Sylvain Côté

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::summary Canadian ice hockey player (born 1966) ::

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Field	Value
position	Defense
shoots	Right
height_ft	6
height_in	0
weight_lb	190
league	NHL
played_for	Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars
ntl_team	Canada
birth_date
birth_place	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
draft	11th overall
draft_year	1984
draft_team	Hartford Whalers
career_start	1982
career_end	2003
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| image = | caption = | position = Defense | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 190 | league = NHL | played_for = Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars | ntl_team = Canada | birth_date = | birth_place = Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | draft = 11th overall | draft_year = 1984 | draft_team = Hartford Whalers | career_start = 1982 | career_end = 2003 Sylvain Côté (born January 19, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 19 seasons in the NHL, the majority of them with the Washington Capitals. He also played for the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars.

Biography

Côté was born in Quebec City, Quebec, but grew up in Duberger, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1978 and 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City, and played with his brother in the 1979 event.

Côté was all-Star selection as a defenceman in the 1986 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships He was originally selected by Hartford Whalers in the first round (#11 overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He was a member of the 2000 Dallas team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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		Regular season		Playoffs	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	NHL totals	1,171	122	313	435	545	102	11	22	33	62
1981–82	Ste-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA	46	18	29	47	117	5	0	3	3	8
1982–83	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	66	10	24	34	50	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	66	15	50	65	89	5	1	1	2	0
1984–85	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Hartford Whalers	NHL	67	3	9	12	17	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Hartford Whalers	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Binghamton Whalers	AHL	12	2	4	6	0	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	26	10	33	43	14	13	6	28	34	22
1985–86	Hull Olympiques	MC	—	—	—	—	—	5	0	3	3	14
1986–87	Hartford Whalers	NHL	67	2	8	10	20	2	0	2	2	2
1987–88	Hartford Whalers	NHL	67	7	21	28	30	6	1	1	2	4
1988–89	Hartford Whalers	NHL	78	8	9	17	49	3	0	1	1	4
1989–90	Hartford Whalers	NHL	28	4	2	6	14	5	0	0	0	2
1990–91	Hartford Whalers	NHL	73	7	12	19	17	6	0	2	2	2
1991–92	Washington Capitals	NHL	78	11	29	40	31	7	1	2	3	4
1992–93	Washington Capitals	NHL	77	21	29	50	34	6	1	1	2	4
1993–94	Washington Capitals	NHL	84	16	35	51	66	9	1	8	9	6
1994–95	Washington Capitals	NHL	47	5	14	19	53	7	1	3	4	2
1995–96	Washington Capitals	NHL	81	5	33	38	40	6	2	0	2	12
1996–97	Washington Capitals	NHL	57	6	18	24	28	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Washington Capitals	NHL	59	1	15	16	36	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	12	3	6	9	6	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	79	5	24	29	28	17	2	1	3	10
1999–2000	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	45	6	18	24	14	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Dallas Stars	NHL	28	2	8	10	14	23	2	1	3	8
2000–01	Washington Capitals	NHL	68	7	11	18	18	5	0	0	0	2
2001–02	Washington Capitals	NHL	70	3	11	14	26	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Washington Capitals	NHL	1	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
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International

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Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Junior totals	14	1	6	7	17	Senior totals	2	0	1	1	0
1984	Canada	WJC	7	0	2	2	13
1986	Canada	WJC	7	1	4	5	4
1996	Canada	WCH	2	0	1	1	0
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References

References

1. (2018). "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA".
2. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.518, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, {{ISBN. 978-1-55468-621-6

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