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Geoff Sanderson

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 1, 1972 in Hay River, Northwest Territories

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:47AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #332. Petr Klima… #332. Alex Zhamnov… #334. Ray Sheppard… #334. GEOFF SANDERSON… #334. Ron Duguay… 

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 18 HAR NHL 2 1 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0
1991-92 19 HAR NHL 64 13 18 31 12 5 18 11 2 0 1 98 13.3
1992-93 20 HAR NHL 82 46 43 89 37 -21 28 23 21 2 4 271 17.0
1993-94 21 HAR NHL 82 41 26 67 29 -13 42 25 15 1 6 266 15.4
1994-95 22 HAR NHL 46 18 14 32 13 -10 24 14 4 0 4 170 10.6
1995-96 23 HAR NHL 81 34 31 65 27 0 40 28 6 0 7 314 10.8
1996-97 24 HAR NHL 82 36 31 67 29 -9 29 23 12 1 4 297 12.1
1997-98 25 TOT NHL 75 11 18 29 11 1 38 9 2 0 2 197 5.6
1997-98 25 CAR NHL 40 7 10 17 7 -4 14 5 2 0 0 96 7.3
1997-98 25 VAN NHL 9 0 3 3 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 29 0.0
1997-98 25 BUF NHL 26 4 5 9 4 6 20 4 0 0 2 72 5.6
1998-99 26 BUF NHL 75 12 18 30 11 8 22 11 1 0 1 155 7.7 969 12:55
1999-00 27 BUF NHL 67 13 13 26 11 4 22 9 4 0 3 136 9.6 865 12:54
2000-01 28 CBJ NHL 68 30 26 56 24 4 46 21 9 0 7 199 15.1 1130 16:37
2001-02 29 CBJ NHL 42 11 5 16 7 -15 12 6 5 0 2 112 9.8 707 16:50
2002-03 30 CBJ NHL 82 34 33 67 27 -4 34 17 15 2 2 286 11.9 1536 18:44
2003-04 31 TOT NHL 80 16 20 36 14 -10 38 10 6 0 2 227 7.0 1287 16:05
2003-04 31 CBJ NHL 67 13 16 29 11 -9 34 8 5 0 1 191 6.8 1095 16:20
2003-04 31 VAN NHL 13 3 4 7 3 -1 4 2 1 0 1 36 8.3 192 14:46
2005-06 33 TOT NHL 77 25 21 46 19 -15 58 13 11 1 1 159 15.7 1056 13:42
2005-06 33 CBJ NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 22 10:54
2005-06 33 PHX NHL 75 25 21 46 19 -14 58 13 11 1 1 152 16.4 1034 13:47
2006-07 34 PHI NHL 58 11 18 29 11 -16 44 8 3 0 2 143 7.7 811 13:59
2007-08 35 EDM NHL 41 3 10 13 4 -7 16 3 0 0 0 40 7.5 416 10:09
Career NHL 1104 355 345 700 287 -100 511 232 116 7 48 3072 11.6 8776 14:52

