Home › Entities › Human › Denis Potvin

Denis Potvin

Canadian ice hockey player
Person Human Q176314

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
October 29, 1953
Place of birth
Hull
Country of citizenship
Canada[4]
Occupation
ice hockey player
Award received
Stanley Cup, Calder Memorial Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Hockey Hall of Fame[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Sibling
Jean Potvin
Citizenship
Canada
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Career plus-minus rating
456.0
Drafted by
New York Islanders[16]
Family name
Potvin[17]
Given name
Denis[18]
Height
183.0
League or competition
National Hockey League (1973–1988)
Mass
93.0
Member of sports team
New York Islanders[12]
Number of matches played/races/starts
1060.0[19]
Penalty minutes in career
1356.0
Position played on team / speciality
defenseman[13]
Shooting handedness
left-handed shot[14]
Sport
ice hockey[15]
Total assists in career
742.0
Show all 27 facts +3
Total goals in career
310.0
Total points in career
1052.0
Total shots in career
3050.0
🏷️ Also known as
en Denis Charles Potvin en Denis Potvin cs Denis Charles Potvin de Denis Charles Potvin fi Denis Charles Potvin ja デニス・ポトヴィン ru Дени Потвен ru Потвен, Дени sv Denis Charles Potvin uk Деніс Потвін
🔖 Identifiers · 14
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Denis Potvin.jpg ↗
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
258
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
denis-potvin
Elite Prospects player ID
21693
Freebase ID
/m/02vxdp
Golden ID (archived)
Denis_Potvin-NWBEY
Hockey-Reference.com player ID
p/potvide01
HockeyDB player ID
4355
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000396191
NHL.com player ID
8450505
NNDB people ID
672/000165177
Prabook ID
1714003
Show all 14 identifiers +2
Quora topic ID
Denis-Potvin
Trading Card Database name ID
16187

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Stanley Cup, Calder Memorial Trophy, Hockey Hall of Fame, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Drafted by 1
New York Islanders
Given name 1
Denis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of sports team 1
New York Islanders
Occupation 1
ice hockey player
Place of birth 1
Hull
Position played on team / speciality 1
defenseman
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Jean Potvin
Siblings 1
Jean Potvin
Sport 1
ice hockey
← Significant person 1
1973 NHL amateur draft
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Denis Potvin's place of birth was Hull[1]. He was born on October 29, 1953[2]. He worked as an ice hockey player[3].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Stanley Cup[5], a sports competition[21], in Canada[22], founded in 1893[23]; Calder Memorial Trophy[6], a sports award[24], in Canada[25], founded in 1937[26]; James Norris Memorial Trophy[7], a sports award[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1954[29]; Canada's Sports Hall of Fame[10], a sports hall of fame[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1955[32]; and Hockey Hall of Fame[33], an ice hockey hall of fame[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1943[36].

FAQs

Where was Denis Potvin born?

Denis Potvin's place of birth was Hull[1].

What did Denis Potvin do for work?

Denis Potvin worked as ice hockey player[3].

What awards did Denis Potvin receive?

Honors received include Stanley Cup[5], Calder Memorial Trophy[6], James Norris Memorial Trophy[7], and James Norris Memorial Trophy[8].

Related Entities

Canada

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . NHL.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . NHL.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Denis Potvin. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/denis-potvin
MLA “Denis Potvin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/denis-potvin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_denis-potvin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Denis Potvin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/denis-potvin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Denis Potvin — https://4ort.xyz/entity/denis-potvin (retrieved 2026-11-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/denis-potvin · Last refreshed: