He's the grandson of hockey legend Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion and the great-grandson of another Hall of Famer, Howie Morenz . Geoffrion's father, Dan, was a first-round pick of the Canadiens and played three seasons in the NHL.
24-year-old forward is the fourth generation of his family to play for Montreal. His great grandfather was Hall of Famer Howie Morenz . His paternal grandfather was Bernie ''Boom Boom'' Geoffrion, another NHL Hall of Famer. Geoffrion's father, Dan
starting lineup included Blake Geoffrion, grandson of Habs great Bernard (Boom Boom) Geoffrion and great-grandson of Howie Morenz . He played his first home game as a Canadien since he was acquired from Nashville two weeks ago. Canadiens winger Brad
thousands of Roman Catholic francophones who crammed into the Forum for the 1937 funeral of an Ontario Protestant, superstar Howie Morenz ; the Anglos who chanted, "Guy! Guy! Guy!" when Guy Lafleur came bursting down the right wing, his trademark mane
franchise has retired goaltender Patrick Roy's No. 33 jersey, erected four statues in the plaza outside the Bell Centre ( Howie Morenz , Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur), Canada Post honoured the team with a stamp and the Royal Canadian Mint
1995 2-- Doug Harvey, Oct. 26, 1985 3 -- Jean Beliveau, Oct. 9, 1971 4-- Bernie Geoffrion, March 11, 2006 5 -- Howie Morenz , Nov. 2, 1937 6-- Maurice Richard, Oct. 6, 1960 7 -- Guy Lafleur, Feb. 16, 1985 8-- Dickie Moore, Nov. 12
player. The Canadiens played their first game on Jan. 5, 1910, a 7-6 overtime win against the Colbalt Silver Kings. 2. Howie Morenz funeral: The Canadiens first superstar caught a skate in the boards and fractured his left leg in four places. Knowing
Hockey Canadien) crest they still wear. In the 1920s, the NHL found its first superstar in Stratford, Ont., native Howie Morenz , who teamed with Aurel Joliat on a line that helped the Canadiens to Stanley Cups in 1924, 1926, 1930 and 1931. Then
star player. The Canadiens played their first game on Jan. 5, 1910, a 7-6 overtime win over Cobalt Silver Kings. 2. Howie Morenz funeral: The Canadiens first superstar caught a skate in the boards and fractured his left leg in four places. Knowing
and Yvan Cournoyer on Nov. 12, 2005. The Canadiens , founded on Dec. 4, 1909, had previously retired the numbers of Howie Morenz (7), Maurice Richard (9), Beliveau (4), Henri Richard (16), Lafleur (10), Doug Harvey (2) and Jacques Plante