Geoff Sanderson

Date of Birth: Feb 01, 1972
Age: 54
Place of Birth: Hay River, NT, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Geoff Sanderson Facts

Player Type: SniperSpeedster
Drafted: 1990 round 2 #36 overall by Hartford Whalers
Agency: Premium

Sons: Benjamin Sanderson, Jake Sanderson, Sawyer Sanderson
Uncle: Murray Brookbank
Brother: Guy Sanderson
Cousins: Sheldon Brookbank & Wade Brookbank

Geoff Sanderson was selected 36th overall in 1990 after scoring 94 points with the Swift Current Broncos and winning a Memorial Cup the year prior. He played his first full NHL season in 1993 and set career highs with 46 goals and 89 points. He later won gold at the World Championship in 1994 and 97. The 2x All-Star retired in 2008 with 355 goals and 700 points.

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Geoff Sanderson Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1987-1988	St. Albert Raiders U18 AAA	AMHL	45	65	55	120	175	-
1988-1989	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	58	17	11	28	16	-	Playoffs	12	3	5	8	6	-
1989-1990	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	70	32	62	94	56	-	Playoffs	4	1	4	5	8	-
1990-1991	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	70	62	50	112	57	-	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	4	-
1990-1991	Springfield Indians	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
1990-1991	Hartford Whalers	NHL	2	1	0	1	0	-2	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
1991-1992	Hartford Whalers	NHL	64	13	18	31	18	5	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	-1
1992-1993	Hartford Whalers	NHL	82	46	43	89	28	-21
1992-1993	Canada	WC	8	3	3	6	2	4
1993-1994	Hartford Whalers	NHL	82	41	26	67	42	-13
1993-1994	Canada	WC	8	4	2	6	8	6
1994-1995	HPK Lockout	SM-liiga	12	6	4	10	24	-4
1994-1995	Hartford Whalers	NHL	46	18	14	32	24	-10
1995-1996	Hartford Whalers	NHL	81	34	31	65	40	0
1996-1997	Hartford Whalers	NHL	82	36	31	67	29	-9
1996-1997	Canada	WC	11	3	2	5	2	2
1997-1998	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	40	7	10	17	14	-4
1997-1998	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	9	0	3	3	4	-1
1997-1998	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	26	4	5	9	20	6	Playoffs	14	3	1	4	4	0
1998-1999	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	75	12	18	30	22	8	Playoffs	19	4	6	10	14	5
1999-2000	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	67	13	13	26	22	4	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	8	0
2000-2001	Columbus Blue Jackets "A"	NHL	68	30	26	56	46	4
2001-2002	Columbus Blue Jackets "A"	NHL	42	11	5	16	12	-15
2002-2003	Columbus Blue Jackets "A"	NHL	82	34	33	67	34	-4
2003-2004	Columbus Blue Jackets "A"	NHL	67	13	16	29	34	-9
2003-2004	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	13	3	4	7	4	-1	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	4	-1
2004-2005	Genève-Servette HC Lockout	NLA	9	4	1	5	29	-
2005-2006	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2005-2006	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	75	25	21	46	58	-14
2006-2007	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	58	11	18	29	44	-16
2007-2008	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	41	3	10	13	16	-7

Geoff Sanderson Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	Swift Current Broncos	Memorial Cup	2	0	0	0	0	-

Geoff Sanderson Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
AMHL (AEHL U18)	1	45	65	55	120	2.67	175	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
NHL	17	1104	355	345	700	0.63	511	-100	6	55	9	10	19	0.35	32	3
NLA (NL)	1	9	4	1	5	0.56	29	-	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	1	12	6	4	10	0.83	24	-4	0
WC	3	27	10	7	17	0.63	12	12	0
WHL	3	198	111	123	234	1.18	129	-	3	19	5	11	16	0.84	18	-

Geoff Sanderson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1988-1989	CHL Memorial Cup Champion WHL Champion
1990-1991	AHL Calder Cup Champion
1993-1994	World Championship Gold Medal
1996-1997	World Championship Gold Medal

Geoff Sanderson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #23 by Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL Expansion Draft
Cult/Star player for Columbus Blue Jackets
Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers
Cult/Star player for HPK