Family
Geoffrion was the son of Jean-Baptiste Geoffrion, a restaurant owner, and his wife, Florina Poitras. He grew up in Drolet, a suburb east of Montreal. Geoffrion was a direct descendant of Pierre Joffrion and his wife Marie Priault, early French settlers in the colony of Montreal. Marie Priault was a King's daughter.
Geoffrion's widow Marlene is the daughter of fellow Hockey Hall of Famer Howie Morenz and the granddaughter of the sister of the wife of Billy Coutu, the only player banned from the NHL for life. Marlene and Boom Boom Geoffrion's son, Dan, (born January 24, 1958) played five seasons of professional hockey, which included stops with the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association in 1978–79, Canadiens in 1979–80 (with his father as coach), and Winnipeg Jets in 1980–81. His grandson Blake Geoffrion (born February 3, 1988) plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL. Dan's younger sons, Sebastian and Brice, play for the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers. Bernie and Marlene's son-in-law, Hartland Monahan, played in the NHL for several teams in the 1970s and grandson Shane Monahan played Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners in the late 1990s.
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