What is Bernie Geoffrion?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Bernard Geoffrion Chex.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]] | played_for = [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br> [[New York Rangers]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 166 | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|2|16}} | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|3|11|1931|2|14}} | death_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. | career_start = 1950 | career_end = 1968 | halloffame = 1972 }} '''Joseph Bernard André Geoffrion''' (February 14, 1931 – March 11, 2006) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] player and coach. His [[nickname]] was '''Boom Boom'''. Geoffrion was considered an innovator of the [[slapshot]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/03/11/cancer_geoffrion060711.html | work=CBC News | title=Bernie Geoffrion dead at 75 | date=March 11, 2006}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1972. He played for the [[Montreal Canadiens]] and [[New York Rangers]] in the [[National Hockey League]]. In 2017 Geoffrion was named one of the '[[100 Greatest NHL Players]]' in history.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest NHL Players|url=https://www.nhl.com/fans/nhl-centennial/100-greatest-nhl-players|website=NHL.com|access-date=January 1, 2017|date=January 1, 2017}}</ref> ==Awards== *[[Calder Memorial Trophy]] - 1952 *[[NHL All-Star Game]] - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 *[[NHL Second All-Star Team]] - 1955, 1960 *[[Art Ross Trophy]] - 1955, 1961 *[[Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup champion]] - 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 *[[Hart Memorial Trophy]] - 1961 *[[NHL First All-Star Team]] - 1961 *His number '''5''' was retired by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] on March 11, 2006 *In 1998, he was ranked number 42 on ''[[The Hockey News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players * In 2017, Geoffrion was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAU