Bernie Geoffrion

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CanadaCanada  Bernie Geoffrion Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1972
Bernie Geoffrion
Date of birth February 16, 1931
place of birth Montreal , Quebec , Canada
date of death March 11, 2006
Place of death Atlanta , Georgia , USA
Nickname Boom boom
size 175 cm
Weight 77 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1947-1951 Laval National
1951-1964 Canadiens de Montréal
1966-1968 New York Rangers
CanadaCanada  Bernie Geoffrion
Coaching stations
1964-1966 As de Québec
1968-1969 New York Rangers
1972-1975 Atlanta Flames
1979 Canadiens de Montréal

Bernard Joseph André "Boom Boom" Geoffrion (born February 16, 1931 in Montreal , Québec , † March 11, 2006 in Atlanta , Georgia ) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who worked for the Canadiens de Montréal and New York from 1950 to 1968 Rangers played in the National Hockey League .

Career

Geoffrion's jersey in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Geoffrion was born and raised in Montreal. He began his ice hockey career at Mount St. Louis College and from 1947 played for Lavale Nationale on the right wing. From 1951 he played for Canadiens de Montréal and was nicknamed "Boom Boom" by Charlie Boire, a sports reporter for the Montreal Star . The nickname referred to the loud noise that the characteristic hard shots made when the puck crashed into the gang. In 1952 he was awarded the prize for the best newcomer ( rookie ), the Calder Memorial Trophy . In 1953 he won his first Stanley Cup with Montreal and there were five consecutive titles from 1956 to 1960. In 1964 he left his club and coached the Québec Aces team for two years . He had already ended his career when the New York Rangers were able to persuade him to make a comeback for two years in the 1966/67 season .

When the Atlanta Flames got into the NHL, Bernie Geoffrion was their first coach. During the 1979/80 season he took over the Canadiens until the end of the season. In 1972 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

In 2005, Geoffrion contracted stomach cancer, which he succumbed to on March 11, 2006. On the same day, the Montreal Canadiens blocked his jersey number 5, which is no longer given to any other player.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1946/47 Montreal Concordia Civics LHJQ 26th 7th 8th 15th 6th - - - - -
1947/48 Laval National LHJQ 29 20th 15th 35 49 11 7th 5 12 11
1948 Laval National Memorial Cup 8th 3 2 5 11
1948/49 Laval National LHJQ 42 41 35 76 49 9 3 6th 9 22nd
1949/50 Laval National LHJQ 34 52 34 86 77 3 6th 0 6th 8th
1949/50 Montreal Royals QSHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1950/51 Montreal National QJHL 36 54 44 98 80 - - - - -
1950/51 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 18th 8th 6th 14th 9 11 1 1 2 6th
1951/52 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 67 30th 24 54 66 11 3 1 4th 6th
1952/53 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 65 22nd 17th 39 37 12 6th 4th 10 12
1953/54 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 54 29 25th 54 87 11 6th 5 11 18th
1954/55 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 70 38 37 75 57 12 8th 5 13 8th
1955/56 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 59 29 33 62 66 10 5 9 14th 6th
1956/57 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 41 19th 21st 40 18th 10 11 7th 18th 2
1957/58 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 42 27 23 50 51 10 6th 5 11 2
1958/59 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 59 22nd 44 66 30th 11 5 8th 13 10
1959/60 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 59 30th 41 71 36 8th 2 10 12 4th
1960/61 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 64 50 45 95 29 4th 2 1 3 0
1961/62 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 62 23 36 59 36 5 0 1 1 6th
1962/63 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 51 23 18th 41 73 5 0 1 1 4th
1963/64 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 55 21st 18th 39 41 7th 1 1 2 4th
1964/65 without a contract not played because of coaching
1965/66 without a contract not played because of coaching
1966/67 New York Rangers NHL 58 17th 25th 42 42 4th 2 0 2 0
1967/68 New York Rangers NHL 59 5 16 21st 11 1 0 1 1 0
LHJQ total 167 174 136 310 261 23 16 11 27 41
NHL overall 883 393 429 822 689 132 58 60 118 88

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

Goeffrion married Marlene Morenz, the daughter of ice hockey player Howie Morenz . Their son Dan Geoffrion became a professional ice hockey player like his father and grandfather and played in the NHL in the 1970s. Blake Geoffrion , who played for the Nashville Predators and Canadiens de Montréal in the NHL from 2011 to 2012 on the position of the center, is Bernie Geoffrion's grandson.

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personal data
SURNAME Geoffrion, Bernie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Geoffrion, Bernard; Geoffrion, Boom Boom; Geoffrion, Bernard Joseph André (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 2006
Place of death Atlanta , Georgia