Denis Potvin

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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). In his youth, Potvin excelled for the Ottawa 67's for his play that saw him touted as the potential next Bobby Orr. Potvin was drafted as the first-overall pick by the Islanders in 1973. He would play all fifteen seasons in the NHL with the Islanders. In his first season with the team, Potvin won the Calder Memorial Trophy for his rookie play, the first Islander to win a major award. In the 1977–78 season, he won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for his defensive play, an award he would win two further times in his career. He served as captain of the team from 1979 to 1987 and led the team to the Stanley Cup championship in four consecutive years from 1980 to 1983. A reliable presence for the Islanders in physicality and his slap shot, he passed Orr for most goals as a defenceman and became the first player in his position to score 300 goals in NHL history, doing so in his final season in 1988. In over 1,000 games as a player, he recorded 310 goals and 742 assists for a total of 1,052 points, with each category being the most for a defenceman in NHL history when he retired. In 1991, alongside his teammate, Mike Bossy, he was among the first Islanders to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was the first Islander to have his jersey retired by the team in February 1992. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. After his playing career ended, he served as a commentator, starting with SportsChannel America from...