{"id":7239,"date":"2025-07-17T15:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/?post_type=team&#038;p=7239"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:26:27","slug":"paul-coffey-board-member","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/?team=paul-coffey-board-member","title":{"rendered":"Paul Coffey &#8211; Board Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Paul Coffey was one of the greatest offensive defensemen in NHL history, known for his blazing speed, smooth skating, and ability to produce points at a forward\u2019s pace. Over a 21-season career (1980\u20132001), Coffey played for nine NHL teams, most notably the Edmonton Oilers, where he was a vital part of their 1980s dynasty. He won\u00a0<b>four Stanley Cups<\/b>\u2014three with Edmonton (1984, 1985, 1987) and one with Pittsburgh (1991)\u2014and captured the\u00a0<b>Norris Trophy<\/b>\u00a0as the NHL\u2019s best defenseman\u00a0<b>three times<\/b>. Coffey ranks\u00a0<b>second all-time among defensemen in points (1,531)<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>goals (396)<\/b>, trailing only Ray Bourque. His\u00a0<b>138-point season in 1985\u201386<\/b>\u00a0remains a record for defensemen not named Bobby Orr. Coffey was inducted into the\u00a0<b>Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004<\/b>, recognized for redefining the defenseman\u2019s role with his offensive flair and end-to-end rushes. He\u2019s best known for his elite skating, offensive instincts, and being a transformative force on the blue line.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5677,"menu_order":7,"template":"","team_designation":[],"team_department":[],"class_list":["post-7239","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/team\/7239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_designation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fteam_designation&post=7239"},{"taxonomy":"team_department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fteam_department&post=7239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}