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My Take
Coffey is, to me, the player who rewrote what a defenceman was allowed to be. Ranking second all-time among NHL blueliners in goals, assists, and points, trailing only Ray Bourque, from a position meant for stopping rather than scoring is genuinely radical. Twenty-one seasons across nine teams, multiple Stanley Cups, three Norris Trophies, and a Hall of Fame induction map a career of relentless, joyful offense from the back line. What I love is the audacity of his skating, the refusal to stay home. Moving into coaching feels right; the true artists never really leave the ice, they just teach the next ones.
Overview
Paul Patrick Coffey (born June 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams over 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 2000. Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defencemen in goals, assists, and points, behind only Ray Bourque.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Coffey
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・コフィー
- Reading
- ぽーる・こふぃー
- Born
- June 1, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Weston, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- ice hockey player / ice hockey coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Stanley Cup
- 1985 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- 1986 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- 1995 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://paulcoffey.ca
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/paulcoffey77/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.