Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Mourns Passing of Marc Potvin
January 13, 2006 | Ice Hockey
Jan. 13, 2006
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - The Bowling Green State University Department of Athletics and the Bowling Green community mourn the passing of former BGSU hockey student-athlete Marc Potvin. Potvin, a former NHLer and the head coach of the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League, was found dead Friday in a hotel room hours before his team was to play the Kalamazoo Wings. He was 38.
 Potvin during his playing days at BGSU.  |
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Potvin's body was discovered around 10:30 a.m. local time. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"We are deeply saddened by this loss today," Richard Brosal, President and CEO of the UHL, said in a statement. "Marc was not only a respected coach in this league, but also a great friend to us all. The United Hockey League family sends our thoughts and prayers to the Potvin family, the Adirondack Frostbite organization and players."
Friday's game between the Frostbite and the K-Wings was postponed.
 Potvin (right) and Nelson Emerson during a BGSU home game in the late 1980s |
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He was in his second full season as head coach of the Frostbite, a team based in Glens Falls, N.Y. He took over midway through the 2003-04 season, according to his biography on the team's website.
He played at BGSU from 1986 to '90.
Potvin lived in Glens Falls and in North Canton, Ohio, with his wife, Maria, and their two children.
BGSU Head Coach Scott Paluch's thoughts on former teammate Marc Potvin:
"We offer our condolences to the Potvin family. He was a tremendous teammate. I had the good fortune to play beside him for two years. The things that made him important here, is what allowed him to be successful in the National Hockey League, as well as his coaching career. He was a team-first guy that brought that to his everyday life. He was an upbeat, positive guy. This is a very sad day for the Falcon family."
