Paul Coffey was born on June 1, 1961 in Weston, Ontario. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, #6 overall
in the 19890 NHL Entry Draft. During his hall of fame NHL career, Coffey played for 9 different teams and the defenseman played
in 1404 games, scoring 396 goals, 1135 assists for 1531 points while racking up 1800 penalty minutes.
During his career, Paul Coffey played for the following NHL teams:
Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks,
Carolina Hurricanes, Boston Bruins.
1987-Nov-24 Traded from Edmonton Oilers with Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp to Pittsburgh Penguins for Dave Hannan and Chris Joseph and Moe Mantha and Craig Simpson
1992-Feb-19 Traded from Pittsburgh Penguins to Los-Angeles Kings for Brian Benning and Jeff Chychrun and Round 1 pick in the 1992 draft (Jason Bowen)
1998-Jun-27 Traded from Philadelphia Flyers to Chicago Blackhawks for Round 5 pick in the 1998 draft (Francis Belanger)