Geoff Courtnall

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CanadaCanada  Geoff Courtnall Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 18, 1962
place of birth Duncan , British Columbia , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 88 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1980-1981 Cowichan Valley Capitals
1981-1983 Victoria Cougars
1983-1988 Boston Bruins
1988 Edmonton Oilers
1988-1990 Washington Capitals
1990-1991 St. Louis Blues
1991-1995 Vancouver Canucks
1995-2000 St. Louis Blues

Geoff Lawton Courtnall (born August 18, 1962 in Duncan , British Columbia ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and coach who played 1205 games for the Boston Bruins , Edmonton Oilers , Washington Capitals , St Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks played in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . Courtnall celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Edmonton Oilers when he won the Stanley Cup in 1988 . His brother Russ was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

The 1.83 m tall winger was signed on July 6, 1983 as a free agent by the Boston Bruins , for whom he played from the 1983/84 season to 1988. After his engagement in Boston he was transferred to the Edmonton Oilers together with Bill Ranford in an exchange deal for the goalkeeper Andy Moog , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in the 1987/88 season. Four months later, Courtnall moved to the Washington Capitals , which he left after two years for the St. Louis Blues. At the beginning of his career, the left-shot was on the ice for both the NHL franchises and farm teams in the American Hockey League , it seemed as if Courtnall would never make it into the NHL due to his many injuries.

After just one season in St. Louis, the striker moved to Vancouver in an exchange deal involving six players . With the Vancouver Canucks Courtnall was again in the finals for the Stanley Cup in the 1993/94 season , but the New York Rangers around Mark Messier were too strong an opponent. After two years he returned to St. Louis, where he ended his career after the 1999/2000 season. With 70 assists in NHL playoff games, Geoff Courtnall is one of the top ten players on the left winger position in the all-time leaderboard in this category.

Between 2007 and 2009 Courtnall coached the Victoria Grizzlies from the British Columbia Hockey League .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1980/81 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCJHL 44 20th 56 76 56 - - - - -
1980/81 Victoria Cougars WHL 11 3 5 8th 6th 15th 2 1 3 7th
1981 Victoria Cougars Memorial Cup 4th 0 0 0 0
1981/82 Victoria Cougars WHL 72 35 57 92 100 4th 1 0 1 2
1982/83 Victoria Cougars WHL 71 41 73 114 186 12 6th 7th 13 42
1983/84 Hershey Bears AHL 74 14th 12 26th 51 - - - - -
1983/84 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1984/85 Hershey Bears AHL 9 8th 4th 12 4th - - - - -
1984/85 Boston Bruins NHL 64 12 16 28 82 5 0 2 2 7th
1985/86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 12 8th 8th 16 6th - - - - -
1985/86 Boston Bruins NHL 64 21st 16 37 61 3 0 0 0 2
1986/87 Boston Bruins NHL 65 13 23 36 117 1 0 0 0 0
1987/88 Boston Bruins NHL 62 32 26th 58 108 - - - - -
1987/88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 12 4th 4th 8th 15th 19th 0 3 3 23
1988/89 Washington Capitals NHL 79 42 38 80 112 6th 2 5 7th 12
1989/90 Washington Capitals NHL 80 35 39 74 104 15th 4th 9 13 32
1990/91 St. Louis Blues NHL 66 27 30th 57 56 - - - - -
1990/91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11 6th 2 8th 8th 6th 3 5 8th 4th
1991/92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 70 23 34 57 116 12 6th 8th 14th 20th
1992/93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 84 31 46 77 167 12 4th 10 14th 12
1993/94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 26th 44 70 123 24 9 10 19th 51
1994/95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 45 16 18th 34 81 11 4th 2 6th 34
1995/96 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 24 16 40 101 13 0 3 3 14th
1996/97 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 17th 40 57 86 6th 3 1 4th 23
1997/98 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 31 31 62 94 10 2 8th 10 18th
1998/99 St. Louis Blues NHL 24 5 7th 12 28 13 2 4th 6th 10
1999/00 St. Louis Blues NHL 6th 2 2 4th 6th - - - - -
WHL overall 154 79 135 214 292 31 9 8th 17th 51
AHL total 95 30th 24 54 61 - - - - -
NHL overall 1049 367 432 799 1465 156 39 70 109 262

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 10 5 1 6th 16
Men overall 10 5 1 6th 16

( 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 )

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personal data
SURNAME Courtnall, Geoff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Courtnall, Geoff Lawton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Duncan , British Columbia