Paul Coffey

Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1 1961, in Malton, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League. Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defensemen in career goals, assists, and points. He is currently an assistant coach of the Canadian National Team on the Spengler Cup.
==NHL career==
Coffey was drafted 6th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He blossomed in the 1981-82 season, scoring 89 points and was named a Second-Team NHL All-Star. In the Oilers' first Stanley Cup-winning season, he became only the second defenseman in NHL history to score 40 goals in a season. He won his first James Norris Trophy in 1984-85 while posting 121 points. Coffey went on to post a historic post-season in the 1985 Playoffs, setting records for most goals (12), assists (25), and points (37) in one playoff year by a defenseman on the way to another Stanley Cup. He won the Norris Trophy again in 1985-86, while breaking Bobby Orr's record for goals in a season by a defenseman, scoring 48. His 138 ponts that year was second only to Orr (139 in 1970-71) among defensemen. http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p200402&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName#photo
Coffey helped Edmonton to a third Cup in 1986-87, but the deciding Game Seven that year against Philadelphia would be his last in an Oilers' uniform. After a monetary dispute with Head Coach & General Manager Glen Sather, Coffey was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1987, where he played four and a half seasons, and won another Stanley Cup in 1990-91. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Kings where he was re-united with Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri for parts of two seasons. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=1042
After his brief stint with L.A., he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he played for four and a half seasons and enjoyed moderate success. In the lockout-shortened 1994-95 NHL season, Coffey led his team in scoring, the only time in his entire career he would accomplish that feat, while picking up his third Norris Trophy. 
He was then traded to the Hartford Whalers at the start of the 1996-97 season after a falling out with Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman. But before he could even get halfway into the season, he engineered a trade to the Philadelphia Flyers. He played for Philadelphia for a season and a half, most significantly helping the team to reach the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals against his former team, Detroit. Coffey's finals series was not successful (due to the tactics of Bowman in neutralizing him), and he suffered a concussion in Game Two that ended his postseason prematurely. The Flyers were swept by the Red Wings in four games. 
After a very brief stint (10 games) with the Chicago Blackhawks, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, where he played one and a half seasons. He would play his final season in Boston, with the Bruins. 
Paul Coffey retired in 2000 with 396 goals, 1135 assists, and 1531 points, second only to Ray Bourque in all-time career scoring by a defenceman. In 2005, the Edmonton Oilers retired his uniform number 7.
==Awards==
* Named to the OHA Second All-Star Team — 1979-80
* Won the James Norris Memorial Trophy — 1984-85, 1985-86, 1994-95
* Named to the NHL First All-Star Team — 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1994-95
* Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team — 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1989-90
* Played in the NHL All-Star Game — 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
* Named to the Canada Cup All-Star Team — 1984
* Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004
* In 1998, he was ranked number 28 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players
* Currently 12th all-time in career points (was 9th when he retired in 2000, but was passed by Mario Lemieux later in the 2000-01 season, Joe Sakic on January 1, 2007, and Jaromir Jagr on October 12, 2007 http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8451101&season=20062007&service=page&tab=gbghttp://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=3061
*Was inducted into the Penguins Hall of Fame on November 15, 2007
==Records formerly and currently held by Paul Coffey==
* NHL record most goals by a defenseman- 385, surpassed and currently held by Ray Bourque (410)
* NHL record most assists by a defenseman- 1135, surpassed and currently held by Ray Bourque (1169)
* NHL record most points by a defenseman- 1527, surpassed and currently held by Ray Bourque (1579)
* NHL record for most goals in one season by a defenseman — 48 in 1985-86
* NHL record for most goals in one season by a defenseman including playoffs— 49 (37 regular season &12 playoffs) in 1984-85 & (48 regular season & 1 playoffs) in 1985-86 
* NHL record for most assists in one season by a defenseman including playoffs — 109 (84 regular season & 25 Playoffs) in 1984-85 tied with Bobby Orr in 1970-71
* NHL record for most points in one season by a defenseman including playoffs — 158 (121 regular season & 37 playoffs) in 1984-85
* NHL record for most points in one game by a defenseman — 8 on March 14, 1986 (2G, 6A, shared with Tom Bladon)
* Most assists by a defenseman, one game — 6 (tied with 4 others) Mar. 14, 1986
* Longest point-scoring streak by a defenseman — 28 games (16G-39A-55PTS) in 1985-86
* Most goals by a defenseman, one playoff year — 12 in 1985
* Most assists by a defenseman, one playoff year — 25 in 1985
* Most points by a defenseman, one playoff year — 37 in 1985
* Fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 1000 Points- 770 GP
* Fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 1100 Points- 856 GP
* Fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 1200 Points- 952 GP
* Fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 1300 Points- 1050 GP
* Fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 1400 Points- 1148 GP
* Fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach 1500 Points- 1322 GP
* The most different teams played on by a 1,000 point scorer — 8 (Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Detroit, Hartford/Carolina, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston)
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1977-78 	Kingston Canadians 	OHA 	 	8 	2 	2 	4 	11 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1978-79 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHA 	 	68 	17 	72 	89 	103 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1979-80 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHA 	 	23 	10 	21 	31 	63 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1979-80 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHA 	 	52 	19 	52 	71 	130 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1980-81 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	74 	9 	23 	32 	130 	 	9 	4 	3 	7 	22
1981-82 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	29 	60 	89 	106 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	6
1982-83 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	29 	67 	96 	87 	 	16 	7 	7 	14 	14
1983-84 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	40 	86 	126 	104 	 	19 	8 	14 	22 	21
1984-85 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	80 	37 	84 	121 	97 	 	18 	12 	25 	37 	44
1985-86 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	79 	48 	90 	138 	120 	 	10 	1 	9 	10 	30
1986-87 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	59 	17 	50 	67 	49 	 	17 	3 	8 	11 	30
1987-88 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	46 	15 	52 	67 	93 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1988-89 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	75 	30 	83 	113 	195 	 	11 	2 	13 	15 	31
1989-90 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	80 	29 	74 	103 	95 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1990-91 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	76 	24 	69 	93 	128 	 	12 	2 	9 	11 	6
1991-92 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	54 	10 	54 	64 	62 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1991-92 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	10 	1 	4 	5 	25 	 	6 	4 	3 	7 	2
1992-93 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	50 	8 	49 	57 	50 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992-93 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	30 	4 	26 	30 	27 	 	7 	2 	9 	11 	2
1993-94 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	80 	14 	63 	77 	106 	 	7 	1 	6 	7 	8
1994-95 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	45 	14 	44 	58 	72 	 	18 	6 	12 	18 	10
1995-96 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	76 	14 	60 	74 	90 	 	17 	5 	9 	14 	30
1996-97 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	20 	3 	5 	8 	18 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1996-97 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	37 	6 	20 	26 	20 	 	17 	1 	8 	9 	6
1997-98 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	57 	2 	27 	29 	30 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1998-99 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	10 	0 	4 	4 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1998-99 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	44 	2 	8 	10 	25 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
1999-00 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	69 	11 	29 	40 	40 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2000-01 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	18 	0 	4 	4 	30 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	1409 	396 	1135 	1531 	1802 	 	194 	59 	137 	196 	264
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== International play ==
Played for Canada in:
* 1984 Canada Cup
* 1987 Canada Cup
* 1990 World Championships
* 1991 Canada Cup
* 1996 World Cup of Hockey
==Trivia==
* Coffey preferred his skates to fit as tightly as possible, and wore two sizes smaller than his shoes. They were tied with two sets of laces, one laced from the bottom to half way up, and the other from the halfway point to the top. The skates were so tight that rather than untying them trainers cut the laces to remove his skates after every game.
* He is currently the owner of a Toyota dealership named Paul Coffey's Bolton Toyota in Bolton, Ontario.
* He is the owner of Paul Coffey Nissan, located in Kitchener, Ontario.
* He lives with his wife Stephanie and 3 children; Savannah, Blake and (unknown)
* He is one of three members of the Hockey Hall of Fame to have switched from jersey number 7 to 77 during his career; Phil Esposito and Ray Bourque are the other two. Coffey made the switch when he was traded from Edmonton to Pittsburgh; he continued to wear 77 for the rest of his career until his last stop, Boston, where he wore #74 (Ray Bourque's #77 had been retired). http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayerGallery.jsp?player=10278&photo=23#photo
==See also==
* Hockey Hall of Fame
* James Norris Memorial Trophy
* List of NHL seasons
* List of NHL players with 1000 points
* List of NHL players with 1000 games played
==References==
==External links==
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*Hockey-Fans profile
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Category:Retired in 2001