Coffey, a native of Weston, Ont., was one of the greatest defencemen of his generation, and represented his country on five occasions, including three Canada Cups (1984, 1987, 1991), one IIHF World Championship (1990) and one World Cup of Hockey (1996).
He helped Canada win the Canada Cup in each of his appearances, making the tournament all-star team in 1984 after putting up 11 points (3-8—11) in eight games, and finished with almost a point-per-game average (24 points in 25 games) in the best-on-best event.
Coffey’s lone appearance at the world championship came in 1990, when Canada finished fourth, and he helped the Canadians reach the final of the inaugural World Cup in 1996 in his final Team Canada experience.
A four-time Stanley Cup champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1991) and three-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman (1985, 1986, 1995), Coffey is as the second-highest scoring defenceman in NHL history (396-1135—1531), and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
Goyette, a native of St-Nazaire, Que., was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Team from 1991 to 2007, winning two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006) and eight gold medals at the IIHF World Women’s Championship (1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007).
In all, she earned 20 gold and four silver medals at major international competitions, including the Olympic Winter Games, IIHF World Women’s Championship, 3 Nations/4 Nations Cups and Pacific Rim championships, and retired as the second-leading scorer in Team Canada history, with 114 goals, 105 assists and 219 points.
Goyette was also Canada’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. It marked the first time that a Canadian hockey player had carried the flag since Hubert Brooks did it at the 1948 Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
A 2013 inductee into the IIHF Hall of Fame, Goyette will become just the fourth women’s hockey player to earn enshrinement in Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, alongside former teammates Cassie Campbell-Pascall (2007), Angela James (2009) and Geraldine Heaney (2014).
Joining Coffey and Goyette as part of this year’s induction class are Susan Auch (speed skating), Michael Edgson (para-swimming), Sharon and Shirley Firth (cross-country skiing), Craig Forrest (soccer), Nicolas Gill (judo), Jennifer Heil (freestyle skiing), Lori-Ann Muenzer (cycling). Jocelyne Bourassa (golf) and Marina van de Merwe (field hockey) will be honoured as builders.
The Class of 2015 will officially be inducted during the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Celebrations Dinner on Oct. 21 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.
PAUL COFFEY
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Result |
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1984 | CAN | Canada Cup | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1st Place |
1987 | CAN | Canada Cup | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1st Place |
1990 | CAN | World Championship | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4th Place |
1991 | CAN | Canada Cup | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1st Place |
1996 | CAN | World Cup | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2nd Place |
CAN | TOTAL | 43 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 34 |
DANIELLE GOYETTE
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Result |
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1992 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | Gold |
1994 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | Gold |
1995 | CAN | Pacific Rim | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | Gold |
1996 | CAN | Pacific Rim | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | Gold |
1997 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Gold |
1997 | CAN | 3 Nations Cup | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | Silver |
1997-98 | CAN | Pre-Olympics | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -- |
1998 | CAN | Olympics | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | Silver |
1998 | CAN | 3 Nations Cup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Gold |
1999 | CAN | Games vs. FIN | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -- |
1999 | CAN | Pre-World Championship | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -- |
1999 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Gold |
1999 | CAN | 3 Nations Cup | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Gold |
2000 | CAN | Games vs. USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- |
2000 | CAN | Pre-World Championship | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -- |
2000 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Gold |
2000 | CAN | 4 Nations Cup | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | Gold |
2001 | CAN | Pre-World Championship | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -- |
2001 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | Gold |
2001 | CAN | 3 Nations Cup | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Gold |
2001-02 | CAN | Pre-Olympics | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | -- |
2002 | CAN | Olympics | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | Gold |
2002 | CAN | 4 Nations Cup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Gold |
2003 | CAN | 4 Nations Cup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Silver |
2004 | CAN | Pre-World Championship | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -- |
2004 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Gold |
2004 | CAN | NWT Fall Festival | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- |
2004 | CAN | Pre-4 Nations Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- |
2004 | CAN | 4 Nations Cup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Gold |
2005 | CAN | Pre-World Championship | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -- |
2005 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Silver |
2005-06 | CAN | Pre-Olympics | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | -- |
2006 | CAN | Torino Ice | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Gold |
2006 | CAN | Olympics | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Gold |
2006 | CAN | 4 Nations Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Gold |
2007 | CAN | World Championship | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | Gold |
CAN | TOTAL | 172 | 114 | 105 | 219 | 124 |
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