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Canadian ice hockey defenceman
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Male
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Birth:
19 January 1966(Quebec City, Quebec, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec)
The details
Biography
Introduction
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. He was a member of the 2000 Dallas team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals. Cote was born in Quebec City, Quebec, but grew up in Duberger, Quebec.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he was originally selected by Hartford Whalers in the first round (#11 overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Côté's younger brother, Alain Côté, played for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1990s.
Career statistics
--- Regular season ------- Playoffs ---- SeasonTeamLgeGPGAPtsPIMGPGA Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982-83Quebéc RempartsQMJHL6610243450---------- 1983-84Quebéc RempartsQMJHL661550658951120 1984-85Hartford WhalersNHL67391217---------- 1985-86Hartford WhalersNHL20000---------- 1985-86Hull OlympiquesQMJHL2610334314136283422 1986-87Binghamton WhalersAHL122460---------- 1986-87Hartford WhalersNHL6728102020222 1987-88Hartford WhalersNHL67721283061124 1988-89Hartford WhalersNHL7889174930114 1989-90Hartford WhalersNHL284261450002 1990-91Hartford WhalersNHL73712191760222 1991-92Washington CapitalsNHL781129403171234 1992-93Washington CapitalsNHL772129503461124 1993-94Washington CapitalsNHL841635516691896 1994-95Washington CapitalsNHL47514195371342 1995-96Washington CapitalsNHL815333840620212 1996-97Washington CapitalsNHL576182428---------- 1997-98Toronto Maple LeafsNHL123696---------- 1997-98Washington CapitalsNHL591151636---------- 1998-99Toronto Maple LeafsNHL7952429281721310 1999–00Chicago BlackhawksNHL456182414---------- 1999–00Toronto Maple LeafsNHL30110---------- 1999–00Dallas StarsNHL28281014232138 2000-01Washington CapitalsNHL68711181850002 2001-02Washington CapitalsNHL703111426---------- 2002-03Washington CapitalsNHL10004---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NHL totals1171122313435545 10211223362
Awards and honors
- All-Star selection, defence, 1986 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships