The banner commemorating the retired jersey of former New York Rangers players and coach Boom Boom Geoffrion (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)
Welcome to another edition of Blueshirts Briefs, a series profiling individuals who worked a short shift for the New York Rangers.
Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion built his Hall of Fame career skating for the Montreal Canadiens, but it was Emile Francis and the New York Rangers who gave him a shot to coach in the NHL.
Geoffrion, a Montreal native, likely would’ve spent his entire playing and coaching career with his hometown Canadiens had team owner David Molson been more forthright.