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Explore Paul Coffey net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! NHL defenceman, who retired atop just NHL defenseman who retired trailing only Ray Bourque in all-time NHL defenseman goals, assists, and points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. in all-time NHL defenseman goals, assists and points. He was admitted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. In this article, we will discover how old is Paul Coffey? Who is Paul Coffey dating now & how much money does Paul Coffey have?

Paul Coffey Biography

Paul Coffey is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on June 1, 1961 in Weston, Ontario, Canada. In the final stages of his career at the end of his career, he was traded his former team the Kings in order reunion with Toward the end of his career, he was traded to the Kings and was able to reunite with Wayne Gretzky..

As a youth, Coffey played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.

Coffey was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He blossomed in the 1981–82 season, scoring 89 points and was named a Second-Team NHL All-Star. In the Oilers’ first Stanley Cup-winning season, 1983–84, he became only the second defenceman in NHL history to score 40 goals in a season and added 86 assists to finish second in point scoring. He won his first James Norris Trophy in 1984–85 while posting 37 goals and 121 points. On December 26, 1984 in a game against the Calgary Flames, Coffey became the last defenceman in the 20th century to score four goals in one game. Coffey went on to post a historic post-season in the 1985 Playoffs, setting records for most goals (12), assists (25), and points (37) in one playoff year by a defenceman on the way to another Stanley Cup. He won the Norris Trophy again in 1985–86, while breaking Bobby Orr’s record for goals in a season by a defenceman, scoring 48. His 138 points that year was second only to Orr (139 in 1970–71) among defencemen.

He was married to Stephanie Coffey and he has three children.

He was awarded 3 Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers and another when he played for Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991. Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991.

Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams in the National Hockey League. Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defence-men in goals, assists, and points, behind only Ray Bourque. He won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenceman three times and was voted to eight end-of-season All-Star Teams (four First-Team and four Second-Team). He holds the record for the most goals by a defencemen in one season, 48 in 1985–86, and is the only defencemen to have scored 40 goals more than once, also doing it in 1983–84. He is also 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 Net Worth

Paul is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Coffey's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was drafted as the 6th pick overall of his team, the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Draft.

After his brief stint with Los Angeles, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he played for three and a half seasons. In the lock-out shortened 1994–95 NHL season, Coffey led his team in scoring for the only time in his entire career, and was awarded the Norris Trophy for the third time. In the 1995 playoffs, he led all defencemen in shorthanded goals (2) while helping Detroit to the Stanley Cup Final. However, the favoured Red Wings were swept by the New Jersey Devils in four games. Coffey would then help the Red Wings to an astounding 62 regular season wins the following year, though the team would ultimately get eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. During Game 1 of that series, Coffey accidentally scored on his own net after Colorado’s Stephane Yelle attempted to pass the puck into the slot but it instead ended up on Coffey’s stick.

After a falling out with Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman, Coffey was traded to the Hartford Whalers at the start of the 1996–97 season as part of a package to acquire Brendan Shanahan – a move that Coffey was unhappy with.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Coffey played four and a half seasons with Pittsburgh. On December 22, 1990, Coffey became the second defenceman to record 1,000 points, doing so in a record-breaking 770 games. Coffey won a fourth Stanley Cup in 1990–91 with Pittsburgh. During the 1992 season Coffey passed Denis Potvin to become the career leader in goals, assists, and points by a defenceman. He 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.

Who is Paul Coffey Dating?

According to our records, Paul Coffey married to Stephanie Coffey. As of January 13, 2024, Paul Coffey’s is not dating anyone.

Coffey only played 20 games for the Whalers before being traded to the Flyers. He played for Philadelphia for a season and a half, reaching the 1997 Stanley Cup Final, his seventh, against his former team, Detroit. Coffey’s Final series was not successful, being on ice for six of Detroit’s goals and was in the penalty box for a seventh when the Flyers conceded a power-play goal, ending up with no points and being minus-2 and minus-3 in the first two games, and a hit from Darren McCarty in game two left Coffey sidelined for the rest of the series with a concussion.

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Coffey helped Edmonton to a third Cup in 1986–87, but the deciding game seven that year against the Philadelphia Flyers would be his last in an Oilers’ uniform. After a monetary dispute with Edmonton’s head coach and general manager Glen Sather, Coffey was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1987. Upon joining Pittsburgh, he changed his uniform number from 7 to 77, which he would wear for most of the rest of his career, save for his final season in Boston, where he wore 74.

During Coffey’s last NHL season, Ray Bourque passed his career goals, assist and points records, and Bourque and Coffey both retired after the 2000–01 season. Coffey finished with 396 goals, 1135 assists, and 1531 points, and remains second only to Bourque in all-time career scoring by a defenceman. Coffey, however, averaged more points per game than did Bourque, having played 203 fewer games but lagging by only 48 points.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Paul Coffey celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.

After a very brief stint (10 games) with the Chicago Blackhawks, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, where he played one and a half seasons. He played his final season in 2000–01 with the Boston Bruins.

Where is Paul Coffey now?

In recognition of his outstanding career, Paul Coffey was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. Paul Coffey currently lives in the Toronto area with his wife Stephanie and their 3 children.

Did Paul Coffey ever win a Stanley Cup?

Through seven seasons with Edmonton, Coffey helped the Oilers win three of their five Stanley Cup championships, in 1984, ’85 and ’87.

How many cups did Paul Coffey win?

During his NHL career, he played for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, and Boston Bruins. He is a four-time Stanley Cup champion, winning three times with Edmonton and a fourth with Pittsburgh.

Who was the last helmetless player in the NHL?

Craig MacTavish was the last NHL player to not wear a helmet. Though he started his professional career in 1979 wearing a helmet, when he retired in 1997 he was no longer wearing a helmet.

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