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Canada Paul Coffey
#74 Boston Bruins / NHL - 00/01
3-time Canada Cup Champion 3
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) 3
4-time NHL First All-Star Team 4
4-time NHL Second All-Star Team 4
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 01, 1961
Position
D
Age
63
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Weston, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1980 round 1 #6 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Son: Blake Coffey & Christian Coffey

The 14x All-Star ranks 2nd in defensemen scoring, totaling 1,531 points in 1,409 games. Coffey holds the record for goals in a season by a defenseman, scoring 48 with Edmonton in 1985-86. After 21 seasons, Coffey retired with 3 Norris Trophies and 4 Stanley Cups.

Team Staff profile of Paul Coffey also available

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Paul Coffey Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 North York Rangers OPJAHL 50* 14* 33* 47* 64* -* |
Kingston Canadians OMJHL 8* 2* 2* 4* 11* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
1978-79 Soo Greyhounds OMJHL 68* 17* 72* 89* 103* -* |
1979-80 Soo Greyhounds OMJHL 23* 10* 21* 31* 63* -* |
Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 52* 19* 52* 71* 130* -* |
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74* 9* 23* 32* 130* 4* | Playoffs 9 4 3 7 22 5
1981-82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 29* 60* 89* 106* 35* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 6 -4
1982-83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 29* 67* 96* 87* 52* | Playoffs 16 7 7 14 14 15
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 40* 86* 126* 104* 52* | Playoffs 19 8 14 22 21 19
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 37* 84* 121* 97* 55* | Playoffs 18 12 25 37 44 26
Canada CC 8* 3* 8* 11* 4* 8* |
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79* 48* 90* 138* 120* 61* | Playoffs 10 1 9 10 30 0
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59* 17* 50* 67* 49* 12* | Playoffs 17 3 8 11 30 7
1987-88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46* 15* 52* 67* 93* -1* |
Canada CC 9* 2* 4* 6* 0* 1* |
1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 75* 30* 83* 113* 195* -10* | Playoffs 11 2 13 15 31 -7
1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 80* 29* 74* 103* 95* -25* |
Canada “C” WC 10* 1* 6* 7* 10* -* |
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 76* 24* 69* 93* 128* -18* | Playoffs 12 2 9 11 6 -1
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54* 10* 54* 64* 62* 4* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 10* 1* 4* 5* 25* -3* | Playoffs 6 4 3 7 2 -5
Canada CC 8* 1* 6* 7* 8* 8* |
1992-93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 50* 8* 49* 57* 50* 9* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 30* 4* 26* 30* 27* 7* | Playoffs 7 2 9 11 2 -3
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 80* 14* 63* 77* 106* 28* | Playoffs 7 1 6 7 8 6
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 45* 14* 44* 58* 72* 18* | Playoffs 18 6 12 18 10 4
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 76* 14* 60* 74* 90* 19* | Playoffs 17 5 9 14 30 -3
1996-97 Hartford Whalers NHL 20* 3* 5* 8* 18* 0* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 37* 6* 20* 26* 20* 11* | Playoffs 17 1 8 9 6 -3
Canada WCup 8* 0* 7* 7* 12* -4* |
1997-98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 57* 2* 27* 29* 30* 3* |
1998-99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10* 0* 4* 4* 0* -6* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 44* 2* 8* 10* 28* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 0
1999-00 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 69* 11* 29* 40* 40* -6* |
2000-01 Boston Bruins NHL 18* 0* 4* 4* 30* -6* |

Paul Coffey Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Toronto Christie QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Paul Coffey Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 3 25* 6* 18* 24* 0.96* 12* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 21 1 409* 396* 1 135* 1 531* 1.09* 1 802* 294* | 16 194 59 * 137 * 196 * 1.01 * 264 * 56 *
OMJHL (OHL) 3 151* 48* 147* 195* 1.29* 307* -* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
OPJAHL (OJAHL) 1 50* 14* 33* 47* 0.94* 64* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Rendez-vous 87 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 1* 6* 7* 0.70* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 8* 0* 7* 7* 0.88* 12* -4* | 0 * * * * * *

Paul Coffey Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1978, 1 #1 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 7 retired by Edmonton Oilers

Number 6 retired by Kitchener Rangers

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Cult/Star player for Kitchener Rangers

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins