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Red Wings: The Top 10 Scoring Defensemen in Team History

By Chris Giles

DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 13: Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings looks on against the Boston Bruins on February 13, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 13: Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings looks on against the Boston Bruins on February 13, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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Paul Coffey

GP: 231

G: 46

A: 193

PTS: 239

Paul Coffey was a 6th overall draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers.  Coffey played parts of three seasons in the OMJHL for Kingston, the Soo, and Kitchener.

For his career, Coffey ranks 2nd in all-time points by a defenseman scoring 396 goals and 1,531 points in 1,409 regular season games.  Coffey is the highest scoring defenseman in NHL playoff history.  In 16 playoff years, scored an incredible 196 points in 194 games.

Coffey won the Stanley Cup four times and the Canada Cup three times while being a member of Team Canada.  He was named to the NHL First All-Star team four times and the Second All-Star Team four times.  Coffey also won the James Norris Trophy as the Top NHL Defenseman three times, including 1994-95 when he was a member of the Detroit Red Wings.  During the 1985-86 season, while he was a member of Edmonton, Coffey set an NHL record for defensemen when he scored 48 goals during the regular season.

In 2004-05, Coffey was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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