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28-533: (Redirected from Legacy Awards ) Legacy Award(s) may refer to: Bruce Prentice Legacy Award , an award presented by the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Children's Literature Legacy Award , a prize awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children Hurston/Wright Legacy Award , a program that honors Black writers, hosted and organized by

56-515: A contract that paid him a reported $ 320,000 a year, but held out at the beginning of the 1987–88 season , wanting the contract renegotiated to pay him $ 800,000 a year. Team owner Peter Pocklington refused to do so, and offended Coffey by suggesting he lacked courage when playing; Coffey vowed never to put on an Edmonton uniform again and demanded a trade. On November 24, 1987, the Oilers traded Coffey, along with Dave Hunter and Wayne Van Dorp , to

84-619: A defenceman on the way to another Stanley Cup. He won the Norris Trophy again in 1985–86 , while breaking Bobby Orr 's record for goals in a season by a defenceman, scoring 48. His 138 points that year was second only to Orr (139 in 1970–71 ) among defencemen. Coffey helped Edmonton to a third Cup in 1986–87 , but the deciding Game 7 of that year's Stanley Cup Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers would be his last in an Oiler uniform. Coffey had two years remaining on

112-533: A four-time Stanley Cup champion, winning three times with Edmonton and a fourth with Pittsburgh. Coffey was born in Weston , Ontario , and grew up in Malton, Ontario . The city of Mississauga renamed Malton Arena to Paul Coffey Arena and Wildwood Park to Paul Coffey Park in a ceremony on September 23, 2016. In 2017, Coffey was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. In his youth, Coffey played in

140-660: A game for the Toronto Marlboros midget 'AAA' team in February 2014, Coffey was assessed a gross misconduct penalty for a "discriminatory slur". The Greater Toronto Hockey League investigated the misconduct penalty and Coffey was handed a three-game suspension. Coffey is a co-owner of the OJHL 's Pickering Panthers . On November 12, 2023, Coffey returned to the Edmonton Oilers as the assistant coach. Coffey

168-467: A half, reaching the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals , his seventh, against his former team, Detroit. Coffey's Final series was not successful, being on the ice for six of Detroit's goals and was in the penalty box for a seventh when the Flyers conceded a power-play goal, ending up with no points and being minus-2 and minus-3 in the first two games, and a hit from Darren McCarty in game two left Coffey sidelined for

196-535: A season and added 86 assists to finish second in point scoring. He won his first James Norris Memorial Trophy in 1984–85 while posting 37 goals and 121 points. On December 26, 1984, in a game against the Calgary Flames , Coffey became the last defenceman in the 20th century to score four goals in one game. Coffey went on to post a historic post-season in the 1985 Playoffs, setting records for most goals (12), assists (25), and points (37) in one playoff year by

224-463: A season more than one time, as he did it five times; Bobby Orr did it six times. Coffey holds or shares 33 NHL records in the regular season and playoffs. During his NHL career, he played for the Edmonton Oilers , Pittsburgh Penguins , Los Angeles Kings , Detroit Red Wings , Hartford Whalers , Philadelphia Flyers , Carolina Hurricanes , Chicago Blackhawks , and Boston Bruins . He is

252-505: A selected group of experienced sports media professionals. Paul Coffey Paul Patrick 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

280-533: A void in the Canadian Hall of Fame scene, Prentice realized that Ontario was the only province in Canada without its own sports Hall of Fame. Originally called the “Ontario Sport Legends Hall of Fame”, its role on behalf of all Ontarians is to ensure that time will not diminish the nature of our legends' deeds for generations to come. Initially, some of the board of directors who took on the role of developing

308-525: Is named in honour of Bruce Prentice. who founded the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and has served as its chairman for several years. The Bruce Prentice Legacy Award is presented to an individual or group that has demonstrated remarkable, long term contribution to sport in Ontario and the people involved. The Award may or may not be given out annually. Voting for this award is conducted by the Hall's Board members and

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336-538: 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). He holds the record for the most goals by a defenceman in one season, 48 in 1985–86, and is the only defenceman to have scored 40 goals more than once, also doing it in 1983–84. He is also one of only two defencemen to score 100 points in

364-678: The New Jersey Devils in four games. Coffey would then help the Red Wings to an astounding 62 regular season wins the following year, though the team would ultimately get eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. During Game 1 of that series, Coffey scored two goals but also accidentally scored on his own net after Colorado's Stephane Yelle attempted to pass the puck into

392-597: The Pittsburgh Penguins for Craig Simpson , Dave Hannan , Moe Mantha , and Chris Joseph . As the Penguins' Rod Buskas was already wearing uniform number 7, Coffey agreed to change his uniform number from 7 to 77. He would wear it for most of the rest of his career until his final season in Boston, where he wore 74. Coffey played four and a half seasons with Pittsburgh. On December 22, 1990, Coffey became

