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Canada Denis Potvin
#5 New York Islanders / NHL - 87/88
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) 3
5-time NHL First All-Star Team 5
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
3-time OHL First All-Star Team 3
2-time OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) 2
Date of Birth
Oct 29, 1953
Position
D
Age
71
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Gatineau, QC, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1973 round 1 #1 overall by New York Islanders
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Jean Potvin
Son: Steve Potvin
Cousin: Marc Potvin

One of the all-time great defensemen, Potvin scored 310 goals and 1,052 points in 1,060 games, the 3rd highest points-per-game rate by a defenseman in history (minimum 150 GP). Denis won the Calder Trophy, scoring 17 goals and 54 points his rookie year. Potvin would later play in 9 All-Star games and win 3 Norris Trophies and 4 Stanley Cups with the Islanders.

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Denis Potvin Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1968-69 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 46* 12* 25* 37* 83* -* |
1969-70 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 42* 13* 18* 31* 97* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 9 -
1970-71 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 57* 20* 58* 78* 200* -* | Playoffs 11 4 6 10 26 -
1971-72 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 48* 15* 45* 60* 188* -* |
1972-73 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 61* 35* 88* 123* 232* -* | Playoffs 9 6 10 16 22 -
1973-74 New York Islanders NHL 77* 17* 37* 54* 175* -16* |
1974-75 New York Islanders NHL 79* 21* 55* 76* 105* 28* | Playoffs 17 5 9 14 30 -
1975-76 New York Islanders NHL 78* 31* 67* 98* 100* 12* | Playoffs 13 5 14 19 32 -
1976-77 New York Islanders NHL 80* 25* 55* 80* 103* 42* | Playoffs 12 6 4 10 20 -
Canada “A” CC 7* 1* 8* 9* 16* 10* |
1977-78 New York Islanders NHL 80* 30* 64* 94* 81* 57* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 6 -
1978-79 New York Islanders NHL 73* 31* 70* 101* 58* 71* | Playoffs 10 4 7 11 8 -
1979-80 New York Islanders “C” NHL 31* 8* 33* 41* 44* 13* | Playoffs 21 6 13 19 24 -
1980-81 New York Islanders “C” NHL 74* 20* 56* 76* 104* 38* | Playoffs 18 8 17 25 16 -
1981-82 New York Islanders “C” NHL 60* 24* 37* 61* 83* 38* | Playoffs 19 5 16 21 30 -
Canada “C” CC 7* 2* 5* 7* 12* -* |
1982-83 New York Islanders “C” NHL 69* 12* 54* 66* 60* 32* | Playoffs 20 8 12 20 22 -
1983-84 New York Islanders “C” NHL 78* 22* 63* 85* 87* 55* | Playoffs 20 1 5 6 28 -
1984-85 New York Islanders “C” NHL 77* 17* 51* 68* 96* 36* | Playoffs 10 3 2 5 10 -
1985-86 New York Islanders “C” NHL 74* 21* 38* 59* 78* 34* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
Canada WC 7* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |
1986-87 New York Islanders “C” NHL 58* 12* 30* 42* 70* -6* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 21 -
1987-88 New York Islanders NHL 72* 19* 32* 51* 112* 26* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 6 -3

Denis Potvin Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup '79 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Denis Potvin Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 14* 3* 13* 16* 1.14* 28* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
Challenge Cup '79 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 1 060* 310* 742* 1 052* 0.99* 1 356* 460* | 14 185 56 * 108 * 164 * 0.89 * 253 * -3 *
OHA-Jr. 5 254* 95* 234* 329* 1.30* 800* -* | 3 25 12 * 17 * 29 * 1.16 * 57 * - *
WC 1 7* 1* 4* 5* 0.71* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Denis Potvin Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 5 retired by New York Islanders

Number 7 retired by Ottawa 67's

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders