(1961-06-01) June 1, 1961 (age 62) Weston, Ontario, Canada
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position
Defence
Shot
Left
Played for
Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings Hartford Whalers Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins
National team
Canada
NHL draft
6th overall, 1980 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career
1980–2001
Website
http://paulcoffey.ca/
Paul Patrick Coffey (born June 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams over 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defencemen in goals, assists, and points, behind only Ray Bourque. He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman three times and was voted to eight end-of-season All-Star teams (four first-team and four second-team). He holds the record for the most goals by a defenceman in one season, 48 in 1985–86, and is the only defenceman to have scored 40 goals more than once, also doing it in 1983–84. He is also one of only two defencemen to score 100 points in a season more than one time, as he did it five times; Bobby Orr did it six times. Coffey holds or shares 33 NHL records in the regular season and playoffs.
During his NHL career, he played for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, and Boston Bruins. He is a four-time Stanley Cup champion, winning three times with Edmonton and a fourth with Pittsburgh.
Coffey was born in Weston, Ontario, and grew up in Malton, Ontario. The city of Mississauga renamed Malton Arena to Paul Coffey Arena and Wildwood Park to Paul Coffey Park in a ceremony on September 23, 2016.[1] In 2017, Coffey was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.[2]
^Colpitts, Iann (September 26, 2016). "NHL great Coffey humbled by arena renaming ceremony". The Mississauga News.
^"100 Greatest NHL Players". National Hockey League. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Paul Patrick Coffey (born June 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams over 21 seasons in the National...
(1987–88) Most goals in a season, defenceman: PaulCoffey, 48 (1985–86) Most points in a season, defenceman: PaulCoffey, 138 (1985–86) Most goals in a season...
Francis, 1,249 Mark Messier, 1,193 Ray Bourque, 1,169 Jaromir Jagr, 1,155 PaulCoffey, 1,135 Joe Thornton, 1,109 Adam Oates, 1,079 Steve Yzerman, 1,063 Gordie...
Smythe Trophy, but Coffey and Fuhr were also considered strong candidates. Jari Kurri won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, and PaulCoffey captured the first...
(along with Brian Glynn) to the Detroit Red Wings for Keith Primeau, PaulCoffey and a first-round draft pick. Despite these problems, the Whalers got...
season, which would be the last for both players, Bourque surpassed PaulCoffey (intended to be Bourque's replacement on his former team, the Bruins)...
gave Lemieux a strong supporting cast, trading for superstar defenseman PaulCoffey from the Edmonton Oilers (after the Oilers' 1987 Stanley Cup win) and...
the Rangers, Crosby recorded his 197th career playoff point, passing PaulCoffey for sixth place in all-time playoff point standings. Two days later,...
comparing him to former defencemen such as Larry Robinson and PaulCoffey, while Coffey himself praised Karlsson as an "elite player" and one of the best...
any defenceman during a playoff year in league history, behind only PaulCoffey in 1985, Brian Leetch in 1994 and Al MacInnis in 1989. The Stars would...
protests, the government commissioned an independent examination by PaulCoffey SC of the case submitted by the Stardust Victims Committee for a Reopened...
blamed for their loss to Colorado a year prior, including trading away PaulCoffey to get star Brendan Shanahan. Detroit won 38 games in the regular season...
pp – PaulCoffey (3) Stephane Yelle (1) – sh – 00:44 Second period No scoring Adam Deadmarsh (3) – 01:34 Third period 05:33 – sh – PaulCoffey (4) Mike...
straight 100-point season. His record for goals by a defenceman stood until PaulCoffey totalled 48 in 1985–86. He won the league scoring title and the Art Ross...
11:33 – Kevin McClelland (1) 13:11 – pp – PaulCoffey (4) No scoring Second period 01:33 – sh – PaulCoffey (5) Thomas Steen (2) – pp – 13:52 Third period...
against the Ottawa Senators, becoming the first Oilers' player since PaulCoffey on 14 March 1986 to record a six-assist game. With 31 goals and 53 assists...
play, the Oilers won thanks to third-period goals by Glenn Anderson, PaulCoffey, and Jari Kurri. Gretzky registered a goal and an assist in the onslaught...
during the regular season) Defencemen 2 Lee Fogolin Jr. 4 Kevin Lowe 7 PaulCoffey 21 Randy Gregg 22 Charlie Huddy 29 Don Jackson Goaltenders 31 Grant...
(co-captains) Justin Williams, 2018–2019 Jordan Staal, 2019–present PaulCoffey spent one and a half seasons in Carolina near the end of his career (as...
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