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Paul Coffey

1961 - Today

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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). 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 James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman three times and was voted to eight end-of-season All-Star teams (four first-team and four second-team). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Coffey has received more than 1,218,443 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Coffey is the 122nd most popular hockey player (down from 95th in 2019), the 801st most popular biography from Canada (down from 691st in 2019) and the 28th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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  • 38.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Paul Coffey ranks 122 out of 676. Before him are Petteri Nummelin, Keshav Dutt, Petr Svoboda, Eduard Ivanov, Alexei Kovalev, and Pelle Lindbergh. After him are Sidney Crosby, Frank Fredrickson, Alexei Gusarov, Jiří Šlégr, Oleg Znarok, and Kārlis Skrastiņš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Paul Coffey ranks 654. Before him are Tapio Korjus, André Hoffmann, Susanne Riess, Allen Berg, Luis Flores, and Gary Winick. After him are Sumaira Abdulali, César Zabala, Andrey Perlov, Rob Stewart, Mark McKoy, and Max Julen.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Paul Coffey ranks 801 out of 1,622. Before him are Trish Stratus (1976), Donnelly Rhodes (1937), Michael Brook (1952), Gregory Colbert (1960), Allen Berg (1961), and Yannick Nézet-Séguin (1975). After him are Jonathan Crombie (1966), Adam Gontier (1978), Sidney Crosby (1987), Jade Raymond (1975), Rob Stewart (1961), and Kenojuak Ashevak (1927).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Paul Coffey ranks 28. Before him are Steve Yzerman (1965), Joe Sakic (1969), Art Ross (1885), Brett Hull (1964), Martin Brodeur (1972), and Eddie Shore (1902). After him are Sidney Crosby (1987), Ray Bourque (1960), Bert McCaffrey (1893), Andy Bathgate (1932), Martin St. Louis (1975), and Milt Schmidt (1918).

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