Jean Potvin
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Jean Potvin (born Ottawa, Ontario, March 25, 1949) is a former player in the National Hockey League.
Potvin played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Cleveland Barons, and Minnesota North Stars from 1971-1981. 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 Famer Denis Potvin, was a teammate of Jean's with the Islanders for a number of years. A cousin Marc Potvin also played in the NHL. He is not related to NHL goaltender Felix Potvin.
Potvin worked on Islander radio broadcasts both late in his playing career and following his retirement, where he was paired mainly with Barry Landers.
Potvin currently works in Manhattan at Oppenheimer.
In December 2006, he was added to Islander home telecasts on FSN New York as an intermission analyst, where he will work mainly with Deb Kaufman.
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