Geekie was selected by the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the fifth round, 90th overall, of the 2013 WHL bantam draft.[1] For the 2013–14 season, Geekie remained in his native Manitoba, playing minor hockey with the Yellowhead Chiefs of the Manitoba U-18 'AAA' Hockey League (MMHL). In his rookie season with the Chiefs, Geekie led the Chiefs with 25 goals and 53 points through 44 games, also placing 12th in league scoring.[2] His performance also led him to be named to the MMHL's Second All-Star Team.[3] On March 14, 2014, Geekie signed a contract with Americans.[2] He subsequently joined the Americans for their final regular-season game, where he scored the teams' only goal in an eventual 6–1 loss.[4]
Geekie played two games with the Neepawa Titans of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and nine games with the Americans before returning to the Chiefs.[5] Geekie recorded one goal and one assist with the Titans and two assists with the Americans.[6][7] On December 29, 2014, partway through the season with the Chiefs, Geekie was named to the MMHL's First All-Star Team after he tallied 16 goals and 42 points in 26 games, placing second in the league in scoring at the time.[8] Geekie finished the season with the Chiefs notching 27 goals and 36 assists through 44 games.[9]
Major junior
Geekie began his first full major junior campaign with the Americans during the 2015–16 season, in which he scored 12 goals and 25 points through 66 games.[9] Geekie improved offensively in the 2016–17 season led all Americans players in scoring, achieving 35 goals and 55 assists for 90 points through 72 games.[10] Due to his performance, he was named to the WHL's Western Conference Second All-Star Team.[11] He was subsequently ranked of 42nd amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, prior to the 2017 NHL entry draft.[12] On June 24, 2017, he was one of two players taken by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round, 67th overall, at the draft.[13] Following his selection, he participated in the Hurricanes' development camp in the summer of 2017.[14] In September, he was returned to the Americans from the camp.[15]
During the 2017–18 season, his final junior hockey campaign, Geekie tallied 30 goals and 54 assists through 68 games in the regular season.[16][17] He was named the WHL Player of the Month for Match 2018 after he notched 16 goals and 13 assists in 29 games during that span.[18] Through 14 playoff games, Geekie led the WHL with 17 goals, and he also collected 10 assists for 27 points. The Americans were eliminated from the playoffs in the third round of the playoffs by the Everett Silvertips.[16][17]
Professional
Carolina Hurricanes
Geekie with the Checkers during the 2019 Calder Cup Final
On March 7, 2020, Geekie was called up to the Hurricanes and made his NHL debut the following day against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[23] In his NHL debut, he recorded two goals and an assist in the 6–2 win.[24] On March 10, 2020 Geekie scored his third goal on only the third shot of his NHL career.
Seattle Kraken
On July 16, 2021, Geekie signed a one-year contract extension to remain with the Hurricanes.[25] However, five days later, Geekie was selected from the Hurricanes at the 2021 NHL expansion draft by the Seattle Kraken.[26] In the Kraken's inaugural 2021–22 season, Geekie established himself in a regular top-nine forward role, and responded in setting career highs with 7 goals and 15 assists for 22 points in 73 regular season games.
As a restricted free agent in the off-season, Geekie filed for arbitration before settling to a one-year, $1.4 million contract extension with the Kraken on July 24, 2022.[27]
Boston Bruins
After the 2022–23 season, and with Geekie's contract expiring, the Kraken attempted to trade Geekie's restricted free-agent rights in part due to salary cap considerations, but when a deal could not be made, the team did not extend a qualifying offer to Geekie, allowing him to be released to unrestricted free agency.[28][29] On July 1, 2023, the opening day of free agency, he signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Boston Bruins.[30] Geekie found a comfortable role on the Bruins as somebody who could be placed anywhere in the lineup.[31] On February 29, 2024, he recorded the first NHL hat trick of his career. On March 23, 2024, Geekie scored his 100th career NHL point, an assist against the Philadelphia Flyers. Geekie assisted on Brad Marchand's 400th career goal on April 4, 2024. In his first year with the Bruins, Geekie had a career year, almost doubling his previous career high with 17 goals. He added a career high 22 assists for a career high 39 points.
Entering the 2024–25 season, Geekie hoped to build off his career year. However, Geekie struggled to start the season, scoring only two assists in his first 11 games, well below expectations. Geekie was called out by head coach Jim Montgomery, and eventually ended up a healthy scratch for three games.[32] In his first game back, Geekie was placed on a line with Bruins superstar David Pastrnak, and immediately scored his first goal of the season.[33] After the game, Geekie remained a regular fixture on the first line and by December, had returned to form, scoring goals on a regular basis.[34] By February 22, 2025, Geekie had scored his 18th goal of the season, surpassing his career high. Despite the Bruins out of playoff contention, Geekie still ended the season strong. Geekie ended the season on an 11 game point streak, and scoring a point in 13 of his last 14 games. During that stretch, Geekie scored 11 goals and 11 assists, including hitting the 30-goal plateau for the first time in his career on April 8 against the New Jersey Devils.[35] Geekie became the first Bruins player other than Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, or Patrice Bergeron to score 30-goals in a season since Loui Eriksson during the 2015–16 season.[36] On April 5, Geekie had a career game against the Carolina Hurricanes, scoring a goal and four assists in a Bruins victory, factoring in on all Bruins goals.[37] Overall, Geekie finished the season with a career-high 33 goals and 57 points. He was awarded the Bruins' Seventh Player Award, given to the player who exceeded expectations for the season.[38]
↑Johnston, Chris; McKenzie, Julian (3 July 2023). "Brad's Big Day". The Chris Johnston Show (Podcast). Spotify. Event occurs at 36:27. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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