Bernard Geoffrion

Date of Birth: Feb 14, 1931
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Montréal, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 77 kg / 170 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Bernard Geoffrion Facts

Player Type: DanglerHeavy Shooter

Geoffrion, 75, died on March 11, 2006, of stomach cancer, in Atlanta, Ga.
Sons: Dan Geoffrion & Robert Geoffrion
Grandsons: Blake Geoffrion, Brice Geoffrion & Sebastien Geoffrion
Father-in-law: Howie Morenz
Son-in-Law: Hartland Monahan

One of the first pioneers of the slapshot, Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion won the Calder Trophy in 1952 with 30 goals and 54 points. Over 16 years in the NHL, Geoffrion won 6 Stanley Cups, 2 Maurice Richards, 2 Art Rosses, and a Hart Trophy. The 11x All-Star retired in 1968 with 393 goals and 822 points in 883 games.

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Bernard Geoffrion Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1945-1946	Mount St-Louis College	CAHS	-	-	-	-	-	-
1946-1947	Montréal Concordia Civics	QJHL-old	26	7	8	15	6	-
1947-1948	Laval Nationale	QJHL-old	29	20	15	35	49	-	Playoffs	11	7	5	12	11	-
1948-1949	Laval Nationale	QJHL-old	42	41	35	76	49	-	Playoffs	9	3	6	9	22	-
1949-1950	Laval Titan	QJHL-old	34	52	34	86	77	-	Playoffs	3	6	0	6	8	-
1949-1950	Montréal Royals	QSHL	1	0	0	0	0	-
1950-1951	Montréal Nationale	QJHL-old	36	54	44	98	80	-
1950-1951	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	18	8	6	14	9	-	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	6	-
1951-1952	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	67	30	24	54	66	-	Playoffs	11	3	1	4	6	-
1952-1953	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	65	22	17	39	37	-	Playoffs	12	6	4	10	12	-
1953-1954	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	54	29	25	54	87	-	Playoffs	11	6	5	11	18	-
1954-1955	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	38	37	75	57	-	Playoffs	12	8	5	13	8	-
1955-1956	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	59	29	33	62	66	-	Playoffs	10	5	9	14	6	-
1956-1957	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	41	19	21	40	18	-	Playoffs	10	11	7	18	2	-
1957-1958	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	42	27	23	50	51	-	Playoffs	10	6	5	11	2	-
1958-1959	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	59	22	44	66	30	-	Playoffs	11	5	8	13	10	-
1959-1960	Montréal Canadiens "A"	NHL	59	30	41	71	36	-	Playoffs	8	2	10	12	4	-
1960-1961	Montréal Canadiens "A"	NHL	64	50	45	95	29	-	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	0	-
1961-1962	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	62	23	36	59	36	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	6	-
1962-1963	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	51	23	18	41	73	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	-
1963-1964	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	55	21	18	39	41	-	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	4	-
1966-1967	New York Rangers	NHL	58	17	25	42	42	-	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	0	-
1967-1968	New York Rangers	NHL	59	5	16	21	11	1	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0	-

Bernard Geoffrion Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1947-1948	Laval Nationale	Memorial Cup	8	3	2	5	11	-

Bernard Geoffrion Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CAHS	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	8	3	2	5	0.63	11	-	0
NHL	16	883	393	429	822	0.93	689	1*	16	132	58	60	118	0.89	88	-
QJHL-old	5	167	174	136	310	1.86	261	-	3	23	16	11	27	1.17	41	-
QSHL	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bernard Geoffrion Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Laval Titan	3	113	116	86	202	1.79	186	-	3	23	16	11	27	1.17	41	-
Montréal Canadiens	14	766	371	388	759	0.99	636	-	14	127	56	59	115	0.91	88	-
Montréal Concordia Civics	1	26	7	8	15	0.58	6	-	0
Montréal Nationale	1	36	54	44	98	2.72	80	-	0
Montréal Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Mount St-Louis College	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
New York Rangers	2	117	22	41	63	0.54	53	1*	2	5	2	1	3	0.60	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bernard Geoffrion Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1951-1952	NHL Most Assists by Rookie (24) NHL Most Goals by Rookie (30) NHL Most Points by Rookie (54) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1952-1953	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1953-1954	NHL Playoffs Most Goals (6)
1954-1955	NHL Most Game Winning Goals (8) NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (38) NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) (75) NHL Second All-Star Team
1955-1956	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1956-1957	NHL Playoffs Most Goals (11) NHL Playoffs Most Points (18) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1957-1958	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal
1958-1959	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1959-1960	NHL Playoffs Most Assists (10) NHL Playoffs Most Points (12) NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1960-1961	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Game Winning Goals (12) NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (50) NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) (95) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist
1963-1964	NHL Most Game Winning Goals (9)
1972-1973	Hockey Hall of Fame

Bernard Geoffrion Biography and Trivia

Number 5 retired by Montréal Canadiens
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Geoffrion's passing on March 11, 2006 came on the very same day that the Montreal Canadiens' scheduled retirement of his #5 jersey at a ceremony at the Bell Centre.