Paul Coffey
Paul Coffey is a retired NHL player who played professional hockey from 1980-2001. He ranks second all-time among NFL defensemen in goals, assists and points. A three-time winner of the Norris Trophy awarded to the league's best defensemen, Coffey was an eight-time All Star. In 2017, he was named as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players ever. Coffey played in 14 NHL All Star games and won four Stanley Cups, three with the Edmonton Oilers, for whom he was drafted and played from 1980-1987, and one with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992.
Coffey won three gold medals at the 1984, 1987 and 1991 Canada Cup and earned the silver at the 1996 World Cup. Coffey's finest season came with the Oilers in 1985-86, when he recorded career-highs in goals (48) and assists (90). His 48 goals by a defensemen is an NHL record. After leaving Pittsburgh in 1992, Coffey played for seven NHL teams before retiring in 2001, having last played for the Boston Bruins. In 1,409 career NHL games, he registered 1,531 points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
Paul Coffey is a retired NHL player who played professional hockey from 1980-2001. He ranks second all-time among NFL defensemen in goals, assists and points. A three-time winner of the Norris Trophy awarded to the league's best defensemen, Coffey was an eight-time All Star. In 2017, he was named as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players ever. Coffey played in 14 NHL All Star games and won four Stanley Cups, three with the Edmonton Oilers, for whom he was drafted and played from 1980-1987, and one with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992.
Coffey won three gold medals at the 1984, 1987 and 1991 Canada Cup and earned the silver at the 1996 World Cup. Coffey's finest season came with the Oilers in 1985-86, when he recorded career-highs in goals (48) and assists (90). His 48 goals by a defensemen is an NHL record. After leaving Pittsburgh in 1992, Coffey played for seven NHL teams before retiring in 2001, having last played for the Boston Bruins. In 1,409 career NHL games, he registered 1,531 points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
