A Little Bit About Geoff Sanderson
So I was poking around the Flyers website the other day, and I realized something: I don't know a whole heck of a lot about Geoff Sanderson.
He was born and raised in Hay River, Northwest Territories, which is a territory north of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan in western Canada. Hay River is the 2nd largest town behind the capital city of Yellowknife. Geoff was drafted by the Whalers in the 2nd round (36th overall) in the 1990 NHL draft.
Sanderson began his NHL career in the 1990/91 season in Hartford. He only appeared in two games that season, but did notch his first career goal. He went on to score 195 more goals in the following six seasons with the Whalers, and spent half of a season in Carolina when the team relocated there for the '97/'98 season.
In January of 1998, Sanderson was traded along with Sean Burke and Enrico Ciccone to Vancouver for Kirk McLean and Martin Gelinas. And then a month later dealt to Buffalo for Brad May and a 3rd round pick in the 1999 draft.
He played two and half season in Buffalo, leading the Sabres to the Stanly Cup finals in 1999. The following season, Sanderson was left unprotected by the Sabres in the expansion draft and was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
He spent four seasons in Columbus amassing 30 goals or more twice before being sent back to Vancouver at the end of the 2003/'04 season (for a 3rd round draft pick). Sanderson also played for the Phoenix Coyotes before joining the Flyers last year.
He is a two-time all-star (1994 & 1997) and his cousin, Wade Brookbank has appeared in 37 career NHL games and is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pens in the AHL.
He was born and raised in Hay River, Northwest Territories, which is a territory north of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan in western Canada. Hay River is the 2nd largest town behind the capital city of Yellowknife. Geoff was drafted by the Whalers in the 2nd round (36th overall) in the 1990 NHL draft.
Sanderson began his NHL career in the 1990/91 season in Hartford. He only appeared in two games that season, but did notch his first career goal. He went on to score 195 more goals in the following six seasons with the Whalers, and spent half of a season in Carolina when the team relocated there for the '97/'98 season.
In January of 1998, Sanderson was traded along with Sean Burke and Enrico Ciccone to Vancouver for Kirk McLean and Martin Gelinas. And then a month later dealt to Buffalo for Brad May and a 3rd round pick in the 1999 draft.
He played two and half season in Buffalo, leading the Sabres to the Stanly Cup finals in 1999. The following season, Sanderson was left unprotected by the Sabres in the expansion draft and was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
He spent four seasons in Columbus amassing 30 goals or more twice before being sent back to Vancouver at the end of the 2003/'04 season (for a 3rd round draft pick). Sanderson also played for the Phoenix Coyotes before joining the Flyers last year.
He is a two-time all-star (1994 & 1997) and his cousin, Wade Brookbank has appeared in 37 career NHL games and is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pens in the AHL.
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