15 Facts About Paul Coffey

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Paul Coffey won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman three times and was voted to eight end-of-season All-Star teams .

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Paul Coffey is one of only two defencemen to score 100 points in a season more than one time, as he did it five times; Bobby Orr did it six times.

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3.

Paul Coffey holds or shares 33 NHL records in the regular season and playoffs.

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4.

Paul Coffey is a four-time Stanley Cup champion, winning three times with Edmonton and a fourth with Pittsburgh.

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5.

Paul Coffey was born in Weston, Ontario, and grew up in Malton, Ontario.

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6.

In 2017, Paul Coffey was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.

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7.

Paul Coffey was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Paul Coffey went on to post a historic post-season in the 1985 Playoffs, setting records for most goals, assists, and points in one playoff year by a defenceman on the way to another Stanley Cup.

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Paul Coffey was then traded to the Los Angeles Kings where he was reunited with former Oilers teammates Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri for parts of two seasons.

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10.

Paul Coffey only played 20 games for the Whalers before being traded to the Flyers.

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11.

Paul Coffey played for Philadelphia for a season and a half, reaching the 1997 Stanley Cup Final, his seventh, against his former team, Detroit.

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12.

Paul Coffey finished with 396 goals, 1135 assists, and 1531 points, and remains second only to Bourque in all-time career scoring by a defenceman.

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13.

Paul Coffey averaged more points per game than did Bourque, having played 203 fewer games but lagging by only 48 points.

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14.

Paul Coffey was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility, and the Edmonton Oilers retired his uniform number 7 in 2005.

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15.

Paul Coffey is one of the 2016 inductees into Legends Row: Mississauga Walk of Fame.

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