Bernie Geoffrion

Joseph André Bernard Geoffrion, nicknamed "Boom Boom" (or "Boum Boum"), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach who lived from February 16, 1931 to March 11, 2006. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he is generally considered one of the innovators of the slapshot and began playing in the National Hockey League in 1951.

Geoffrion earned the nickname "Boom Boom" for his thundering slapshot, a name given to him by sportswriter Charlie Boire of the Montreal Star in the late 1940s while he was playing junior hockey for the Laval Nationale. He claimed to have invented the slapshot as a youngster. He became the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a single season, following teammate Maurice Richard.

Over a 16-year career with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, Geoffrion played part of the time at left wing on Montreal's front line alongside Richard and Jean Béliveau, helping the Canadiens to six Stanley Cup championships, and at other times served as right wing on the No. 2 line.

Geoffrion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. In 2017 he was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.