Potvin Socks! Potvin Socks! Yes, they're socks and they feature Denis Potvin

Denis Potvin, right, at the naming ceremony for the top floor of the UBS Arena as the Stan Fischler Press Level on October 26, 2022. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett
The ubiquitous and derisive chant at Madison Square Garden dates to 1979. Potvin Socks, however, debuted at UBS Arena on Wednesday night, fittingly at an Islanders-Rangers game.
Islanders Hall of Fame defenseman Denis Potvin finally is marketing the famous hatred he draws from Rangers fans. The first two designs of the blue, orange and white Potvin Socks — with that play on words displayed prominently — went on sale for the first time on Wednesday at the Isles Lab Team Store at UBS Arena, with Potvin spending an hour meeting fans purchasing the new item. The socks also can be purchased at PotvinSocks.com, with 10% of the profits going to the Islanders Children’s Foundation.
Potvin, always noted for his hard-nosed physical play in addition to his prodigious offensive production, drew the forever enmity of Rangers fans on Feb. 25, 1979. His hard hit on Ulf Nilsson resulted in the slick-skating Swede breaking an ankle when his skate got caught in a rut on the Garden ice.
To this day, Rangers fans scream the Potvin chant at every game, even when the Islanders are not the opponents.
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