Geoff Charles "Jeff" Powis (June 14, 1945 – November 28, 2001) was a

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professional

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player. Powis played ten seasons of professional ice hockey, mostly in the minor leagues, highlighted by a couple of games with the

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of the

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. Powis' brother

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was also a professional ice hockey player. Powis was born in

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. A graduate of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team,

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, Powis joined the St. Louis Braves of Central Professional Hockey League's in 1966–67 before making his

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debut the following year with the

. 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

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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

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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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Obituary at LostHockey.com
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