Denis Potvin
Denis Charles Potvin "Bear"
Born: October 29, 1953
Hull, QC Canada
Position: D
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1973-1987
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.
Minor league statistics
Denis Potvin scored 310 goals and recorded 742 assists in his 1060-game career with the New York Islanders. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the ice during the 1987 campaign. Potvin was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | NHL | New York Islanders | 77 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 175 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 209 | 8.1 |
| 1974-75 | NHL | New York Islanders | 79 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 105 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 10.0 |
| 1975-76 | NHL | New York Islanders | 78 | 31 | 67 | 98 | 100 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 256 | 12.1 |
| 1976-77 | NHL | New York Islanders | 80 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 103 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 241 | 10.4 |
| 1977-78 | NHL | New York Islanders | 80 | 30 | 64 | 94 | 81 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 288 | 10.4 |
| 1978-79 | NHL | New York Islanders | 73 | 31 | 70 | 101 | 58 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 13.1 |
| 1979-80 | NHL | New York Islanders | 31 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 8.2 |
| 1980-81 | NHL | New York Islanders | 74 | 20 | 56 | 76 | 104 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 206 | 9.7 |
| 1981-82 | NHL | New York Islanders | 60 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 83 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 14.2 |
| 1982-83 | NHL | New York Islanders | 69 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 60 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 6.3 |
| 1983-84 | NHL | New York Islanders | 78 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 87 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 8.9 |
| 1984-85 | NHL | New York Islanders | 77 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 96 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 8.6 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | New York Islanders | 74 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 78 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 12.5 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | New York Islanders | 58 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 70 | -6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 8.2 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | New York Islanders | 72 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 112 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 10.1 |
| Totals | 1060 | 310 | 742 | 1052 | 1356 | 460 | 127 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 3053 | 10.2 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | NHL | New York Islanders | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975-76 | NHL | New York Islanders | 13 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1976-77 | NHL | New York Islanders | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977-78 | NHL | New York Islanders | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978-79 | NHL | New York Islanders | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979-80 | NHL | New York Islanders | 21 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1980-81 | NHL | New York Islanders | 18 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1981-82 | NHL | New York Islanders | 19 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982-83 | NHL | New York Islanders | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1983-84 | NHL | New York Islanders | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 |
| 1984-85 | NHL | New York Islanders | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13.6 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | New York Islanders | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | New York Islanders | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | New York Islanders | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Totals | 185 | 56 | 108 | 164 | 253 | -17 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 119 | 47.1 |
Awards
1973 - NHL Calder
1974 - NHL First Team All-Star
1975 - NHL Norris
1975 - NHL First Team All-Star
1976 - NHL Second Team All-Star
1977 - NHL Norris
1977 - NHL First Team All-Star
1978 - NHL Norris
1978 - NHL First Team All-Star
1980 - NHL First Team All-Star
1983 - NHL Second Team All-Star
