Blake Geoffrion

Blake Geoffrion (born February 3, 1988 in Plantation, Florida) is an American ice hockey player of quebecois descent. Geoffrion was selected 56th Overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He currently is a left wing for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

If Geoffrion makes it to the NHL he will be the fourth generation of his family to play in the league. His great-grandfather, Howie Morenz is a legend of the sport and one of the first members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Geoffrion's grandfather, Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion was also an excellent player and a Hall of Famer. Blake's father, Dan Geoffrion while not having the success of Howie or Bernie did play three seasons in the NHL.

Blake grew up in the Nashville, Tennessee area and started playing competitive hockey in the Nashville youth hockey system. As such he is the first hometown player drafted by the Predators and the first Nashville trained player ever to be drafted by an NHL team.