Marc Potvin
Marc Potvin | ||||||
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Born |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | January 29, 1967|||||
Died |
January 13, 2006 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 38)|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | |||||
Position | Right wing | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft | 169th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1990–1998 |
Marc Potvin (January 29, 1967 – January 13, 2006) was a Canadian professional
coach in the minor leagues, until his suicide in 2006. He was the cousin of Denis Potvin and Jean Potvin
.
Playing career
Born in
1986 NHL Entry Draft. During his career, he played for four different NHL teams: the Red Wings (1990–91 to 1991–92), Los Angeles Kings (1992–93 to 1993–94), Hartford Whalers (1993–94), and Boston Bruins (1994–95 to 1995–96
). In 121 NHL games, he scored 3 goals and had 5 assists for 8 points. He also amassed 456 penalty minutes. In 13 NHL playoff games, he scored no goals, had one assist and 50 penalty minutes.
Coaching career
For the 1998–99 season, Potvin was the assistant coach for the
Adirondack IceHawks in the UHL. He would continue coaching the team (renamed the Adirondack Frostbite) in Glens Falls, New York
.
Death
On January 13, 2006, Potvin was found dead in his hotel room in Kalamazoo, Michigan, hours before the Frostbite were to play the Kalamazoo Wings. On February 10, Kalamazoo police announced that his death had been ruled a suicide. It was discovered that he had hung himself in his hotel bathroom.[1][2] He had a wife, a son, and a daughter.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1984–85 | Elmira Sugar Kings | MWJHL | 37 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Stratford Cullitons
|
MWJHL | 39 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 43 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 45 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 46 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 40 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 63 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 365 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 51 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 314 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 57 | ||
1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 51 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 21 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | ||
1995–96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
1995–96 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 48 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 71 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 222 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
1997–98 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 81 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
AHL totals | 296 | 62 | 80 | 142 | 1221 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 117 | ||||
NHL totals | 121 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 456 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 13 |
References
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/02/10/sports/s080857S98.DTL [dead link]
- ^ "WWMT - Digital Channel 3". Archived from the original on 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-02-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database