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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Sylvain Cote
Selected in first round
No.
11 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born January
19, 1966
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Quebec (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Quebec City, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
St. Foy | Que. AAA |
37 | 1 |
6 | 7 |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
66 | 10 |
24 | 34 |
50 | | 1983-84 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
66 | 15 |
50 | 65 |
89 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1984 (fourth place)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84 (Quebec)
QMJHL All-Star
Game: 1984 (Quebec)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 9 overall
prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft
preview issue as No. 9 defense prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Was
Quebec's first-round pick, No. 1 overall, in 1982 QMJHL midget draft. ...
Grew up in the Duberger section of Quebec City.
Central Scouting Report:
"An excellent skater with an excellent burst of speed, good balance and
agility and is a powerful backward skater. He has a great slapshot from the
blueline, keeping his shots low, and gets it through. Excellent puck
control, good stickhandler, moves the pucks well and can carry it out of his
own end. He is a good body checker who plays the man well in corners and
alonge the boards and clears traffic in front of the net with authority. Has
excellent natural ability in all aspects of the game." -- NHL CSB
pre-draft report. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Hartford at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 21 (Hartford); 3
(Washington); 3 (Toronto); 6 (Chicago);
3 (Dallas)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2002 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-2002 |
Hartford, Washington,
Tor., Chicago, Dallas | 1,171 |
122 | 313 |
435 | 545 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1987-2001 |
Hartford, Washington,
Toronto, Dallas | 102 |
11 | 22 |
33 | 62 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 2000 (Dallas)
Hartford Most Valuable Defenseman: 1990-91
Hartford Most Improved Player: 1986-87
Washington Records: Most games played in one season (84 in 1993-94,
shares record)
Washington Playoffs Assists Leader: 1994 (8)
1997-98: Played 59 regular-season games for Washington team that went
to 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, but was traded away before playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Was represented by future NHL general manager Pierre
Lacroix when he entered the league in 1984 and through the early part of his
pro career. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. The assist came on a goal
by Ron Francis, scored on what was only Cote's second shift of the game. ...
Played left wing for Hartford at times during 1984-85 season. ... Failed to
earn spot on Hartford roster at start of his second NHL season, playing in
just two of team's first 25 games before joining Canada's World Junior
Championships team and then finishing the season in junior hockey. ... Did
not make Hartford's roster out of 1986 training camp, and began season with
Binghamton (AHL). He was recalled to the NHL for good on Nov. 7, 1986. ...
Paired on defense with Randy Ladouceur for Hartford in 1987-88. ... Played
three games at right wing for Hartford in November 1988. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with broken toe on left foot, an injury suffered when he was
hit by John Carter's slapshot while going down to block it during Hartford's
Oct. 28, 1989, game at Boston. He did not return to action until Hartford's
Nov. 18, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with
sprained left knee, an injury suffered during Hartford's Dec. 6, 1989, game
vs. N.Y. Islanders. While he was attempting to come back from the injury, he
suffered a broken right foot when he was struck by Pat Verbeek's shot during
Hartford's Jan. 22, 1990, practice. Thinking it was only a bruise on his
foot, Cote did not return until Hartford's Jan. 30, 1990, game vs. Edmonton.
He played three games with the injury before realizing it was fractured,
following Hartford's Feb. 3, 1990, game at Quebec. He did not return to
action until Hartford's March 13, 1990, game at Vancouver. ... Missed part
of 1989-90 season with ankle injury, suffered during Hartford's March 13,
1990, game at Vancouver. He did not return to action until Hartford's March
29, 1990, game at Boston. ... Led Hartford in average ice time per game in
1990-91. ... Played out his option with Hartford for $180,000 in 1990-91 and
became a restricted free agent after the season. Hartford traded his rights
to Washington rather than attempting to re-sign him. ... Missed start of
1992-93 season with broken left hand, an injury suffered during Washington's
Sept. 25, 1992, preseason game vs. Boston. He did not make his 1992-93
regular-season debut until Washington's Oct. 21, 1992, game at N.Y. Rangers.
... Missed part of 1992-93 season with hip flexor injury, suffered during
Washington's Jan. 7, 1993, game at Philadelphia. ... Scored 21 goals for
Washington in 1992-93, helping Capitals (along with Kevin Hatcher and Al
Iafrate) become first team in NHL history to have three defensemen with at
least 20 goals. Cote completed the feat by scoring his 20th goal of the
season during Washington's April 8, 1993, game at Philadelphia. ... Led
Washington with plus-30 rating in 1993-94. ... Missed part of 1994 playoffs
with fractured orbital bone, an injury suffered during Game 1 of
Washington's first-round playoff series at Pittsburgh on April 17, 1994. He
did not return to action until Game 4 of that series on April 23, 1994, at
Washington. ... Missed part of 1995 season with lacerated right eyelid, an
injury suffered during Washington's Feb. 26, 1995, game vs. Tampa Bay. ...
Missed part of 1995-96 season with ankle injury, suffered during
Washington's Jan. 16, 1996, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1996-97
season with torn MCL in right knee, an injury suffered during Washington's
Oct. 18, 1996, game vs. Buffalo. He did not return to action until
Washington's Nov. 30, 1996, game at Montreal. ... Missed part of 1996-97
season with re-aggravation of right knee injury, suffered during
Washington's Dec. 6, 1996, game vs. Pittsburgh. He did not return to action
until Washington's Dec. 20, 1996, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed part of
1998-99 season with sprained shoulder, an injury suffered during Toronto's
March 27, 1999, game vs. Boston. He did not return to action until Toronto's
April 5, 1999, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with
strained hamstring, an injury suffered during Chicago's Dec. 6, 1999, game
vs. Edmonton. He did not return to action until Chicago's Dec. 17, 1999,
game at Anaheim. ... Played his 1,000th career NHL game for Chicago on Jan.
23, 2000, vs. Dallas. ... Signed three-year contract with Washington as a Group III unrestricted free
agent on July 6, 2000. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with back injury,
suffered during Washington's March 16, 2002, game at Edmonton. He did not
return until Washington's March 29, 2002, game at New Jersey. ... Retired
after having his contract bought out and then being released by Washington
on Nov. 12, 2002. He had earlier been demoted to Portland (AHL), but opted
not to play in the minor leagues. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Hull (QMJHL); Binghamton (AHL)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996 (second place)
World Junior Championships: 1986
(silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Bouchard Trophy (Defenseman of
Year): 1985-86 (Hull)
QMJHL Lafleur
Trophy (Playoffs MVP): 1986 (Hull) (co-winner)
World Junior
Championships All-Star First Team: 1986
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1985-86 (Hull)
OHL-QMJHL All-Star Series: 1986 (Hull)
Miscellaneous: Traded by Laval (QMJHL)
to Hull in exchange for Marc Dumont on Dec. 17, 1985. ... Named to 1985-86
QMJHL All-Star First Team and won league's best defenseman award despite playing only 26 games. ...
Active in
charitable causes during playing days in Hartford, including work with
the Connecticut Governor's Care and Share program. ... Played on Hartford's
off-season charity softball team. ... An avid fisherman, he opened up a
charter fishing business, called Bill Fishing International, in Ocean City,
Md., after retirement. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Hartford traded Cote to Washington in exchange for 1992 second-round pick
(Andrei Nikolishin) on September 8, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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