Geoff Powis Explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:June 14, 1945
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career Start:1966
Career End:1976

Geoff Charles "Jeff" Powis (June 14, 1945 – November 28, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Powis played ten seasons of professional ice hockey, mostly in the minor leagues from 1966 to 1976, as well as 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1967–68 season. Powis' brother Lynn Powis was also a professional ice hockey player.

Biography

Powis was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A graduate of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team, Moose Jaw Canucks, Powis joined the St. Louis Braves of Central Professional Hockey League's in 1966–67 before making his National Hockey League debut the following year with the Chicago Black Hawks.

Powis spent the better part of the 1967–68 season with the CPHL's Dallas Black Hawks while playing in two games with Chicago before joining the International Hockey League's at Port Huron Flags in 1968–69.

Powis spent three seasons with Port Huron earning IHL First Team All-Star honors in 1969 before the franchise relocated to Toledo midway through the 1970–71 season. After moving to Toledo, Powis spent one more season with team before splitting the 1972–73 season with the Western Hockey League's Seattle Totems and Cranbrook Royals where he was a WIHL Second Team All-Star in 1973.

Powis died in November 2001.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1962–63Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL14 2 2 4 4
1963–64Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL48 23 21 44 455 0 1 1 2
1964–65Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL49 39 38 77 100
1965–66Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL54 46 44 90 533 1 1 2 0
1966–67St. Louis BravesCPHL57 8 15 23 23
1967–68Chicago Black HawksNHL2 0 0 0 0
1967–68Dallas Black HawksCPHL60 15 30 45 205 0 1 1 0
1968–69Port Huron FlagsIHL71 48 36 84 283 4 2 6 2
1969–70Port Huron FlagsIHL67 31 40 71 5415 7 7 14 13
1970–71Port Huron Flags/Toledo HornetsIHL52 21 22 43 30
1971–72Toledo HornetsIHL27 5 15 20 6
1972–73Seattle TotemsWHL4 0 1 1 2
1972–73Cranbrook RoyalsWIHL50 36 32 68
1973–74Cranbrook RoyalsWIHL46 28 39 67 50
1974–75Cranbrook RoyalsWIHL12 4 4 8 0
1975–76Cranbrook RoyalsWIHL24 10 13 23 22
IHL totals217 104 113 218 11818 11 9 20 15
NHL totals2 0 0 0 0

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