanders NHL 80 25th 55 80 +42 103 12 6th 4th 10 +12 20th
1977/78 New York Islanders NHL 80 30th 64 94 +57 81 7th 2 2 4th +1 6th
1978/79 New York Islanders NHL 73 31 70 101 +71 58 10 4th 7th 11 +6 8th
1979/80 New York Islanders NHL 31 8th 33 41 +13 44 21st 6th 13 19th +10 24
1980/81 New York Islanders NHL 74 20th 56 76 +39 104 18th 8th 17th 25th +18 16
1981/82 New York Islanders NHL 60 24 37 61 +39 83 19th 5 16 21st +9 30th
1982/83 New York Islanders NHL 69 12 54 66 +33 60 20th 8th 12 20th +20 22nd
1983/84 New York Islanders NHL 78 22nd 63 85 +54 87 20th 1 5 6th -4 28
1984/85 New York Islanders NHL 77 17th 51 68 +32 96 10 3 2 5 ± 0 10
1985/86 New York Islanders NHL 74 21st 38 59 +34 78 3 0 1 1 -2 0
1986/87 New York Islanders NHL 58 12 30th 42 –6 70 10 2 2 4th –7 21st
1987/88 New York Islanders NHL 72 19th 32 51 +26 112 5 1 4th 5 -3 6th
OHA total 254 95 234 329 800 25th 12 17th 29 57
NHL overall 1060 310 742 1052 +456 1356 185 56 108 164 +64 253

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1976 Canada Canada Cup gold medal 7th 1 8th 9 16
1981 Canada Canada Cup Silver medal 7th 2 5 7th 12
1986 Canada WM Bronze medal 7th 1 4th 5 6th
Men overall 21st 4th 17th 21st 34

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

His brother Jean Potvin also spent most of his career with the Islanders, so the brothers won two Stanley Cups together. In addition, her cousin Marc Potvin (1967-2006) was also an NHL professional. However , they are not related to Félix Potvin .

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personal data
SURNAME Potvin, Denis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Potvin, Denis Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa ( Ontario )