Sylvain Côté

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.

Sylvain Côté
Born	(1966-01-19) January 19, 1966 (age 59) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars
National team	Canada
NHL draft	11th overall, 1984 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1982–2003

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.^[1]

Côté was all-Star selection as a defenceman in the 1986 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships^[2] 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

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1,171	122	313	435	545		102	11	22	33	62

International

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

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played