Geoff Courtnall

Geoff Courtnall
Born	(1962-08-18) August 18, 1962 Victoria, BC, CAN
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	1983–2000

Geoffrey Lawton Courtnall (born August 18, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player 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.

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 NHL 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 1988 Stanley Cup championship. Barely four months later, the Oilers traded Courtnall to the Washington Capitals for Greg Adams. After two seasons in Washington, he was traded 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, he was sent at the trading deadline to the Vancouver Canucks in a blockbuster trade. Going to Vancouver were Robert Dirk, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning, and future considerations. Going to St. Louis were 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 Stanley Cup Finals in 1994. Courtnall would only play one more season in Vancouver after the Cup run of '94 as he went back to the St. Louis Blues for the start of the 1995–96 season. Courtnall, in his second tour with the Blues, would score almost 80 goals over five seasons, but only played 30 games over his final two 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. But only a few games in he went down again with yet another concussion, forcing Courtnall's retirement shortly after that hit during the 1999–2000 season as a result of post-concussion syndrome.

Personal

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.

Awards and achievements

• 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup champion (Edmonton)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Cowichan Valley Capitals	BCJHL		44	20	56	76	56		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Victoria Cougars	WHL		11	3	5	8	6		15	2	1	3	7
1981–82	Victoria Cougars	WHL		72	35	57	92	100		4	1	0	1	2
1982–83	Victoria Cougars	WHL		71	41	73	114	186		12	6	7	13	42
1983–84	Hershey Bears	AHL		74	14	12	26	51		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Boston Bruins	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Hershey Bears	AHL		9	8	4	12	4		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Boston Bruins	NHL		64	12	16	28	82		5	0	2	2	7
1985–86	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		12	8	8	16	6		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Boston Bruins	NHL		64	21	16	37	61		3	0	0	0	2
1986–87	Boston Bruins	NHL		65	13	23	36	117		1	0	0	0	0
1987–88	Boston Bruins	NHL		62	32	26	58	108		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		12	4	4	8	15		19	0	3	3	23
1988–89	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	42	38	80	112		6	2	5	7	12
1989–90	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	35	39	74	104		15	4	9	13	32
1990–91	St. Louis Blues	NHL		66	27	30	57	56		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		11	6	2	8	8		6	3	5	8	4
1991–92	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		70	23	34	57	116		12	6	8	14	20
1992–93	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		84	31	46	77	167		12	4	10	14	12
1993–94	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		82	26	44	70	123		24	9	10	19	51
1994–95	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		45	16	18	34	81		11	4	2	6	34
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		69	24	16	40	101		13	0	3	3	14
1996–97	St. Louis Blues	NHL		82	17	40	57	86		6	3	1	4	23
1997–98	St. Louis Blues	NHL		79	31	31	62	94		10	2	8	10	18
1998–99	St. Louis Blues	NHL		24	5	7	12	28		13	2	4	6	10
1999–00	St. Louis Blues	NHL		6	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1049	367	432	799	1465		156	39	70	109	262

See also

• List of family relations in the NHL
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

External links

• Geoff Courtnall career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database