Marc Potvin

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CanadaCanada  Marc Potvin Ice hockey player
Date of birth January 29, 1967
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
date of death January 13, 2006
Place of death Kalamazoo , Michigan , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1986 , 9th lap, 169th position
Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1986-1990 Bowling Green State University
1990-1993 Adirondack Red Wings
1993 Los Angeles Kings
1993-1994 Hartford Whalers
1994-1996 Boston Bruins
1996-1997 Portland Pirates
1997-1998 Chicago Wolves

Marc R. Potvin (born January 29, 1967 in Ottawa , Ontario ; † January 13, 2006 in Kalamazoo , Michigan , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who worked for the Detroit Red Wings , Los Angeles , from 1990 to 1996 Kings , Hartford Whalers and Boston Bruins played in the National Hockey League . He was the second cousin of Hockey Hall of Fame member Denis Potvin and Jean Potvin , both of whom were also professional ice hockey players.

Career

As a player

Potvin played between 1984 and 1986 first for the Elmira Sugar Kings and Stratford Cullitons in the second division of the Ontario Hockey Association . He then moved to an American college for four years , which was not exactly common for Canadian junior players, as they mostly played in the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League . In the 1986 NHL Entry Draft he was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the ninth round in 169th position. The right winger therefore ran between 1986 and 1990 for the ice hockey team at Bowling Green State University . These belonged to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Potvin won the championship of the CCHA with the team in the 1986/87 season, before he left the team in the spring of 1990 to pursue a career in the professional field.

After Potvin had already been used for the Adirondack Red Wings , the Detroit farm team , in the American Hockey League at the end of the 1989/90 season , he became part of the franchise in the fall of 1990 . During the season he was used both mainly in the AHL and sporadically in the NHL. It was similar in the 1991/92 season, which was crowned by winning the Calder Cup of the Adirondack Red Wings. After two and a half years in the Detroit organization, the latter transferred him to the Los Angeles Kings at the end of January 1993 together with Jimmy Carson and Gary Shuchuk , who in return sent Paul Coffey , Sylvain Couturier and Jim Hiller to " Motor City " . Potvin's engagement in Los Angeles lasted only nine months and 23 games, however, since he was given to the Hartford Whalers in early November in exchange for Doug Houda . With the Whalers, the Enforcer completed his best season to date with five points in 51 games. However, he did not renew his expiring contract and joined the Boston Bruins for two years in the summer of 1994 . Due to the lockout , which delayed the start of the 1994/95 NHL season , the Canadian found himself in the AHL after more than a year and a half. He completed much of the game year for the Providence Bruins in the AHL. He played six times for Boston. In the second year he went back to the AHL more often for the Bruins. With 18 points from 48 encounters and only 118 penalty minutes, he played his best and last NHL season.

In the 1996/97 season Potvin found himself in the AHL with the Portland Pirates . With 32 points, it was the best in his professional career. The 1997/98 season with the Chicago Wolves in the International Hockey League was also the last of the 31-year-old. He crowned her by winning the Turner Cup .

As a trainer

After finishing his career as an active athlete, Potvin assisted in the 1998/99 season as a coach of the Adirondack Red Wings in the American Hockey League , the farm team of his former club Detroit Red Wings. Just a year later he was the head coach of the Mississippi Sea Wolves in the East Coast Hockey League , with whom he immediately qualified for the playoffs. Despite the success, he moved to the Springfield Falcons in the AHL in the following season and coached them for two years. However, he could not celebrate the playoff qualification with the team in both years. His engagement ended at the end of the 2001/02 season . After a year break, he took over the Adirondack IceHawks in the United Hockey League during the 2003/04 season .

He trained this until his suicide on January 13, 2006. Police investigations revealed that the Canadian had hanged himself with a belt on the shower head of his hotel room in Kalamazoo a few hours before his team's game against the Kalamazoo Wings .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

As a player

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1984-85 Elmira Sugar Kings OHA-B 37 21st 22nd 43 108 - - - - -
1985-86 Stratford Cullitons OHA-B 39 22nd 43 65 180 - - - - -
1986-87 Bowling Green State University NCAA 43 5 15th 20th 74
1987-88 Bowling Green State University NCAA 45 15th 21st 36 80
1988-89 Bowling Green State University NCAA 46 23 12 35 63
1989-90 Bowling Green State University NCAA 40 19th 17th 36 72
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 5 2 1 3 9 4th 0 1 1 23
1990-91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 63 9 13 22nd 365 - - - - -
Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 0 0 0 55 6th 0 0 0 32
1991-92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 51 13 16 29 314 19th 5 4th 9 57
Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 1 0 1 52 1 0 0 0 0
1992-93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 37 8th 12 20th 109 - - - - -
Los Angeles Kings NHL 20th 0 1 1 61 1 0 0 0 0
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 0 0 26th - - - - -
Hartford Whalers NHL 51 2 3 5 246 - - - - -
1994-95 Providence Bruins AHL 21st 4th 14th 18th 84 12 2 4th 6th 25th
Boston Bruins NHL 6th 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
1995-96 Providence Bruins AHL 48 9 9 18th 118 - - - - -
Boston Bruins NHL 27 0 0 0 12 5 0 1 1 18th
1996-97 Portland Pirates AHL 71 17th 15th 32 210 5 0 0 0 12
1997-98 Chicago Wolves IHL 81 4th 8th 12 170 10 0 0 0 22nd
OHA-B total 76 43 65 108 288 - - - - -
NCAA overall 174 62 65 127 289
AHL total 296 62 80 142 1209 40 7th 9 16 117
IHL total 81 4th 8th 12 170 10 0 0 0 22nd
NHL overall 121 3 5 8th 456 13 0 1 1 50

( 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 )

As a trainer

Regular season Play-offs
season team league GC W. L. T OTL Pts Win% GC W. L. result
1998-99 Adirondack Red Wings AHL Assistant coach under Glenn Merkosky
1999-00 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 70 35 27 - 8th 78 .557 7th 3 4th 2nd round
2000-01 Springfield Falcons AHL 80 29 37 8th 6th 72 .450 - - - -
2001-02 Springfield Falcons AHL 80 35 41 2 2 74 .463 - - - -
2002-03 without contract
2003-04 Adirondack IceHawks UHL 31 5 22nd - 4th 14th .226 - - - -
2004-05 Adirondack Frostbite UHL 80 48 24 - 8th 104 .650 6th 2 4th 1 round
2005-06 Adirondack Frostbite UHL - - - - -
ECHL total 70 35 27 - 8th 78 .557 7th 3 4th 1 participation
UHL overall - 6th 2 4th 1 participation
AHL total 160 64 78 10 8th 146 .457 - - - 0 participations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ usatoday.com, UHL coach Marc Potvin found dead in hotel
  2. ↑ sportsillustrated.cnn.com, Former NHL'er, UHL head coach Marc Potvin passed away

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personal data
SURNAME Potvin, Marc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Potvin, Marc R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 2006
Place of death Kalamazoo , Michigan