420-435: The 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga . Coffey was drafted sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL entry draft . He blossomed in the 1981–82 season , scoring 89 points and was named a second-team NHL All-Star . In the Oilers' first Stanley Cup - winning season , 1983–84, he became only the second defenceman in NHL history to score 40 goals in

448-520: The 2000–01 season. Coffey finished with 396 goals, 1135 assists, and 1531 points, and remains second only to Bourque in all-time career scoring by a defenceman. Coffey, however, averaged more points per game than did Bourque, having played 203 fewer games but lagging by only 48 points. Paul Coffey was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility, and the Edmonton Oilers retired his uniform number 7 in 2005. While coaching

476-607: The Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards (NLBM) , a series of awards presented annually by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Legacy Award Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Legacy Award . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

504-967: The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame also honours recipients of the Brian Williams Media Award, the Sandy Hawley Community Service Award, the Ferguson Jenkins Heritage Award, the Syl Apps Athlete of the Year Award , and the Bruce Prentice Legacy Award. The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame was established through the efforts of Bruce Prentice, the founder and former President of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (CBHF). Noticing

532-405: The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame to a person in the Ontario sports media who has distinguished themselves in their life's work, and career. The Ferguson Jenkins Heritage Award, presented annually by the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, was introduced in 2011 to commemorate those one-of-a-kind events or special moments in time that so embellish the long history of sports in Ontario. The first recipient

560-469: The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, were Dr. Al Fruman, Marcia Vandenbosch, the late Mark Dailey , George McConnachie, Nao Seco, John Brossard, Ian Smith and others were added later. As the "Hall" began to grow in prominence and stature, the inaugural induction event, in 1995, was held in Toronto's Metro Convention Centre , with Paul Godfrey as honorary chairman; 1996 with Bruce Simmons as honorary chairman in

588-673: The Pickering Recreation Centre; and 1997 saw the event return to the Convention Centre in Toronto, with Richard Peddie the honorary chairman. Since 2015, the Syl Apps Athlete of the Year Award has been determined by the people of Ontario who vote in an online poll with pre-selected athletes. A write-in option is available for athletes who are not on the ballot. To be eligible for the award, athletes must be Ontario-born or Ontario-based and made an outstanding and memorable contribution to Ontario sports during

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616-474: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legacy_Award&oldid=1110023111 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description matches Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bruce Prentice Legacy Award The OSHOF currently lists 115 inductees, including 101 players and 14 sports personalities. Each year

644-467: The previous calendar year. The Class of 2017 were honoured at the 2017 Induction Ceremony & Awards Gala in Toronto at The Westin Harbour Castle (Metropolitan Ballroom) on October 2, 2017. The 2017 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame inductees included Paul Coffey , John Campbell, Bob Allan, Marnie McBean , Bob Gainey , and John Hiller . The Brian Williams Media Award is presented annually by

672-601: The rest of the series with a concussion. After a very brief stint (10 games) with the Chicago Blackhawks , he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes , where he played one and a half seasons. He played his final season in 2000–01 with the Boston Bruins . During Coffey's last NHL season, Ray Bourque passed his career goal, assist, and point records, and Bourque and Coffey both retired after

700-545: The second defenceman to record 1,000 points, doing so in a record-breaking 770 games. Coffey won a fourth Stanley Cup in 1990–91 with Pittsburgh. During the 1992 season, Coffey passed Denis Potvin to become the career leader in goals, assists, and points by a defenceman. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Kings where he was reunited with former Oilers teammates Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri for parts of two seasons. After his brief stint with Los Angeles, he

728-529: The slot but it instead ended up on Coffey's stick. After a falling-out with Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman , Coffey was traded to the Hartford Whalers at the start of the 1996–97 season as part of a package to acquire Brendan Shanahan – a move that Coffey was unhappy with. Coffey only played 20 games for the Whalers before being traded to the Flyers. He played for Philadelphia for a season and

756-419: Was Terry Fox , who, back in 1980, passed through Ontario on his heart-lifting Marathon of Hope . The Sandy Hawley Community Service Award, presented annually by the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, is given to an individual who best exemplifies a dedication to the community. The award is named after Sandy Hawley, one of the most successful jockeys in history. The Bruce Prentice Legacy Award, unveiled in 2015,

784-541: Was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he played for three and a half seasons. In the lock-out shortened 1994–95 NHL season , Coffey led his team in scoring for the only time in his entire career and was awarded the Norris Trophy for the third time. In the 1995 playoffs, he led all defencemen in scoring while helping Detroit to the Stanley Cup Finals. However, the favoured Red Wings were swept by

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