# Geoff Courtnall > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Geoff_Courtnall > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Geoff_Courtnall.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Courtnall > Source revision: 1352383304 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player, coach (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Geoff Courtnall.png | image_size = | caption = Courtnall {{circa}} 2022 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|18}} | birth_place = [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 195 | position = [Left wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Left | played_for = [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins)
[Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers)
[Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals)
[St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues)
[Vancouver Canucks](/source/Vancouver_Canucks) | ntl_team = CAN | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 1983 | career_end = 2000 }} {{MedalTableTop|name=}} {{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver | [1991 Finland](/source/1991_Men's_Ice_Hockey_World_Championships) |}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Geoffrey Lawton Courtnall''' (born August 18, 1962) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who played in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) from [1983](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_NHL_season) to [2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_NHL_season). He was the head coach of the [Victoria Grizzlies](/source/Victoria_Grizzlies) of the [British Columbia Hockey League](/source/British_Columbia_Hockey_League) (BCHL) and for the [Victoria Vikes](/source/Victoria_Vikes) of the [British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League](/source/British_Columbia_Intercollegiate_Hockey_League) (BCIHL). ==Playing career== thumb|1984 postcard of Geoff Courtnall for Boston Bruins Geoff Courtnall was signed by the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) of the NHL as an [undrafted](/source/NHL_Entry_Draft) free agent on July 6, 1983. He played for the Bruins from the [1983–84 season](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_NHL_season) to March 8, 1988, when he was traded, along with [Bill Ranford](/source/Bill_Ranford), to the [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers) for [Andy Moog](/source/Andy_Moog). While in Edmonton, he helped the Oilers win the [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) in [1988](/source/1988_Stanley_Cup_Final), after facing his old team the Bruins in the finals. About four months later, the Oilers traded Courtnall to the [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) for [Greg Adams](/source/Greg_Adams_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1960)). After two seasons in Washington, Courtnall requested a trade, which was granted in the 1990 off-season when he was sent to the [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues) for [Mike Lalor](/source/Mike_Lalor) and [Peter Zezel](/source/Peter_Zezel).{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/07/14/staying-or-leaving-proves-a-tough-call/e64b1a11-6706-40f7-808f-7c39ab8484a4/|title=Staying of Leaving Proves a Tough Call|last=Boswell|first=Thomas|date=July 14, 1990|newspaper=Washington Post|accessdate=July 2, 2023}} After less than a season in St. Louis and at the trade deadline, Courtnall, along with [Robert Dirk](/source/Robert_Dirk), [Sergio Momesso](/source/Sergio_Momesso), [Cliff Ronning](/source/Cliff_Ronning), and future considerations, was traded to the [Vancouver Canucks](/source/Vancouver_Canucks) in exchange for [Garth Butcher](/source/Garth_Butcher) and [Dan Quinn](/source/Dan_Quinn_(ice_hockey)). 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 [1994 Stanley Cup Final](/source/1994_Stanley_Cup_Final). Courtnall then played one more season in Vancouver after the Cup run of 1994 and went back to St. Louis for the start of the [1995–96 season](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season). Courtnall, in his second tenure with the Blues, scored almost 80 goals over five seasons, but only played 30 games over his final two seasons as the result of several concussions, but reached the [1,000 game mark](/source/List_of_NHL_players_with_1%2C000_games_played) 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. A few games into the [1999–2000 season](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_NHL_season), he suffered another concussion, which forced his retirement as a result of [post-concussion syndrome](/source/post-concussion_syndrome).{{cite web|url=https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/ex-nhler-geoff-courtnall-learns-to-stickhandle-around-lifes-adversity|title=Ex-NHLer Geoff Courtnall learns to stickhandle around life's adversity|last=Kuzma|first=Ben|date=November 25, 2017|publisher=The Province|accessdate=July 2, 2023}} ==Personal life== Courtnall was born in [Victoria, British Columbia](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), Canada and raised in [Duncan, British Columbia](/source/Duncan%2C_British_Columbia). His father, Archie, had played professional hockey, and worked in the forestry industry on Vancouver Island. Archie had depression, and in 1978 killed himself.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/cowichan-valley-began-ex-nhler-geoff-courtnall/|title=Cowichan Valley 'where it all began' for ex-NHLer Geoff Courtnall|last=Robson|first=Dan|date=January 20, 2018|publisher=Sportsnet.ca|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} He is the brother of another former NHL player, [Russ Courtnall](/source/Russ_Courtnall). Geoff's son, Justin, was drafted 210th overall in the [2007 NHL entry draft](/source/2007_NHL_entry_draft) by the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning).{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=pp&action=show&id=40103 |title=Lightning Make 9 Selections At 2007 Nhl Entry Draft |accessdate=June 24, 2007 |publisher=Sports Features Communications |year=2007 |author=Breseman, Brian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927074408/http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=pp&action=show&id=40103 |archivedate=September 27, 2007}} After retiring Courtnall moved back to Victoria, though later moved to Vancouver. He estimated that during his playing career he had at least 20 concussions, and it had an effect on his post-playing career. He began to drink heavily, reaching a point where his former teammate [Cam Neely](/source/Cam_Neely) discussed Courtnall's drinking while at the [2010 Winter Olympics](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics) in Vancouver. This led Courtnall to quit drinking; to take his mind off that, Courtnall would run. He also invested in a gold mining venture in Peru, as well as commercial real estate and construction.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/bruins/2019/07/12/geoff-courtnall-was-saved-and-now-wants-save-others-too/0n0ptV7V5qYjyyA89OirWO/story.html|title=Former Bruin Geoff Courtnall was saved, and now he wants to save others, too|last=Dupont|first=Kevin Paul|date=July 12, 2019|publisher=Boston Globe|accessdate=July 2, 2023}} Along with his brother, Russ, Courtnall established the Archie Courtnall Centre for emergency psychiatric care at the [Royal Jubilee Hospital](/source/Royal_Jubilee_Hospital) in Victoria. ==Sexual assault allegation== In May 1990, while playing for the Capitals, Courtnall was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl outside a bar, alongside teammates [Dino Ciccarelli](/source/Dino_Ciccarelli), [Scott Stevens](/source/Scott_Stevens), and [Neil Sheehy](/source/Neil_Sheehy).