Changes: Dan Geoffrion

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Dan Geoffrion (born January 24, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional player who played 111 games in the National Hockey League and 78 in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, and Quebec Nordiques. He is the son of NHL Hall of Famer, Bernie Geoffrion and the grandson of Hall of Famer Howie Morenz.

He played for the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and joined the WHA's Quebec Nordiques in 1978-79. He then joined the Montreal Canadiens in 1979-80 along with his father who became the coach. But neither father nor son succeeded and they were both gone by the end of the season, Dan was traded to the Winnipeg Jets where he enjoyed limited success.

After a few years in the minors and one year in Japan Geoffrion retired in 1984. He had scored 20 goals and 32 assists in 111 NHL games.

References

Dan Geoffrion's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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-'''Dan Geoffrion''' (born January 24, 1958 in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]) is a retired professional  player who played 111 games in the [[National Hockey League]] and 78 in the [[World Hockey Association]].  He played with the [[Winnipeg Jets]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], and [[Quebec Nordiques]].  He is the son of NHL Hall of Famer, [[Bernie Geoffrion]] and the grandson of Hall of Famer [[Howie Morenz]].
+'''Dan Geoffrion''' (born January 24, 1958 in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]) is a retired professional player who played 111 games in the [[National Hockey League]] and 78 in the [[World Hockey Association]]. He played with the [[Winnipeg Jets]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], and [[Quebec Nordiques]]. He is the son of NHL Hall of Famer, [[Bernie Geoffrion]] and the grandson of Hall of Famer [[Howie Morenz]].
-He played for the [[Cornwall Royals]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] and joined the [[WHA]]'s [[Quebec Nordiques]] in 1978-79. He thyen joined the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in 1979-80 along with his father who became the coach. But neither father nor son succeeded and they were both gone by the end of the season, Dan was traded to the [[Winnipeg Jets]] where he enjoyed limited success.
+He played for the [[Cornwall Royals]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] and joined the [[WHA]]'s [[Quebec Nordiques]] in 1978-79. He then joined the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in 1979-80 along with his father who became the coach. But neither father nor son succeeded and they were both gone by the end of the season, Dan was traded to the [[Winnipeg Jets]] where he enjoyed limited success.
 After a few years in the minors and one year in [[Japan]] Geoffrion retired in 1984. He had scored 20 goals and 32 assists in 111 [[NHL]] games.