By the end of Potvin's freshman season -- no, surprise, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie-of-the-year -- Denis and The Maven had bonded. "I like talking to you," he once offhandedly said ...

When he was 14, the 67's, a new junior franchise that had already signed up Jean Potvin, reached out to Denis. "Putting on a jacket and tie, Denis went to meet with Bill Long, the coach of the 67's.

Jean made it to major Junior hockey first with the Ottawa 67s and Denis followed in big brother's skate steps. It seemed almost inevitable that, at some time, they would be paired together on an ...

Potvin: "Time and again I felt the urge to be more flamboyant, to play that Bobby Orr role. But I knew deep down that that was not what I really wanted -- or what was good for Denis Potvin.

May 15, 1973 - The New York Islanders drafted a franchise cornerstone and future Hall of Famer when they selected Denis Potvin first overall in 1973. Potvin's resume is second-to-none: captain of ...

The Nassaumen won the game, 3-2, and Potvin's name was headlined in all the New York papers. The Daily News subhead went like this: SPEAKING OF MIRACLES, ISLES 3, RANGERS 2.

Pierre Turgeon, a center who played four years for the Islanders from 1991-95 as part of his 19-year career, will be joining Potvin in the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 13.

Potvin, 72, was a member of the Islanders from 1972-73 through 1977-78 and rejoined the club for the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons.