15 Facts About Paul Coffey

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 .

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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