Paul Coffey
Paul Coffey
Paul Douglas Coffeyis a Canadian retired 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 defencemen in career goals, assists, and points, behind Ray Bourque. Coffey was born in Weston, Ontario, but grew up in Malton, Ontario...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth1 June 1961
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
Simple philosophy: be on time, come to the rink ready to play. And we pretty much did that all the time and pretty much learned as we went.
My father used to tell me the game is not privileged to have you, you're privileged to have hockey,
When the sweater was going up, there were a lot of things going through my mind.
It popped up and over. It's not like you could see it coming in. Next thing you know it was just buzzing us. It seemed to come out of nowhere.
It's impossible for me to go back and put on that hockey sweater again.
It's a great tribute to be joining such an elite group of players. I have great memories of my years in Edmonton, and the players who were my teammates. We were a tight bunch, and I'm honored that my contribution to the team will be celebrated in Oilers fashion.
It's a great tribute to be joining such an elite group of players.
Wayne was such a big part of my career here in Edmonton as well as everybody's that I think that having him in the building is just icing on the cake,
A night like this wouldn't have been possible without the help of a lot of people. It takes a team to accomplish the banners that are up here in this building.
I remembered back to Italy about six years ago when fighter jets clipped the gondola. Twelve people were killed. That incident flashed into my mind. Everyone's jaws just dropped. No one believed it. It was one of those strange things you don't expect - next thing you know there's a plane going over the building.
Before you become successful, you have to fall down on your face.
Sight is something you take for granted until you think you might lose it.
Leadership is one of sports intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, Follow me.
I didn't spend a whole lot of time here, but I had the seven best years of my career in this city and having an attachment here 20-some odd years later is pretty special to me.