Blake Geoffrion injury: Skull fracture forces Habs prospect into retirement

The hiring comes one day removed from Geoffrion’s retirement from professional hockey. The 25-year-old forward sustained a depressed skull fracture while playing with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League in November of 2012. Geoffrion’s head made contact with the ice after a punishing hit from Syracuse Crunch defenseman Jean-Phillipe Cote. The result was a devastating injury that subsequently ended the young player’s career.

Fortunately, his playing career is all that ended. He will still be afforded an opportunity to continue a career in professional hockey.

Geoffrion suffered the injury after sustaining a check in a American Hockey League game on November 9, 2012. His head hit the ice on the hit and while he left under his own power, the forward had suffered a depressed skull fracture that required surgery to repair.

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Danny Geoffrion stated that Blake has not been able to skate much since sustaining a skull fracture during an American Hockey League game in November of 2012. Geoffrion’s father made it clear that Blake may retire, but no decision has been made.

His understanding is that Blake is going to evaluate things over the coming weeks and will then officially decide what he wants to do with his career.

Geoffrion’s head hit the ice after sustaining a punishing check in an American Hockey League game back in November of 2012, which resulted in a depressed skull fracture. Despite his ability to leave the playing surface under his own power, Geoffrion required surgery to repair the area.

As of last month, Geoffrion remained committed to returning to professional hockey. Stating that he was doing everything he could to get back, Geoffrion expressed his love for the game and his excitement about the potential of playing again.

The 24-year-old Geoffrion was playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League against the Syracuse Crunch, when Jean-Philippe Cote hit him hard. The side of Geoffrion’s head fell into Cote’s skate after being launched off the ice and needed surgery to remove parts of his skull from his brain.

Although the center is expected to make a full recovery, his hockey career will probably be put on pause. The 2010 Hobey Baker Player of the Year for Wisconsin has already suffered multiple concussions in his career. Geoffrion is awake and has tweeted since suffering the injury, but hockey is on the back burner.

Blake Geoffrion is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a depressed skull fracture following a hit from Syracuse Crunch forward J.P. Cote on Friday night. Geoffrion, a Montreal Canadiens prospect playing for the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, was buried into the boards by a clean hit from Cote as he skated with the puck down the wing.

The Habs announced Saturday afternoon that Geoffrion had surgery to repair the injury. He’s in stable condition at a Montreal hospital and the good news is that he’s expected to fully recover, although he’s out of the Bulldogs lineup indefinitely.

Blake Geoffrion was hospitalized after a hit from J.P. Cote in AHL action between the Syracuse Crunch and Hamilton Bulldogs in Montreal Friday night, and after seeing the video of the hit, that’s no surprise.

I watch a lot of hockey and I’ve seen a lot of nasty hits, but the sound of that collision is a rare and horrifying one that’s sticking with me a bit. Amazingly, Geoffrion was able to get up and skate off the ice under his own power before being sent to a Montreal hospital.