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1990-91 18 HAR NHL 2 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.27 0.00 1.00 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 -2 0.1 0.0 0.1
1991-92 19 HAR NHL 64 0.20 0.28 0.48 0.19 0.28 1.53 12 16 28 11 49 5 59 20 5 1.0 1.1 2.1
1992-93 20 HAR NHL 82 0.56 0.52 1.09 0.45 0.34 3.30 37 34 71 29 113 53 92 11 -21 7.0 0.4 7.4
1993-94 21 HAR NHL 82 0.50 0.32 0.82 0.36 0.51 3.24 37 24 61 27 98 40 74 3 -13 5.8 0.8 6.7
1994-95 22 HAR NHL 46 0.39 0.30 0.70 0.29 0.52 3.70 31 24 55 23 42 16 37 1 -10 2.8 0.3 3.1
1995-96 23 HAR NHL 81 0.42 0.38 0.80 0.34 0.49 3.88 33 30 63 26 88 30 66 8 0 5.6 1.1 6.6
1996-97 24 HAR NHL 82 0.44 0.38 0.82 0.35 0.35 3.62 37 32 69 29 90 35 65 1 -9 6.7 1.0 7.7
1997-98 25 TOT NHL 75 0.15 0.24 0.39 0.15 0.51 2.63 13 20 33 13 51 19 33 2 1 1.3 1.0 2.3
1997-98 25 CAR NHL 40 0.18 0.25 0.43 0.16 0.35 2.40 8 11 19 7 29 11 23 1 -4 0.9 0.4 1.4
1997-98 25 VAN NHL 9 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.09 0.44 3.22 0 3 3 1 5 1 5 0 -1 0.0 0.1 0.0
1997-98 25 BUF NHL 26 0.15 0.19 0.35 0.14 0.77 2.77 5 6 11 4 17 7 5 1 6 0.4 0.5 0.9
1998-99 26 BUF NHL 75 0.16 0.24 0.40 0.15 0.29 2.07 14 20 34 13 46 11 28 1 8 1.8 1.3 3.1
1999-00 27 BUF NHL 67 0.19 0.19 0.39 0.16 0.33 2.03 14 14 28 11 38 7 29 2 4 1.7 1.1 2.8
2000-01 28 CBJ NHL 68 0.44 0.38 0.82 0.35 0.68 2.93 33 28 61 26 71 29 38 0 4 5.9 1.6 7.5
2001-02 29 CBJ NHL 42 0.26 0.12 0.38 0.17 0.29 2.67 13 6 19 9 23 11 28 1 -15 1.0 0.4 1.4
2002-03 30 CBJ NHL 82 0.41 0.40 0.82 0.33 0.41 3.49 39 36 75 31 91 43 66 14 -4 6.6 1.7 8.3
2003-04 31 TOT NHL 80 0.20 0.25 0.45 0.18 0.48 2.84 19 23 42 17 54 19 45 0 -10 2.3 1.3 3.6
2003-04 31 CBJ NHL 67 0.19 0.24 0.43 0.17 0.51 2.85 15 18 33 13 45 17 37 0 -9 1.7 1.2 2.9
2003-04 31 VAN NHL 13 0.23 0.31 0.54 0.21 0.31 2.77 4 5 9 4 9 2 8 0 -1 0.6 0.1 0.7
2005-06 33 TOT NHL 77 0.32 0.27 0.60 0.24 0.75 2.06 25 20 45 19 54 21 58 10 -15 3.8 0.7 4.5
2005-06 33 CBJ NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
2005-06 33 PHX NHL 75 0.33 0.28 0.61 0.25 0.77 2.03 25 20 45 19 54 21 57 10 -14 3.9 0.7 4.6
2006-07 34 PHI NHL 58 0.19 0.31 0.50 0.18 0.76 2.47 11 18 29 11 42 14 46 2 -16 1.8 0.3 2.1
2007-08 35 EDM NHL 41 0.07 0.24 0.32 0.10 0.39 0.98 3 11 14 5 15 1 22 1 -7 0.5 0.2 0.7
Career NHL 1104 0.32 0.31 0.63 0.26 0.46 2.78 372 356 728 300 966 354 789 77 -100 55.6 14.2 69.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 18 HAR NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1991-92 19 HAR NHL 7 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 0 0 9 11.1
1997-98 25 BUF NHL 14 3 1 4 0 4 2 1 0 1 25 12.0
1998-99 26 BUF NHL 19 4 6 10 5 14 4 0 0 1 53 7.5 263 13:52
1999-00 27 BUF NHL 5 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 61 12:16
2003-04 31 VAN NHL 7 1 1 2 -1 4 1 0 0 0 10 10.0 90 12:54
Career NHL 55 9 10 19 3 32 8 1 0 2 110 8.2 415 13:23

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 15 St. Albert Royals AMHL 45 65 55 120 175
1988-89 16 Swift Current Broncos WHL 58 17 11 28 16
1989-90 17 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70 32 62 94 56
1990-91 18 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70 62 50 112 57
1992-93 20 Canada WC-A 8 3 3 6 2
1993-94 21 Canada WC-A 8 4 2 6 8
1994-95 22 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 12 6 4 10 24
1996-97 24 Canada WC-A 11 3 2 5 2
2004-05 32 HC Geneve-Servette Swiss 9 4 1 5 29
Career 1 Season AMHL 45 65 55 120 175
Career 1 Season Finland 12 6 4 10 24
Career 1 Season Swiss 9 4 1 5 29
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 27 10 7 17 12
Career 3 Seasons WHL 198 111 123 234 129

