Paul Coffey
Second all-time among NHL defencemen in career scoring.
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In the 1980 NHL entry draft, the Edmonton Oilers selected Coffey with the sixth overall pick.[1]
Life and work
He became only the second defenceman in NHL history to score 40 goals in a season during the Oilers' first Stanley Cup-winning season, 1983–84.[1] In the 1985–86 season Coffey scored 48 goals, breaking Bobby Orr's record for regular season goals by a defenceman.[2] After helping Edmonton to a third Cup in 1986–87, Coffey was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 24, 1987.[3] Coffey spent four and a half seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, contributing to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in the 1990–91 season.[4]
What the cited sources add
Coffey initially joined the Oilers' staff as a skills coach during the 2017-18 season before becoming a special adviser and then an assistant coach.[5] Head coach Kris Knoblauch stated that Coffey's return would benefit the team both as a team and as a staff.[5] During a February 2014 coaching assignment, Coffey received a gross misconduct penalty for using a "discriminatory slur," leading to a three-game suspension.[6] A car dealership in Bolton, Ontario was owned by Coffey.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Paul Coffey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Flyers History - Philadelphia Flyer Game Summary" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Paul Coffey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Legends of Hockey - The Legends - Honoured Player - Coffey, Paul - Biography (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Paul Coffey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Crowe, "Coffey Wants Trade After Oilers Owner Questions Courage", Los Angeles Times, 1987-10-28; "Oilers trade Coffey to Penguins", The Washington Post, 1987-11-24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Paul Coffey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Paul Coffey Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com", www.hockeydb.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Paul Coffey returning to Oilers' bench as assistant coach", sportsnet.ca. facts only, no text reused. sportsnet.ca
- Wikipedia, "Paul Coffey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Campbell, "Hall of Famer Paul Coffey in hot water after 'discriminatory slur'", thehockeynews.com; Campbell, "Hall of Famer Paul Coffey in hot water after 'discriminatory slur'", thehockeynews.com; "Pickering Panthers Jr.A - OJHL Pickering Panthers", pickeringpanthers.pointstreaksites.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Paul Coffey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wheeler, "NHL99: Paul Coffey, after building a life away from the game, has returned to it", The New York Times, 2023-01-17 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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Career statistics and honours
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1977–78 | North York Rangers | OPJHL | 50 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978–79 | OMJHL | 68 | 17 | 72 | 89 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979–80 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OMJHL | 23 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | OMJHL | 52 | 19 | 52 | 71 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | 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 | NHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 50 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | 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 |
| NHL | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | NHL | 37 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 57 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998–99 | NHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998–99 | NHL | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999–2000 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 69 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| NHL totals | 1,409 | 396 | 1,135 | 1,531 | 1,802 | 194 | 59 | 137 | 196 | 264 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | CC | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 1987 | Canada | CC | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 1991 | Canada | CC | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1996 | Canada | WCH | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Senior totals | 43 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 34 | ||
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Paul Coffey (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Paul Coffey (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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