| Blake Geoffrion | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Geoffrion with the Nashville Predators in 2011 | |||
| Born |
February 3, 1988 Plantation, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Nashville Predators Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL draft |
56th overall, 2006 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2013 | ||
Blake Daniel Geoffrion (born February 3, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 56th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2006 NHL entry draft and made his NHL debut on February 26, 2011. In doing so, he became the first fourth-generation player in the league's history, after his father Dan, grandfather Bernie and great-grandfather Howie Morenz. He was traded to the Canadiens in 2012 and, while playing with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, suffered a depressed skull fracture that forced his retirement from the game in 2013. He then joined the Columbus Blue Jackets initially as a pro scout, before earning a promotion as the assistant general manager to AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.
A graduate of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP), Geoffrion represented Team USA on three occasions. He was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship and won bronze at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship. He then moved on to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he enjoyed a standout collegiate career. He was a conference all-star in his senior year of 2009–10, was also named the consensus All-American and Player of the Year and won the Hobey Baker Award as the top college player in the United States.