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Jean Potvin

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: March 25, 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1970-71 21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 1 3 4 1.00 1 0.37 8 1 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 1.25 20.0
1971-72 22 2 Teams NHL 68 5 15 20 0.29 7 0.11 47 19 80 7 -45 41 3 2 0 2 78 1.15 6.4
1971-72 22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 39 2 3 5 0.13 2 0.05 25 3 67 6 -39 35 2 0 0 1 55 1.41 3.6
1971-72 22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 3 12 15 0.52 5 0.18 22 16 13 1 -6 6 1 2 0 1 23 0.79 13.0
1972-73 23 2 Teams NHL 45 3 12 15 0.33 5 0.12 40 14 39 9 -4 22 2 1 0 1 45 1.00 6.7
1972-73 23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 35 3 9 12 0.34 4 0.12 25 12 17 3 -1 10 2 1 0 1 27 0.77 11.1
1972-73 23 New York Islanders NHL 10 0 3 3 0.30 1 0.09 15 2 22 6 -3 12 0 0 0 0 18 1.80 0.0
1973-74 24 New York Islanders NHL 78 5 23 28 0.36 10 0.12 85 28 99 16 -26 100 3 2 0 0 114 1.46 4.4
1974-75 25 New York Islanders NHL 73 9 24 33 0.45 12 0.16 85 39 56 7 -3 59 2 6 1 4 115 1.58 7.8
1975-76 26 New York Islanders NHL 78 17 55 72 0.92 25 0.32 139 82 48 7 16 74 7 9 1 2 167 2.14 10.2
1976-77 27 New York Islanders NHL 79 10 36 46 0.58 16 0.20 86 37 38 3 14 26 8 1 1 0 124 1.57 8.1
1977-78 28 2 Teams NHL 74 4 24 28 0.38 9 0.12 91 7 103 26 7 38 4 0 0 1 121 1.64 3.3
1977-78 28 New York Islanders NHL 34 1 10 11 0.32 3 0.10 33 1 27 6 11 8 1 0 0 0 36 1.06 2.8
1977-78 28 Cleveland Barons NHL 40 3 14 17 0.43 6 0.14 58 6 76 20 -4 30 3 0 0 1 85 2.13 3.5
1978-79 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 64 5 16 21 0.33 7 0.12 67 11 73 7 -10 65 1 2 2 1 89 1.39 5.6
1979-80 30 New York Islanders NHL 32 2 13 15 0.47 5 0.15 36 10 49 11 -12 26 0 2 0 0 49 1.53 4.1
1980-81 31 New York Islanders NHL 18 2 3 5 0.28 2 0.11 14 3 17 2 -4 25 0 2 0 1 16 0.89 12.5
Career NHL 613 63 224 287 0.47 99 0.16 698 251 605 96 -62 478 31 27 5 12 923 1.51 6.8

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 25 New York Islanders NHL 15 2 4 6 0.40 9 2 0 0 0
1975-76 26 New York Islanders NHL 13 0 1 1 0.08 2 0 0 0 0
1976-77 27 New York Islanders NHL 11 0 4 4 0.36 6 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 39 2 9 11 0.28 17 2 0 0 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1966-67 17 Hull Volants QJHL 45 22 27 49 1.09 115
1967-68 18 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 54 18 17 35 0.65 138
1968-69 19 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 54 17 23 40 0.74 116
1969-70 20 Springfield Kings AHL 61 3 5 8 0.13 42
1970-71 21 Springfield Kings AHL 60 9 23 32 0.53 94
1978-79 29 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 9 3 7 10 1.11 10
Career AHL 121 12 28 40 0.33 136
Career CHL 9 3 7 10 1.11 10
Career OHA-Jr. 108 35 40 75 0.69 254
Career QJHL 45 22 27 49 1.09 115

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1968-69 19 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 7 1 7 8 1.14 20
1969-70 20 Springfield Kings AHL 14 0 2 2 0.14 24
1970-71 21 Springfield Kings AHL 12 2 10 12 1.00 17
Career AHL 26 2 12 14 0.54 41
Career OHA-Jr. 7 1 7 8 1.14 20

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1973-74 NHL 78 (1)

Power Play Goals For

1975-76 NHL 82 (2)

Short-Handed Goals

1978-79 NHL 2 (9)

Transactions

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November 15, 1969: Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles (Springfield-AHL), November 15, 1969.

January 28, 1972: Traded to Philadelphia by Los Angeles with Eddie Joyal, Bill Flett and Ross Lonsberry for Bill Lesuk, Jim Johnson and Serge Bernier, January 28, 1972.

May 18, 1973: Traded to NY Islanders by Philadelphia with future considerations (Glen Irwin, May 18, 1973) for Terry Crisp, March 5, 1973.

January 10, 1978: Traded to Cleveland by NY Islanders with Jean-Paul Parise for Wayne Merrick, Darcy Regier and Cleveland's 4th round choice (draft choice cancelled by the Cleveland-Minnesota merger) in the 1978 Amateur Draft, January 10, 1978.

June 15, 1978: Placed on Minnesota Reserve List after Cleveland-Minnesota Dispersal Draft, June 15, 1978.

June 10, 1979: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, June 10, 1979.