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1988-89 16 Swift Current Broncos WHL 12 3 5 8 6
1988-89 16 Swift Current Broncos M-Cup 2 0 0 0 0
1989-90 17 Swift Current Broncos WHL 4 1 4 5 8
1990-91 18 Swift Current Broncos WHL 3 1 2 3 4
1990-91 18 Springfield Indians AHL 1 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season AHL 1 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 2 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons WHL 19 5 11 16 18

Similarity Scores

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Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Geoff Sanderson 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.1
Kirk Muller 92.6 8.2 7.8 7.5 6.3 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.7 3.6 3.0 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.5 -0.1 -0.4
Pit Martin 92.5 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.1 6.5 5.2 5.1 4.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.2 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.1
Peter McNab 92.3 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.5 6.7 5.6 5.1 4.5 3.8 2.7 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.4
Garry Unger 91.8 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.0 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.8 1.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.7
John MacLean 90.9 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 0.3 -0.5
Steve Thomas 90.1 8.3 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.8 -0.5
Bobby Smith 89.8 8.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.7 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.0
Brian Rolston 89.7 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4
Max Bentley 89.7 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.0 2.4 1.2
Steve Sullivan 89.6 8.8 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Geoff Sanderson 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.1
Kirk Muller 92.6 8.2 7.8 7.5 6.3 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.7 3.6 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4
Pit Martin 92.5 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.1 6.5 5.2 5.1 4.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.2 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.1
Peter McNab 92.3 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.5 6.7 5.6 5.1 4.5 3.8 2.7 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.4
Garry Unger 91.8 8.7 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.0 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.3 1.8 1.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.7
John MacLean 90.9 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.5
Bobby Smith 89.8 8.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.7 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.0
Brian Rolston 89.7 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4
Max Bentley 89.7 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.0 2.4 1.2
Steve Sullivan 89.6 8.8 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.0
Babe Siebert 89.3 6.2 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1994 NHL
1997 NHL

Games Played

1996-97 NHL 82 (1)
 2002-03 NHL 82 (4)

Even Strength Goals

1995-96 NHL 28 (10)

Power Play Goals

1992-93 NHL 21 (10)
1996-97 NHL 12 (10)
2002-03 NHL 15 (6)

Game-Winning Goals

1995-96 NHL 7 (8)

Shots

1996-97 NHL 297 (8)
2002-03 NHL 286 (8)
Career NHL 3072 (75)
    

Transactions

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June 25, 1997: Transferred to Carolina after Hartford franchise relocated, June 25, 1997.

January 3, 1998: Traded to Vancouver by Carolina with Sean Burke and Enrico Ciccone for Kirk McLean and Martin Gelinas, January 3, 1998.

February 4, 1998: Traded to Buffalo by Vancouver for Brad May and Buffalo's 3rd round choice (later traded to Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay selected Jimmie Olvestad) in 1999 Entry Draft, February 4, 1998.

June 23, 2000: Claimed by Columbus from Buffalo in Expansion Draft, June 23, 2000.

March 9, 2004: Traded to Vancouver by Columbus for Vancouver's 3rd round choice (Daniel Lacosta) in 2004 Entry Draft, March 9, 2004.

June 28, 2004: Claimed on waivers by Columbus from Vancouver, June 28, 2004.

January 5, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Geneve (Swiss), January 5, 2005.

October 8, 2005: Traded to Phoenix by Columbus with Tim Jackman for Cale Hulse, Mike Rupp and Jason Chimera, October 8, 2005.

July 19, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, July 19, 2006.

July 1, 2007: Traded to Edmonton by Philadelphia with Joni Pitkanen and Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (Cameron Abney) in 2009 Entry Draft for Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith, July 1, 2007.

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