Geoff Sanderson

Geoff M. Sanderson (born February 1, 1972, in Hay River, Northwest Territories) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently working as a scout for the New York Islanders. 
==Playing career==
Drafted by the Hartford Whalers 36th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Sanderson made his NHL debut at the tail end of the 1990–91 season. After playing in 64 games in his first full season for the club in 1991–92, he registered career highs in goals (46), assists (43), and points (89) in 1992–93. Sanderson spent his first six NHL seasons with Hartford and played half a season with the franchise when they moved to Carolina. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in January 1998 and a little over a month later was sent to the Buffalo Sabres. He saw the most playoff action of his career during his three seasons with Buffalo, making it to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998–99.
Left unprotected by Buffalo during the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, Sanderson joined the Columbus Blue Jackets and scored 30-plus goals in 2000–01 and 2002–03. He returned to Vancouver at the trade deadline in 2003–04 and was reclaimed by Columbus off waivers in the off-season which was a condition of the trade. Once the 2004–05 NHL lockout came to an end, Sanderson was traded two games into the 2005–06 season to the Phoenix Coyotes. After scoring 25 goals in 75 games with Phoenix, Sanderson signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in the off-season.
A disappointing year with Philadelphia resulted in Sanderson being traded to Edmonton with Joni Pitkanen in exchange for Joffrey Lupul and former Oilers captain Jason Smith. Sanderson scored two goals against Philadelphia the first time he played against his former team. 
==Awards==
*Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1994, 1997)
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1987–88 	St. Albert Royals 	AMHL 	 	45 	65 	55 	120 	175 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 	 	58 	17 	11 	28 	16 	 	12 	3 	5 	8 	6
1988–89 	Swift Current Broncos	M-Cup 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 	 	70 	32 	62 	94 	56 	 	4 	1 	4 	5 	8
1990–91 	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 	 	70 	62 	50 	112 	57 	 	3 	1 	2 	3 	4
1990–91 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1990–91 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
1991–92 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	64 	13 	18 	31 	18 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	2
1992–93 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	82 	46 	43 	89 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	82 	41 	26 	67 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	HPK Hameenlinna 	FNL 	 	12 	6 	4 	10 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	46 	18 	14 	32 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	81 	34 	31 	65 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	82 	36 	31 	67 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	40 	7 	10 	17 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	9 	0 	3 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	26 	4 	5 	9 	20 	 	14 	3 	1 	4 	4
1998–99 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	75 	12 	18 	30 	22 	 	19 	4 	6 	10 	14
1999–00 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	67 	13 	13 	26 	22 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	8
2000–01 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	68 	30 	26 	56 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	42 	11 	5 	16 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	82 	34 	33 	67 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	67 	13 	16 	29 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	13 	3 	4 	7 	4 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	4
2004–05 	Genève-Servette HC 	Swiss-A 	 	9 	4 	1 	5 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	75 	25 	21 	46 	58 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	58 	11 	18 	29 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	41 	3 	10 	13 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1104 	355 	345 	700 	511 	 	55 	9 	10 	19 	32
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Played for Canada in:
*1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - 4th place finish
*1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Gold medal winner
*1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Gold medal winner
===International statistics===
Year	Team 	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Canada	WC 	8 	3	3	6 	2
1994	Canada	WC 	8 	4	2	6 	8
1997	Canada	WC 	11	3	2	5 	2
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