Geoff Sanderson

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Geoff M. Sanderson (born February 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger, most notably for the Hartford Whalers and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sanderson is currently a scout for the New York Islanders.[1] Sanderson is the only NHL player to have been raised in the Northwest Territories, a place in which he grew up while his father worked as a pharmacist in the now defunct town of Pine Point, Northwest Territories. As a teenager, he relocated with his family to Edmonton.[2]
Born

Geoff Sanderson

February 1, 1972 Hay River, NT, CAN 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) Left Wing Left Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Canada 36th overall, 1990 Hartford Whalers 19912008

Height Weight Position Shot Played for

National team NHL Draft Playing career

(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/1999/10/27/hometown_sanderson/)

Contents
1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Career statistics 4 International play 4.1 International statistics

 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Playing career
Drafted by the Hartford Whalers 36th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Sanderson made his NHL debut at the tail end of the 199091 season. After playing in 64 games in his first full season for the club in 199192, he registered career highs in goals (46), assists (43), and points (89) in 1992 93. Sanderson spent his first six NHL seasons with Hartford and played half a season with the franchise when they moved to Carolina. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in January 1998 and a little over a month later was sent to the Buffalo Sabres. He saw the most playoff action of his career during his three seasons with Buffalo, making it to the Stanley Cup Finals in 199899. Left unprotected by Buffalo during the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, Sanderson joined the Columbus Blue Jackets and scored 30-plus goals in 200001 and 200203. He returned to Vancouver at the trade deadline in 200304 and was reclaimed by Columbus off waivers in the off-season which was a condition of the trade. Once the 200405 NHL lockout came to an end, Sanderson was traded two games into the 200506 season to the Phoenix Coyotes. After scoring 25 goals in 75 games with Phoenix, Sanderson signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in the off-season. A disappointing year with Philadelphia resulted in Sanderson being traded to Edmonton with Joni Pitkanen in exchange for Joffrey Lupul and former Oilers captain Jason Smith. Sanderson scored two goals against Philadelphia the first time he played against his former team. Following the 2008 season, Edmonton declined to tender Sanderson a contract, and while he has not yet formally announced his retirement, he has not played professional hockey since. He has two cousins who also play in the NHL, Wade Brookbank and Sheldon Brookbank.

Awards
Selected to two NHL All-Star Games: 1994, 1997

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A PtsPIM GP G A PtsPIM 1987 St. Albert Royals AMHL 45 65 55 120 175 88 1988 Swift Current WHL 58 17 11 28 16 12 3 5 8 6 89 Broncos 1988 Swift Current M-Cup 2 0 0 0 0 89 Broncos 1989 Swift Current WHL 70 32 62 94 56 4 1 4 5 8 90 Broncos 1990 Swift Current WHL 70 62 50 112 57 3 1 2 3 4 91 Broncos 1990 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 91

1990 91 1991 92 1992 93 1993 94 1994 95 1994 95 1995 96 1996 97 1997 98 1997 98 1997 98 1998 99 1999 00 2000 01 2001 02 2002 03 2003 04 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08

Springfield Indians AHL Hartford Whalers Hartford Whalers Hartford Whalers HPK Hameenlinna Hartford Whalers Hartford Whalers Hartford Whalers NHL NHL NHL FNL NHL NHL NHL

64 13 18 31 18

1 0 0 0 7 1 0 1

2 2

82 46 43 89 28 82 41 26 67 42 12 6 4 10 24

46 18 14 32 24 81 34 31 65 40 82 36 31 67 29 40 7 10 17 14 9 26 0 3 3 4 4

Carolina Hurricanes NHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL

4 5

9 20 14 3 1 4

75 12 18 30 22 19 4 6 10 14 67 13 13 26 22 5 0 2 2 8

68 30 26 56 46 42 11 5 16 12 82 34 33 67 34 67 13 16 29 34 13 3 4 0 4 7 4 7 1 1 2 4

Vancouver Canucks NHL

Genve-Servette Swiss-A 9 HC Columbus Blue NHL 2 Jackets Phoenix Coyotes NHL

1 5 29 0 0 0

75 25 21 46 58 58 11 18 29 44 41 3 10 13 16

Philadelphia Flyers NHL Edmonton Oilers NHL totals NHL

1104355345700 511 55 9 10 19 32

International play
Played for Canada in:

 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - 4th place finish 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Gold medal winner 1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Gold medal winner

International statistics
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Canada WC 1994 Canada WC 1997 Canada WC 8 3 3 6 8 4 2 6 11 3 2 5 2 8 2

See also
List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References
1. ^ [1] (http://islanders.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43475)

External links
Geoff Sanderson's career statistics (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php? pid=4749) at The Internet Hockey Database (http://www.hockeydb.com/) Geoff Sanderson (http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/sandege01.html) at HockeyReference.com (http://www.hockey-reference.com) Geoff Sanderson's biography (http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11445) at Legends of Hockey (http://www.legendsofhockey.net/) Geoff Sanderson's player profile (http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8457921) at NHL.com (http://nhl.com) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Sanderson&oldid=565859362" Categories: 1972 births Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Carolina Hurricanes players Columbus Blue Jackets players Edmonton Oilers players Hartford Whalers draft picks Hartford Whalers players HPK players Ice hockey people from the Northwest Territories Living people National Hockey League All-Stars New York Islanders People from Hay River Philadelphia Flyers players Phoenix Coyotes players Springfield Indians players Swift Current Broncos players Vancouver Canucks players This page was last modified on 26 July 2013 at 07:26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.