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Canada Bernard Geoffrion

a.k.a. "Bernie Geoffrion"

#5 New York Rangers / NHL - 67/68

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Bernard Geoffrion Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 14, 1931
Position
RW
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Montréal, QC, CAN
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
2-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 2
2-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 2
1-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
6-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 6

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 +/-
1945-46 Mount St-Louis College CAHS -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1946-47 Montréal Concordia Civics QJHL-old 26* 7* 8* 15* 6* -* |
1947-48 Laval Titan QJHL-old 29* 20* 15* 35* 49* -* | Playoffs 11 7 5 12 11 -
1948-49 Laval Titan QJHL-old 42* 41* 35* 76* 49* -* | Playoffs 9 3 6 9 22 -
1949-50 Laval Titan QJHL-old 34* 52* 34* 86* 77* -* | Playoffs 3 6 0 6 8 -
Montréal Royals QSHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1950-51 Montréal Nationale QJHL-old 36* 54* 44* 98* 80* -* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 18* 8* 6* 14* 9* -* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 6 -
1951-52 Montréal Canadiens NHL 67* 30* 24* 54* 66* -* | Playoffs 11 3 1 4 6 -
1952-53 Montréal Canadiens NHL 65* 22* 17* 39* 37* -* | Playoffs 12 6 4 10 12 -
1953-54 Montréal Canadiens NHL 54* 29* 25* 54* 87* -* | Playoffs 11 6 5 11 18 -
1954-55 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 38* 37* 75* 57* -* | Playoffs 12 8 5 13 8 -
1955-56 Montréal Canadiens NHL 59* 29* 33* 62* 66* -* | Playoffs 10 5 9 14 6 -
1956-57 Montréal Canadiens NHL 41* 19* 21* 40* 18* -* | Playoffs 10 11 7 18 2 -
1957-58 Montréal Canadiens NHL 42* 27* 23* 50* 51* -* | Playoffs 10 6 5 11 2 -
1958-59 Montréal Canadiens NHL 59* 22* 44* 66* 30* -* | Playoffs 11 5 8 13 10 -
1959-60 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 59* 30* 41* 71* 36* -* | Playoffs 8 2 10 12 4 -
1960-61 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 64* 50* 45* 95* 29* -* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -
1961-62 Montréal Canadiens NHL 62* 23* 36* 59* 36* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -
1962-63 Montréal Canadiens NHL 51* 23* 18* 41* 73* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -
1963-64 Montréal Canadiens NHL 55* 21* 18* 39* 41* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -
1966-67 New York Rangers NHL 58* 17* 25* 42* 42* -* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 0 -
1967-68 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 +/-
1947-48 Laval Titan Memorial Cup 8* 3* 2* 5* 11* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1964-65 Québec Aces AHL Head Coach
1965-66 Québec Aces AHL Head Coach
1968-69 New York Rangers NHL Head Coach Replaced by Emile Francis midseason
1972-73 Atlanta Flames NHL Head Coach
1973-74 Atlanta Flames NHL Head Coach
1974-75 Atlanta Flames NHL Head Coach Replaced by Fred Creighton midseason
1979-80 Montréal Canadiens NHL Head Coach Replaced by Claude Ruel midseason
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Bernard Geoffrion Career Totals

Team Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 * - *
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Bernard Geoffrion Connections

Player Period Teams
Tom Johnson (D) 1950-1963 13 Montréal Canadiens
Jean Béliveau (F) 1950-1964 13 Montréal Canadiens
Jacques Plante (G) 1949-1963 12 Montréal Canadiens, Montréal Royals
Dickie Moore (F) 1951-1963 12 Montréal Canadiens

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.

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