Denis Potvin

Denis Potvin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, born on October 29, 1953, who played all fifteen of his National Hockey League seasons for the New York Islanders. Touted in his youth with the Ottawa 67's as the next Bobby Orr, he was drafted first overall in 1973, won the Calder Memorial Trophy as a rookie and the James Norris Memorial Trophy three times. He captained the Islanders from 1979 to 1987 and led them to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1980 to 1983, and in over 1,000 games he recorded 310 goals and 742 assists, each a record for a defenceman when he retired. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991, was the first Islander to have his jersey retired, and later worked as a broadcaster for the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators.