Researching Geoff Powis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1142 people with the Powis surname? In that year Powis was ranked number 2463 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Geoff means "Form of JEFFREY. God's peace" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Geoff Powis on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Geoff Powis and the Powis Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1403 people with the Powis surname in the UK? Powis is now ranked number 2766 for popularity in the UK. |
Powis Genealogy Databases
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Geoff Powis
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, highlighted by a couple of games with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. Powis' brother Lynn Powis was also a professional ice hockey player.
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 NHL 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.
Throughout his career, Geoff Powis played in two NHL games. Powis died in November 2001.
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