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Canada Geoff Sanderson
#8 Edmonton Oilers / NHL - 07/08
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 01, 1972
Position
LW
Age
52
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Hay River, NT, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 2 #36 overall by Hartford Whalers
Agency
PREMIUM

Sons: Benjamin Sanderson, Jake Sanderson, Sawyer Sanderson
Uncle: Murray Brookbank
Brother: Guy Sanderson
Cousins: Sheldon Brookbank & Wade Brookbank

Geoff Sanderson was selected 36th overall in 1990 after scoring 94 points with the Swift Current Broncos and winning a Memorial Cup the year prior. He played his first full NHL season in 1993 and set career highs with 46 goals and 89 points. He later won gold at the World Championship in 1994 and 97. The 2x All-Star retired in 2008 with 355 goals and 700 points.

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Geoff Sanderson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 St. Albert Raiders U18 AAA AMHL 45* 65* 55* 120* 175* -* |
1988-89 Swift Current Broncos WHL 58* 17* 11* 28* 16* -* | Playoffs 12 3 5 8 6 -
1989-90 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70* 32* 62* 94* 56* -* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 8 -
1990-91 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70* 62* 50* 112* 57* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 4 -
Springfield Indians AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
Hartford Whalers NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
1991-92 Hartford Whalers NHL 64* 13* 18* 31* 18* 5* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -1
1992-93 Hartford Whalers NHL 82* 46* 43* 89* 28* -21* |
Canada WC 8* 3* 3* 6* 2* 4* |
1993-94 Hartford Whalers NHL 82* 41* 26* 67* 42* -13* |
Canada WC 8* 4* 2* 6* 8* 6* |
1994-95 HPK SM-liiga 12* 6* 4* 10* 24* -4* |
Hartford Whalers NHL 46* 18* 14* 32* 24* -10* |
1995-96 Hartford Whalers NHL 81* 34* 31* 65* 40* 0* |
1996-97 Hartford Whalers NHL 82* 36* 31* 67* 29* -9* |
Canada WC 11* 3* 2* 5* 2* 2* |
1997-98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40* 7* 10* 17* 14* -4* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 9* 0* 3* 3* 4* -1* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 26* 4* 5* 9* 20* 6* | Playoffs 14 3 1 4 4 0
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 12* 18* 30* 22* 8* | Playoffs 19 4 6 10 14 5
1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67* 13* 13* 26* 22* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 8 0
2000-01 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 68* 30* 26* 56* 46* 4* |
2001-02 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 42* 11* 5* 16* 12* -15* |
2002-03 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 82* 34* 33* 67* 34* -4* |
2003-04 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 67* 13* 16* 29* 34* -9* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 13* 3* 4* 7* 4* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -1
2004-05 Genève-Servette HC NLA 9* 4* 1* 5* 29* -* |
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 75* 25* 21* 46* 58* -14* |
2006-07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58* 11* 18* 29* 44* -16* |
2007-08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 41* 3* 10* 13* 16* -7* |

Geoff Sanderson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Swift Current Broncos Memorial Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Geoff Sanderson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 45* 65* 55* 120* 2.67* 175* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 12* 6* 4* 10* 0.83* 24* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 104* 355* 345* 700* 0.63* 511* -100* | 6 55 9 * 10 * 19 * 0.35 * 32 * 3 *
NLA (NL) 1 9* 4* 1* 5* 0.56* 29* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 27* 10* 7* 17* 0.63* 12* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 3 198* 111* 123* 234* 1.18* 129* -* | 3 19 5 * 11 * 16 * 0.84 * 18 * - *

Geoff Sanderson Career Highlights

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Drafted 2000, 1 #23 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL Expansion Draft

Cult/Star player for Columbus Blue Jackets

Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers

Cult/Star player for HPK