Geoff Courtnall

Geoffrey Lawton Courtnall (born August 18, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 to 2000. He was the head coach of the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL as well as the University of Victoria Vikes of the BCIHL.

Geoff Courtnall
Born (1962-08-18) August 18, 1962
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19832000

Playing career

Geoff Courtnall was signed by the Boston Bruins of the NHL as an undrafted free agent on July 6, 1983. He played for the Bruins from the 1983–84 season to March 8, 1988, when he was traded, along with Bill Ranford to the Edmonton Oilers for Andy Moog. While in Edmonton, he helped the Oilers win the Stanley Cup in 1988, after facing his old team Bruins in the finals. About four months later, the Oilers traded Courtnall to the Washington Capitals for Greg Adams. After two seasons in Washington, according to the biography on his 1990 Pro-Set Hockey card, Courtnall requested a trade. Courtnall was traded during the off-season to the St. Louis Blues for Mike Lalor and Peter Zezel.

Courtnall's first nine seasons were spent on five NHL and two AHL clubs, the Hershey Bears and Moncton Golden Flames.

After less than a season in St. Louis and at the trade deadline, Courtnall, along with Robert Dirk, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning, and future considerations, was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Garth Butcher and Dan Quinn. This trade marked a major turning point for the Canucks as these players were among the core that would lead the Canucks on their run to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Courtnall then played one more season in Vancouver after the Cup run of 1994 and went back to the St. Louis for the start of the 1995–96 season. Courtnall, in his second tenure with the Blues, scored almost 80 goals over five seasons, but only played 30 games over his final two seasons as the result of several concussions, but reached the 1,000 game mark during the 1997–98 season in which he scored 31 goals in his last full season. After sitting out the last half of the 1998–99 season with a concussion he returned to the lineup the next season. Few games into the 1999–2000 season, he suffered another concussion, which forced Courtnall's retirement as a result of post-concussion syndrome.

Personal life

Courtnall was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Duncan, British Columbia. He is the brother of another former NHL player, Russ Courtnall. Geoff's son, Justin, was drafted 210th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCJHL4420567656
1980–81Victoria CougarsWHL113586152137
1981–82Victoria CougarsWHL7235579210041012
1982–83Victoria CougarsWHL71417311418612671342
1983–84Hershey BearsAHL7414122651
1983–84Boston BruinsNHL50000
1984–85Hershey BearsAHL984124
1984–85Boston BruinsNHL641216288250227
1985–86Moncton Golden FlamesAHL1288166
1985–86Boston BruinsNHL642116376130002
1986–87Boston BruinsNHL6513233611710000
1987–88Boston BruinsNHL62322658108
1987–88Edmonton OilersNHL12448151903323
1988–89Washington CapitalsNHL79423880112625712
1989–90Washington CapitalsNHL8035397410415491332
1990–91St. Louis BluesNHL6627305756
1990–91Vancouver CanucksNHL11628863584
1991–92Vancouver CanucksNHL7023345711612681420
1992–93Vancouver CanucksNHL84314677167124101412
1993–94Vancouver CanucksNHL82264470123249101951
1994–95Vancouver CanucksNHL45161834811142634
1995–96St. Louis BluesNHL692416401011303314
1996–97St. Louis BluesNHL8217405786631423
1997–98St. Louis BluesNHL793131629410281018
1998–99St. Louis BluesNHL245712281324610
1999–00St. Louis BluesNHL62246
NHL totals1,0493674327991,4651563970109262

See also

References

  1. Breseman, Brian (2007). "Lightning Make 9 Selections At 2007 Nhl Entry Draft". Sports Features Communications. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
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