Blake Geoffrion
Certainly the family bloodlines don’t hurt, but Blake Geoffrion established himself as one of the nation’s premiere players. The tri-captain of the Badgers was a complete player and helped Wisconsin to the national championship game. Utilized in all situations, the senior forward from Brentwood, Tenn., Geoffrion skated a regular shift, received ample special teams time on both power play and penalty killing, took key faceoffs (where he was a remarkable 59% on faceoffs) and had an amazing shooting percentage of 23%. Geoffrion was named MVP of the West Regional and overall recorded 28 goals and 22 assists in 40 games, ranking third in the nation in goal scoring and led the country with 15 power play goals. Finishing second in the WCHA scoring race and topping the conference in goals and power play goals, he was selected as a First Team all-star. And the family bloodlines? His dad Danny, granddad Bernie “Boom Boom” and his great grandpa Howie Morenz all played for the Montreal Canadiens. Boom Boom and Howie are both enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame and have nine Stanley Cups between them. A Consumer Science Major, Geoffrion spent time off the ice visiting UW Children’s Hospital, was a mentor to a cancer patient and a Peer Leader lending assistance to UW students. He was a second-round draft pick of the Nashville Predators and spent time between Nashville and Milwaukee of the AHL; played for both teams again in 2011-12 before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens having spent time in the NHL and with Hamilton in the AHL. Geoffrion suffered a head injury 10 games into the 2012-13 season with Hamilton and has retired from hockey. Geoffrion then scouted for one season for Columbus Bluejackets before being promoted to Assistant General Manager of their AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters. Blake is now working for the Korn Ferry recruitment agency.
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Evolving into a prolific goal scorer, Butler leads the nation in goal scoring with 27 in 37 games to date and was honored by Hockey East as their Player of the Year. The 21 goals he bagged in 27 conference games topped the league while his 50 points on the season is sixth best in the nation. His break-out season included a First Team all-star berth.
- Has 27 goals and 23 assists for 50 points in 37 games – 7 power play goals
- Tied for first in Hockey East points with 41 – Walter Brown Award finalist
- Finalist for Hockey Humanitarian Award – Health Management Major
For the second straight year, this scoring whiz has led his team in points and this year has expanded his horizon to lead the entire nation with 59 points and in assists with 41 – all that in 37 games played. Nyquist was runner-up for Hockey East Player of the Year and was selected to the league First Team. Tied for first in Hockey East scoring – 41 points.
- The second-year student is on the Dean’s List majoring in Finance
- Maine is number one in power play conversion at 28%
- All Tourney at Florida College Classic – Detroit draft pick