Paul Coffey

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CanadaCanada  Paul Coffey Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 2004
Paul Coffey (2007)

Paul Coffey (2007)
Date of birth June 1, 1961
place of birth Weston , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 91 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1980 , 1st lap, 6th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1977-1988 North York Rangers
Kingston Canadians
1978-1979 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1979-1980 Kitchener Rangers
1980-1987 Edmonton Oilers
1987-1992 Pittsburgh Penguins
1992-1993 Los Angeles Kings
1993-1996 Detroit Red Wings
1996 Hartford Whalers
1996-1998 Philadelphia Flyers
1998 Chicago Blackhawks
1998-2000 Carolina Hurricanes
2000 Boston Bruins

Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1, 1961 in Weston , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . Between 1980 and 2000 he played over 1,400 games for nine different teams in the National Hockey League and recorded over 1,500 scorer points. He spent most of his career with the Edmonton Oilers , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1984 , 1985 and 1987 as well as a fourth time in 1991 with the Pittsburgh Penguins . With the Canadian national team he took part in the Canada Cup three times and won the gold medal there with the team.

Coffey is considered one of the best defensive players of all time and to this day holds a number of NHL records in his position. After Denis Potvin , he became the second defender who reached the mark of 1000 scorer points , while to this day he was only surpassed by Ray Bourque in goals scored (396), assists (1135) and points (1531) . He was also honored three times with the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the best defensive player in the league, was considered several times in the NHL All-Star Team and was finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 .

Career

Paul Coffey was drawn sixth in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers . Coffey played the first seven years with the then very successful Edmonton Oilers, with whom he won the Stanley Cup three times (1984, 1985 and 1987). In 1987 Coffey was traded for Craig Simpson and Chris Joseph to the Pittsburgh Penguins , where he played for the next 4½ years and in 1991 was also able to win the Stanley Cup. Then he moved to the Los Angeles Kings , where he stayed for almost 2 years. Then he switched to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Jimmy Carson and played here again for 4½ years. After this time he was with the Hartford Whalers for a year . He played for the Philadelphia Flyers for the next two years . After half a season with the Chicago Blackhawks , he moved to Carolina and stayed there for 1½ years. He spent the last six months of his playing career with the Boston Bruins .

In 2000 Paul Coffey announced his retirement from active, professional sports. The highlight of his career was the 1985/86 season in which he scored 138 points. Paul Coffey won the Norris Trophy three times for best defensive player in the league (1985, 1986, 1995).

He resigned with the most points scorer as a defender within the playoffs in the history of the NHL and is in the scorer rating within the regular season behind Ray Bourque in second place. One of the greatest defensive players of all time - best known for his ice skating technique and speed - Paul Coffey was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 . In addition , the Oilers blocked his jersey number 7 in 2005.

With the Canadian national team , Coffey won the Canada Cup three times - in 1984 , 1987 and 1991 .

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
1977/78 North York Rangers OPJHL 50 14th 33 47 - 64 - - - - - -
1977/78 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 8th 2 2 4th - 11 - - - - - -
1978/79 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OMJHL 68 17th 72 89 - 103 - - - - - -
1979/80 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OMJHL 23 10 21st 31 - 63 - - - - - -
1979/80 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 52 19th 52 71 - 130 - - - - - -
1980/81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74 9 23 32 +4 130 9 4th 3 7th +5 22nd
1981/82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 29 60 89 +35 106 5 1 1 2 −4 6th
1982/83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 29 67 96 +52 87 16 7th 7th 14th +15 14th
1983/84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 40 86 126 +52 104 19th 8th 14th 22nd +19 21st
1984/85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 37 84 121 +55 97 18th 12 25th 37 +26 44
1985/86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 48 90 138 +61 120 10 1 9 10 ± 0 30th
1986/87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59 17th 50 67 +12 49 17th 3 8th 11 +7 30th
1987/88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 15th 52 67 −1 93 - - - - - -
1988/89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75 30th 83 113 −10 195 11 2 13 15th −7 31
1989/90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 29 74 103 −25 95 - - - - - -
1990/91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 24 69 93 −18 128 12 2 9 11 −1 6th
1991/92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54 10 54 64 +4 62 - - - - - -
1991/92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 1 4th 5 −3 25th 6th 4th 3 7th −5 2
1992/93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 50 8th 49 57 +9 50 - - - - - -
1992/93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30th 4th 26th 30th +7 27 7th 2 9 11 −3 2
1993/94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 14th 63 77 +28 106 7th 1 6th 7th +6 8th
1994/95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 45 14th 44 58 +18 72 18th 6th 12 18th +4 10
1995/96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 14th 60 74 +19 90 17th 5 9 14th −3 30th
1996/97 Hartford Whalers NHL 20th 3 5 8th ± 0 18th - - - - - -
1996/97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 37 6th 20th 26th +11 20th 17th 1 8th 9 −3 6th
1997/98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 57 2 27 29 +3 30th - - - - - -
1998/99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10 0 4th 4th −6 0 - - - - - -
1998/99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 44 2 8th 10 −1 25th 5 0 1 1 ± 0 2
1999/00 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 69 11 29 40 −6 40 - - - - - -
2000/01 Boston Bruins NHL 18th 0 4th 4th −6 30th - - - - - -
OMJHL overall 151 48 147 195 - 307 - - - - - -
NHL overall 1409 396 1135 1531 +294 1802 194 59 137 196 +56 264

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt +/- SM
1984 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 3 8th 11 - 4th
1987 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 9 2 4th 6th +1 0
1990 Canada WM 4th Place 10 1 6th 7th 10
1991 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 1 6th 7th +8 8th
1996 Canada World cup 2nd place 8th 0 7th 7th 12
Men overall 43 7th 31 38 34

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Achievements and Awards

International

Records

  • 48 goals as a defender in one season ( 85/86 ).
  • 8 points as defender in one game ( March 14, 1986 ; Oilers - Red Wings 12: 3) together with Tom Bladon .
  • 28 consecutive games with at least one point as defender ( 85/86 ; 16 goals and 39 assists).
  • 12 goals as a defender in a playoff season ( 1985 ).
  • 25 assists as a defender in one playoff season (1985).
  • 37 points as a defender in a playoff season (1985).
  • 5 assists as defender in a playoff game ( May 14, 1985; Oilers - Blackhawks 10: 5) together with Risto Siltanen .
  • 6 points as defender in a playoff game ( May 14, 1985; Oilers - Blackhawks 10-5).

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personal data
SURNAME Coffey, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coffey, Paul Douglas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Weston , Ontario