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Name:
COFFEY, Paul
Sport:
Hockey
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During a long and illustrious professional career where he faced the world’s toughest and best competition in the National Hockey League, Paul Coffey has achieved remarkable success. Simply, he’s one of the greatest defenceman ever to play the game. And until (if ever) a brighter comet comes along, he stands as the greatest hockey player to emerge from Mississauga. His track record speaks for itself. Through 21 seasons in the NHL, Coffey played on four Stanley Cup championship winning teams; appeared in 14 NHL All-Star games; and was three-time recipient of the James Norris Trophy as the best defenceman in the NHL. These are just the pick of the highlights. Playing with nine teams, he had appeared in a total of 1,409 NHL games, scored 396 goals and assisted on 1,135 others for a total of 1,531 points. At the time of his retirement in October, 2001, Coffey ranked 14th on the all-time list of NHL games played and 10th in all-time point scorers amongst all NHL players. He also holds the NHL record for: most points (196) by a defenceman in the playoffs; most goals (48 in 1985-86) by a defenceman in a single season; NHL single-season playoff records for most goals (12) by a defenceman; most assists (25) by a defenceman; most playoff points (37) by a defenceman in 1985; the longest consecutive game points scoring streak (28 in 1985-’86) by a defenceman; and shares the record for most points (8) by a defenceman in a single game, achieved on March 14 in 1986. He is also second most career goals (396) by a defenceman; second most career assists (1,135) by a defenceman; and second most career point total (1,531) by a defenceman. Five times in his career he accumulated more than 100 points in a season, a truly remarkable feat. Coffey recorded his 1,000th point on December 22, 1990 as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins against the New York Islanders. The fact it was a goal made that early Christmas gift even sweeter. All this not shabby for a kid from Malton where he grew up and started out as a paperweight playing house league in the Mississauga Hockey League. Even in house league hockey his obvious skills, smooth skating ability (he spent many winter hours skating at an open rink behind Ridgewood Public School) and maturity beyond his age attracted attention — and rave reviews in the local Mississauga newspapers as headline writers reached for superlatives: “Coffey percolates” and “Coffey too strong a brew for opposing team.” He still fondly looks back on his minor league days in the Mississauga Hockey League and his Saturday peewee games at Dixie Arena with the Mississauga Reps where he starred with the Christie Cookies.After three seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, Coffey broke into the NHL in a fashion that left little doubt about his future greatness. He was first choice of the Edmonton Oilers (and sixth overall) in the 1980 NHL draft. In 72 games during his first season, he accumulated 32 points (9 goals and 23 assists). |
The best was yet to come as the fast-maturing and superbly talented Oilers went on to rewrite NHL history while capturing three Stanley Cup (1964, ’65 and ’87). Coffey was a key player in those dynasty years alongside such supertstars as Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri and Glen Anderson. After seven seasons in Edmonton, Coffey was transferred and went on to win his fourth Stanley Cup ring with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991.His other NHL teams included Los Angeles, Detroit, Hartford, Philadelphia, Chicago, Carolina and Boston. He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy twice with Edmonton (1985 and 1986) and the final one with Detroit in 1995. He appeared in 14 NHL All-Star Games between 1982 and ’97, selected for First All-Star Team honours in four of these (1985, ’86, ’89 and ’95).Coffey also represented Canada internationally and enjoyed a decorated career in the global arena. As a member of Team Canada, he won the Canada Cup in 1984, 1987 and 1991. “I was able to play on championship teams both in the NHL and at the international level alongside so many players and I will remember these experiences forever,” he said. Coffey’s achievements were recognized on the home town front, too. The Malton Arena where he was a budding talent during, now bears his name. He was also voted Mississauga’s Professional Athlete of the Year a record eight times. And four days after his 42nd birthday on June 5, 2003, he was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame. |
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