Denis Potvin
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- Full Name
- Denis Potvin
- Born
- October 29, 1953
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- Age
- 72 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Scorpio
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- Nationality
- 🇨🇦 Canada
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- Profession
- Athlete, Ice Hockey Player
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Biography
Denis Potvin is 72 years old, an athlete, from Canada.
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.
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