- Jean Potvin
Jean Potvin (born
Ottawa ,Ontario , March 25, 1949) is a former player in theNational Hockey League .Potvin played defenceman for the
Los Angeles Kings ,Philadelphia Flyers ,New York Islanders ,Cleveland Barons andMinnesota North Stars from 1971 to 1981. He finished his NHL career with 63 goals and 224 assists in 613 career games.He also played for the Springfield Kings of the AHL and Oklahoma City Stars of the CHL.
His brother,
Hockey Hall of Fame rDenis Potvin , was a teammate of Jean's with the Islanders for a number of years. A cousinMarc Potvin also played in the NHL. Former NHL goaltenderFélix Potvin is of no relation.Potvin worked on Islander radio broadcasts both late in his playing career and following his retirement, when he was paired mainly with
Barry Landers . Potvin won the Stanley Cup in 1980 withNew York Islanders . In 1981 he played only 18 games for the Islanders. His name was still engraved on the Cup in 1981, even though he did not qualify.He briefly returned to broadcasting during the
2006-07 NHL season , when he was added to Islander home telecasts onFSN New York as an intermission analyst.Potvin currently works in Manhattan at Oppenheimer.
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Notable families in the NHL
*List of NHL players
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* [http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_11.shtml Picture of Jean Potvin's name on the 1980 Stanley Cup plaque]
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