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Jean Potvin was born on 25 March, 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian ice hockey player (1949–2022). Discover Jean Potvin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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72 years old |
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25 March 1949 |
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25 March |
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Date of death |
15 March, 2022 |
Died Place |
Weston, Florida, U.S. |
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Canada
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Jean Potvin Height, Weight & Measurements
At 72 years old, Jean Potvin height is 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb).
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5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
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188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Jean Potvin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jean Potvin worth at the age of 72 years old? Jean Potvin’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Canada. We have estimated Jean Potvin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Jean René Potvin (March 25, 1949 – March 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Potvin was born in Ottawa on March 25, 1949.
His father, Armand, worked as a civil servant; his mother, Lucille (St-Louis), was a housewife and a caterer.
He began his junior career in 1967–68 with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey Association, alongside his brother Denis.
Potvin began his professional hockey career in December 1969 with the Springfield Kings in the American Hockey League (AHL).
He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Cleveland Barons, and Minnesota North Stars from 1970 to 1981.
The next season in 1970–71, he led all defencemen on the team in scoring as he played on the Springfield Kings' Calder Cup-winning team with teammates Butch Goring and Billy Smith.
During that playoff season, Potvin scored two goals and had 10 assists for 12 points in 12 games.
Potvin, who played for the Los Angeles Kings at the time, fought Ernie Hicke of the California Golden Seals on December 25, 1971.
Both players were charged with 5 penalty minutes.
During his 11-year career, Potvin scored 63 goals and had 224 assists in 613 career NHL games.
He led the league in games played with 78 in 1973–74.
Two seasons later, he was the second-highest-scoring defenceman in the NHL with 72 points (17 goals and 55 assists).
The only other defenceman to have more points that season was his brother Denis, with 98 points (31 goals and 67 assists).
Potvin and Hicke were later teammates on the Islanders from 1973 to 1975.
Potvin worked on Islander radio broadcasts both late in his playing career and following his retirement, when he was paired mainly with Barry Landers.
On January 22, 1976, in a game against the Detroit Red Wings at Nassau Coliseum, Potvin scored three goals and also added an assist, while his brother Denis had two goals and two assists of his own.
Two of Jean's goals came on the power play, with his final two goals coming 45 seconds apart.
Potvin's hat trick is the only one by an Islanders defenceman not had by Denis.
Potvin was involved in the last Christmas Day fight in NHL history.
A decade later, Goring, Smith, and Potvin would play together again on the first two New York Islanders' Stanley Cup-winning teams, in 1980 and 1981.
Potvin won the Stanley Cup in 1980 with the Islanders in spite of spending the entire playoff run in the announcer's booth serving as color commentator with radio play-by-play man Bob Lawrence.
In 1981 he played only 18 games for the Islanders.
His name was still engraved on the Cup in 1981, even though he did not qualify.
Again, he spent the playoffs serving as color commentator with Landers.
When his playing career ended after the 1981 season, Potvin worked as the radio color commentator for the New York Islanders' broadcasts for the next eight years.
Potvin was married to Lorraine until his death.
Together, they had three children: Kim, Leslie, and Justin.
Potvin was recruited by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as an institutional salesman in 1990.
Over the course of the next 23 years, he worked for quality institutional firms including First Albany, Oppenheimer & Company, and Morgan Keegan & Company.
Actively involved with different charities over the years, Potvin was also on the board of directors of the Boy Scouts of America in Nassau County for over a decade.
In January 2014, Potvin accepted a position with Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, becoming the senior vice president for giving.
Potvin died on March 15, 2022, at a hospital in Weston, Florida.