1967-68 Topps 29 Bernie Geoffrion Hockey Card (Front)
1967-68 Topps 29 Bernie Geoffrion Hockey Card (Back)
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After starring for Montreal Canadiens for 13 seasons, Bernie quit active hockey to coach Quebec Aces for two years. The Rangers talked him out of retirement last year and this colourful veteran responded by becoming the Ranger leader on the ice almost overnight.
En Français
Après avoir été une étoile des Canadiens pendant 13 saisons, Bernard prit sa retraite du hockey actif pour devenir instructeur des As de Québec pendant deux ans. Les Rangers le persuadèrent de revenir l’an passé.
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Bernie Geoffrion coached those Quebec Aces to a second place finish in the AHL in 1964-65 and first overall in 1965-66. However, the Aces couldn’t win a playoff series under Boom Boom. In the first year, they were easily beaten in five games by the Rochester Americans. In 1965-66, it was again the Amerks eliminating Quebec, this time in a closer six game set.
In 1964-65, Geoffrion had to deal with the Montreal Canadiens taking back star goalie Gump Worsley right before the playoffs. Worsley played eight games for the Habs as they captured the Stanley Cup championship that year.
In his return to the NHL as a player for the 1966-67 season, Geoffrion put up decent numbers with the New York Rangers, scoring 17 and assisting on 25 for 42 points in 58 games. This included a four point night against his former team in his second game back at the Forum.
Between 1950-51 and 1967-68, Bernie Geoffrion played 883 regular season and 132 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Canadiens and Rangers. He was the Calder Trophy winner in 1951-52 as NHL rookie of the year and went on to win the Art Ross Trophy twice and Hart Trophy once. The second NHL player to reach the 50 goal plateau in a season (after Maurice Richard) was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.