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Bernard Joseph Andre "Boom Boom" Geoffrion (born
February 14, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former
professional ice hockey player and coach.  He was
inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972
following a 16-year career with the Montreal
Canadiens and New York Rangers of the National
Hockey League.

He started playing in the NHL in 1951 for the
Montreal Canadiens. He received many awards, among
them
*1952: Calder Trophy as the league's outstanding
rookie
*1955: Hart Trophy as the most valuable player
*1955 and 1961: Art Ross Trophy as the league's
leading scorer

Geoffrion earned the nickname "Boom Boom" for his
thundering slapshot.  He was the second player in
NHL history to score 50 goals in one season, the
first being teammate Rocket Richard.  He played
right wing on Montreal's front line with
superstars Richard and Jean Beliveau, helping the
Canadiens to six Stanley Cup championships.

His career statistics total 393 goals, 429
assists, and 689 penalty minutes in 883 games.

In a testament to the rough-and-tumble style of
play of that era, Geoffrion broke his nose six
times, and received over 400 stitches.  In 1958, a
training accident severely injured him and his
life was saved by emergency surgery. Despite
advice from his doctors to stop playing for a
season, Geoffrion was on the ice six weeks later
to take part in the Stanley Cup finals.

Geoffrion first retired in 1964, but returned two
seasons later to play for the New York Rangers. In
1968 he finally retired as a player and became
coach of the Rangers, a position he kept for less
than a season due to stomach problems.  In 1972 he
became the first coach of the Atlanta Flames, and
held the position for two and a half seasons,
leading them to their first playoff appearance in
1974.  He realized a longtime dream of coaching
his beloved Montreal Canadiens in 1979, but his
recurring stomach ailment forced him to step down
mid-season.

In the 70's and into the 80's Geoffrion appeared
in several television commercials for Miller Light
beer, part of their stable of retired
atheletes-turned-spokesmen which also included
Billy Martin and Bob Uecker.  His son Dan
Geoffrion (born January 24, 1958) played three
seasons of professional hockey, for the Quebec
Nordiques of the World Hockey Association in
1978-79, Montreal Canadiens in 1979-80 (with his
father as coach), and Winnipeg Jets in 1980-81. 
His grandson Blake Geoffrion (born February 3,
1988) attends and plays hockey for the University
of Wisconsin, and appears poised to be the third
generation of Geoffrions in the NHL.

==Career statistics==


Regular
Season
Playoffs



Season
Team
Gm
G
A
Pts.
PM
1950-51
Montreal Canadiens|MON NHL
18
8
6
14
9
1951-52
MON NHL
67
30
24
54
66
1952-53
MON NHL
65
22
17
39
37
1953-54
MON NHL
54
29
25
54
87
1954-55
MON NHL
70
38
37
75
57
1955-56
MON NHL
59
29
33
62
66
1956-57
MON NHL
41
19
21
40
18
1957-58
MON NHL
42
27
23
50
51
1958-59
MON NHL
59
22
44
66
30
1959-60
MON NHL
59
30
41
71
36
1960-61
MON NHL
64
50
45
95
29
1961-62
MON NHL
62
23
36
59
36
1962-63
MON NHL
51
23
18
41
73
1963-64
MON NHL
55
21
18
39
41
1964-65
Retired


1965-66
Retired


1966-67
New York Rangers|NY NHL
58
17
25
42
42
1967-68
NY NHL
59
5
16
21
11
Totals
883
393
429
822
689




Season
Team
Gm
G
A
Pts.
PM
1950-51
MON NHL
11
1
1
2
6
1951-52
MON NHL
11
3
1
4
6
1952-53
MON NHL
12
6
4
10
12
1953-54
MON NHL
11
6
5
11
18
1954-55
MON NHL
12
8
5
13
8
1955-56
MON NHL
10
5
9
14
6
1956-57
MON NHL
10
11
7
18
2
1957-58
MON NHL
10
6
5
11
2
1958-59
MON NHL
11
5
8
13
10
1959-60
MON NHL
8
2
10
12
4
1960-61
MON NHL
4
2
1
3
0
1961-62
MON NHL
5
0
1
1
6
1962-63
MON NHL
5
0
1
1
4
1963-64
MON NHL
7
1
1
2
4
1964-65
Retired


1965-66
Retired


1966-67
NY NHL
4
2
0
2
0
1967-68
NY NHL
1
0
1
1
0
Totals
132
58
60
118
88




GM=Games, G=Goals, A=Assists, Pts=Points,
PM=Penalty Minutes



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Head Coaches of the Montreal Canadiens | years =
1979 | after = Claude Ruel 
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==See also==
*Retired NHL Players
*Current NHL Players