{{Cite news|last1=Horwitz|first1=Sari|last2=Davis|first2=Patricia|date=1990-05-16|title=BOSS SAYS GIRL TRUSTED THE CAPITALS|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/05/16/boss-says-girl-trusted-the-capitals/dff9db26-568e-44bb-ba4a-e5bd57c90fd6/|access-date=2021-06-25|issn=0190-8286}} The court case fell apart, though a spokesperson for the Metropolitan police at the time{{snd}}with no supporting evidence available for use at trial{{snd}}stated that the police "have sufficient grounds to believe that a criminal offense did occur."{{Cite news |title=Another Lose-Lose Situation |first=Dave |last=McKenna |date=2006-04-21 |newspaper=[Washington City Paper](/source/Washington_City_Paper) |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/240639/another-lose-lose-situation/ |access-date=2021-06-25}} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1980–81 | [Cowichan Valley Capitals](/source/Cowichan_Valley_Capitals) | [BCJHL](/source/British_Columbia_Hockey_League) | 44 || 20 || 56 || 76 || 56 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_WHL_season) | [Victoria Cougars](/source/Victoria_Cougars_(WHL)) | [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League) | 11 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 6 | 15 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 7 |- | [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_WHL_season) | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 72 || 35 || 57 || 92 || 100 | 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_WHL_season) | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 71 || 41 || 73 || 114 || 186 | 12 || 6 || 7 || 13 || 42 |- | [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_NHL_season) | [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1983–84](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_AHL_season) | [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 74 || 14 || 12 || 26 || 51 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_AHL_season) | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 || 8 || 4 || 12 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_NHL_season) | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 || 12 || 16 || 28 || 82 | 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 7 |- | [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NHL_season) | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 || 21 || 16 || 37 || 61 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_AHL_season) | [Moncton Golden Flames](/source/Moncton_Golden_Flames) | AHL | 12 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NHL_season) | Boston Bruins | NHL | 65 || 13 || 23 || 36 || 117 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season) | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 || 32 || 26 || 58 || 108 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1987–88 | [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers) | NHL | 12 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 15 | 19 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 23 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season) | [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) | NHL | 79 || 42 || 38 || 80 || 112 | 6 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 12 |- | [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season) | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 || 35 || 39 || 74 || 104 | 15 || 4 || 9 || 13 || 32 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season) | [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues) | NHL | 66 || 27 || 30 || 57 || 56 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1990–91 | [Vancouver Canucks](/source/Vancouver_Canucks) | NHL | 11 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 8 | 6 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season) | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 70 || 23 || 34 || 57 || 116 | 12 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 20 |- | [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season) | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 84 || 31 || 46 || 77 || 167 | 12 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 12 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season) | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 || 26 || 44 || 70 || 123 | 24 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 51 |- | [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season) | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 45 || 16 || 18 || 34 || 81 | 11 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 34 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season) | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 || 24 || 16 || 40 || 101 | 13 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 14 |- | [1996–97](/source/1996-97_NHL_season) | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 || 17 || 40 || 57 || 86 | 6 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 23 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season) | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 || 31 || 31 || 62 || 94 | 10 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 18 |- | [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season) | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 24 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 28 | 13 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%9300_NHL_season) | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1,048 !! 367 !! 432 !! 799 !! 1,465 ! 156 !! 39 !! 70 !! 109 !! 262 |} ===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [1991](/source/1991_Men's_Ice_Hockey_World_Championships) | [Canada](/source/Canada_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) | [WC](/source/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships) | 10 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 16 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"| Senior totals ! 10 !! 5 !! 1 !! 6 !! 16 |} ==Awards and achievements== * [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) champion – [1988](/source/1988_Stanley_Cup_Final) ==See also== * [List of family relations in the NHL](/source/List_of_family_relations_in_the_NHL) * [List of NHL players with 1,000 games played](/source/List_of_NHL_players_with_1%2C000_games_played) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Courtnall, Geoff}} Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Boston Bruins players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers People Category:Cowichan Valley Capitals players Category:Edmonton Oilers players Category:Hershey Bears players Category:Moncton Golden Flames players Category:Sportspeople from Duncan, British Columbia Category:Ice hockey people from Victoria, British Columbia Category:St. Louis Blues players Category:Stanley Cup champions Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players Category:Vancouver Canucks players Category:Victoria Cougars (WHL) players Category:Washington Capitals players Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Geoff Courtnall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Courtnall) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Courtnall?action=history)). 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