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Paul Coffey

1961 - Today

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Paul Douglas 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 1,074,655 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Coffey is the 95th most popular hockey player (down from 69th in 2019), the 692nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 660th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 38.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Paul Coffey ranks 95 out of 364. Before him are Yevgeni Zimin, Zdeno Chára, Bert McCaffrey, Keshav Dutt, Pelle Lindbergh, and Evgeni Malkin. After him are Alexei Yashin, Valeri Kamensky, Chris Chelios, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Martin St. Louis, and Henrik Lundqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Paul Coffey ranks 537. Before him are Michie Tomizawa, Martin Clunes, Luís Müller, Carlo Rota, Peter Beardsley, and Jane Leeves. After him are Antonella Mularoni, Warrel Dane, Kiyotaka Matsui, Joseph Jouthe, Ahmed Wali Karzai, and Gary Brabham.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Paul Coffey ranks 692 out of 1,350. Before him are Bert McCaffrey (1893), Gerald Emmett Carter (1912), Alice Wilson (1881), Hart Bochner (1956), Trish Stratus (1976), and Donnelly Rhodes (1937). After him are Caroline Dhavernas (1978), John Rutsey (1952), Stephen Elop (1963), Jonathan Crombie (1966), Tom Green (1971), and Christina Cox (1971).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Paul Coffey ranks 24. Before him are Art Ross (1885), Steve Yzerman (1965), Sidney Crosby (1987), Joe Sakic (1969), Herb Drury (1896), and Bert McCaffrey (1893). After him are Martin St. Louis (1975), Milt Schmidt (1918), Andy Bathgate (1932), Martin Brodeur (1972), Ray Bourque (1960), and Bryan Trottier (1956).

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