Top 21 Quotes & Sayings by Paul Coffey

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian athlete Paul Coffey.

Last updated on April 15, 2025.

Paul Douglas Coffey is a Canadian former 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 goals, assists, and points, behind only Ray Bourque. He won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman three times and was voted to eight end-of-season All-Star Teams. He holds the record for the most goals by a defenceman in one season, 48 in 1985–86, and is the only defenceman to have scored 40 goals more than once, also doing it in 1983–84. He is also one of only two defencemen to score 100 points in a season more than one time, as he did it five times; Bobby Orr did it six times. Paul Coffey holds or shares 33 NHL records in the regular season and playoffs.

Canadian - Athlete | Born: June 1, 1961

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I went on and was still able to play some good hockey.

Paul Coffey

I don't think longevity gets enough credit when you're talking about a player.

Paul Coffey

That feeling in the dressing room after you win - nothing comes close to that. You can't get that in any other career. Maybe in the stock market back in the '80s when people were making tons of money, maybe they felt something similar. Maybe. But look at the market now. Nothing gives you that emotion like sports. Nothing. Am I wrong?

Paul Coffey

Sight is something you take for granted until you think you might lose it.

Paul Coffey

There's only a couple stats that matter. No one cares how many blocked shots a guy has, how many hits.

Paul Coffey

There are certain guys that think they know hockey because they follow it on the Internet.

Paul Coffey

My mother passed away of complications of dementia. As you get older, it really makes you realize how many people are touched by this disease.

Paul Coffey

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.'

Paul Coffey

Before you become successful, you have to fall down on your face.

Paul Coffey

Outdoor hockey is what it is all about.

Paul Coffey

I have great memories of my years in Edmonton and the players who were my teammates.

Paul Coffey

Anyone that coaches their son, you expect more out of your boy. I'm not talking about stats, but I expected him to be the hardest worker out there.

Paul Coffey

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.

Paul Coffey

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

Paul Coffey

You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.

Paul Coffey

Having Wayne in town will be exciting enough.

Paul Coffey

I was a natural skater, but I also took private lessons to enhance my skills.

Paul Coffey

People ask me all the time now, what's the most memorable moment of your career? It's always the championships. The first goal, the 50th - it doesn't matter. It's always the championships.

Paul Coffey

When we've got the puck, they can't score.

Paul Coffey

Hockey s a funny game. You have to prove yourself every shift, every game. It's not up to anybody else. You have to take pride in yourself.

Paul Coffey

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.

Paul Coffey

Top 21 Quotes & Sayings by Paul Coffey

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