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To watch Paul Coffey skate in his prime was to witness artistry of the highest order. Propelled by his skating, vision, hockey sense and big slap shot, Coffey took the role of "offenseman" into another orbit. Selected by the Oilers with the No. 6 pick in the 1980 NHL Draft, Coffey had modest numbers -- nine goals and 32 points in 74 games -- as an NHL rookie in 1980-81. But in his second season, Coffey got comfortable, scoring 29 goals and getting 89 points, a taste of record-breaking performances to come. In March 1986, Coffey lit up the Red Wings in Detroit for eight points -- two goals and six assists -- tying the record for an NHL defenseman set by Tom Bladon of the Philadelphia Flyers in 1977. That season, Coffey scored 48 goals, breaking Bobby Orr's single-season record for a defenseman (46). Coffey also piled up 90 assists for a stunning 138 points, one fewer than Orr's single-season mark for a defenseman. Through seven seasons with Edmonton, Coffey helped the Oilers win three of their five Stanley Cup championships, in 1984, '85 and '87. After being traded to the Penguins in 1987, Coffey had 100-point seasons in 1988-89 (113) and '89-90 (103), and he won the Cup for the fourth time in 1991, the Penguins' first championship. Coffey earned plenty of individual accolades, including breaking Denis Potvin's records for career assists (742) and points (1,052) by a defenseman -- surpassing both marks in the same game on Oct. 17, 1991, against the New York Islanders. Coffey ended his career in 2001 with 396 goals, 1,135 assists and 1,531 points, second to Ray Bourque (who also retired that year) in all three categories. His 48 goals in 1985-86 remain the most by an NHL defenseman. Coffey and Orr remain the only NHL defensemen to score 40 or more goals in a season. Only Coffey, who scored 40 goals in 1983-84, did it more than once. Coffey entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
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