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NHL CAREER

Paul Coffey was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft . He played his first seven seasons during the heyday of the Oilers in which he won three Stanley Cup s with them in 1983-84 , 1984-85 and 1986-87 . After a monetary dispute, Coffey was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1987 , where he played four and a half seasons, and won another Stanley Cup in 1990-91 . He was then traded to the Los Angeles Kings where he was re-united with Wayne Gretzky and would play for half of two seasons.

After his brief stint with L.A., was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he played for four and a half seasons and enjoyed moderate success. He was then traded to the Hartford Whalers . But before he could even get halfway into the season, he was dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers . He played for Philadelphia for a season and a half before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks . After a very brief stint (10 games) in Chicago, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes , where he played one and a half seasons. He would play his final season in Boston, with the Boston Bruins . Paul Coffey retired in 2000 with a very impressive 396 goals, 1135 assists, and 1531 points, ranking second all-time among defensemen. In 2005, the Edmonton Oilers retired his uniform number 7.


AWARDS



RECORDS

  • NHL record for most goals in one season by a defenseman — 48 in 1985-86

  • NHL record for most points in one game by a defenseman — 8 on March 14 , 1986 (2G, 6A, shared with Tom Bladon )

  • NHL record for longest point-scoring streak by a defenseman — 28 games in 1985-86



CAREER STATISTICS



INTERNATIONAL PLAY

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TRIVIA

  • Coffey preferred his skates to fit as tightly as possible, and were two sizes smaller than his shoes. They were tied with two sets of laces, one laced from the bottom to half way up, and the other from the halfway point to the top. The skates were so tight that rather than untying them trainers cut the laces to remove his skates after every game.

  • He is currently the owner of a Toyota dealership named Paul Coffey's Bolton Toyota in Bolton, Ontario .



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