Denis Potvin has heard the "Potvin Sucks" chants for 43 years, but now, the shoe is on the other foot. Well, sock actually. The Islanders' legend is coming out with a line of "Potvin Socks," a custom ...

Only a year after the franchise was born, the Islanders high command was convinced that it had a superstar-in-the-making. His name was Denis Potvin and he was the first overall pick in the 1973 Entry ...

The New York Islanders have not lost a game in almost a month. Since their February 3rd 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Islanders have won five games in a row. The latest? Another 5-4 win, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Bobby Orr's name came up after passing him in the record books, Matthew Schaefer flashed a big grin. “Who's that?” he asked jokingly. Schaefer knows very well who Bobby Orr, Denis ...

Count Denis Potvin as another Islander looking forward to the team’s temporary return to Nassau Coliseum. Before Tuesday night’s Panthers-Islanders game at Barclays Center, the former Islanders ...

There have been 11 defensemen drafted No. 1 overall since the Buffalo Sabres entered the NHL in 1970, and the Blue and Gold will make it 12 when they take Rasmus Dahlin Friday in Dallas.

NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include Moody Blues and Wings co-founder Denny Laine, who was born in 1944; singer and actress Melba Moore, who was born in 1945; “Stakeout” star Richard Dreyfuss, who ...