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Sylvain Cote

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1966 in Quebec City, Quebec

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1984-85 19 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 3 9 12 0.18 4 0.06 44 11 64 1 -30 17 2 1 0 1 90 1.34 3.3
1985-86 20 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1986-87 21 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 2 8 10 0.15 3 0.05 52 0 56 15 11 20 2 0 0 0 100 1.49 2.0
1987-88 22 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 7 21 28 0.42 10 0.15 65 11 77 15 -8 30 6 0 1 0 142 2.12 4.9
1988-89 23 Hartford Whalers NHL 78 8 9 17 0.22 7 0.09 74 5 98 22 -7 49 7 1 0 0 130 1.67 6.2
1989-90 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 28 4 2 6 0.21 3 0.09 24 1 32 11 2 14 3 1 0 1 50 1.79 8.0
1990-91 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 73 7 12 19 0.26 7 0.10 69 14 111 39 -17 17 6 1 0 0 154 2.11 4.5
1991-92 26 Washington Capitals NHL 78 11 29 40 0.51 14 0.18 110 38 74 9 7 31 5 6 0 2 151 1.94 7.3
1992-93 27 Washington Capitals NHL 77 21 29 50 0.65 19 0.25 126 37 72 11 28 34 11 8 2 3 206 2.68 10.2
1993-94 28 Washington Capitals NHL 84 16 35 51 0.61 18 0.22 139 35 100 26 30 66 11 3 2 2 212 2.52 7.5
1994-95 29 Washington Capitals NHL 47 5 14 19 0.40 7 0.14 58 20 51 15 2 53 4 1 0 2 124 2.64 4.0
1995-96 30 Washington Capitals NHL 81 5 33 38 0.47 12 0.15 94 32 81 24 5 40 2 3 0 2 212 2.62 2.4
1996-97 31 Washington Capitals NHL 57 6 18 24 0.42 9 0.15 71 19 56 15 11 28 4 2 0 0 131 2.30 4.6
1997-98 32 2 Teams NHL 71 4 21 25 0.35 8 0.12 59 12 62 12 -3 42 3 1 0 1 103 1.45 3.9
1997-98 32 Washington Capitals NHL 59 1 15 16 0.27 5 0.08 43 6 51 9 -5 36 1 0 0 0 83 1.41 1.2
1997-98 32 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 3 6 9 0.75 3 0.28 16 6 11 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 20 1.67 15.0
1998-99 33 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 5 24 29 0.37 10 0.12 93 16 76 21 22 28 5 0 0 1 119 1.51 4.2 1664 21:04
1999-00 34 3 Teams NHL 76 8 27 35 0.46 12 0.16 86 32 70 19 3 28 3 5 0 2 128 1.68 6.3 1625 21:23
1999-00 34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 0.10 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.00 0.0 65 21:40
1999-00 34 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 45 6 18 24 0.53 8 0.19 52 18 57 19 -4 14 1 5 0 2 78 1.73 7.7 1051 23:22
1999-00 34 Dallas Stars NHL 28 2 8 10 0.36 3 0.12 31 12 13 0 6 14 2 0 0 0 47 1.68 4.3 509 18:10
2000-01 35 Washington Capitals NHL 68 7 11 18 0.26 7 0.10 52 12 60 17 -3 18 5 1 1 1 86 1.26 8.1 1210 17:47
2001-02 36 Washington Capitals NHL 70 3 11 14 0.20 5 0.07 45 5 75 20 -15 26 2 1 0 2 101 1.44 3.0 1381 19:44
2002-03 37 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 4:12
Career 19 Seasons NHL 1171 122 313 435 0.37 153 0.13 1262 300 1215 292 39 545 81 35 6 20 2239 1.91 5.4 5884 20:01

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1986-87 21 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 2 2 1.00 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.00 0.0
1987-88 22 Hartford Whalers NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 0 4 0 1 0 0 9 1.50 11.1
1988-89 23 Hartford Whalers NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 -3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.67 0.0
1989-90 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 2.00 0.0
1990-91 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 6 0 2 2 0.33 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 1.67 0.0
1991-92 26 Washington Capitals NHL 7 1 2 3 0.43 4 4 1 0 0 0 13 1.86 7.7
1992-93 27 Washington Capitals NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 -3 4 1 0 0 0 8 1.33 12.5
1993-94 28 Washington Capitals NHL 9 1 8 9 1.00 3 6 1 0 0 0 30 3.33 3.3
1994-95 29 Washington Capitals NHL 7 1 3 4 0.57 -9 2 1 0 0 0 16 2.29 6.3
1995-96 30 Washington Capitals NHL 6 2 0 2 0.33 -3 12 1 1 0 0 25 4.17 8.0
1998-99 33 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17 2 1 3 0.18 -3 10 2 0 0 0 19 1.12 10.5 337 19:49
1999-00 34 Dallas Stars NHL 23 2 1 3 0.13 0 8 0 2 0 0 24 1.04 8.3 389 16:54
2000-01 35 Washington Capitals NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 -1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.80 0.0 106 21:11
Career 13 Seasons NHL 102 11 22 33 0.32 -9 62 7 4 0 0 172 1.69 6.4 831 18:28

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1981-82 16 Ste-Foy Gouverneurs QAAA 46 18 29 47 1.02 117
1982-83 17 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 66 10 24 34 0.52 50
1983-84 18 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 66 15 50 65 0.98 89
1983-84 18 Canada WJC-A 7 0 2 2 0.29 13
1985-86 20 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 26 10 33 43 1.65 14
1985-86 20 Canada WJC-A 7 1 4 5 0.71 4
1985-86 20 Binghamton Whalers AHL 12 2 4 6 0.50 0
1985-86 20 Hull Olympiques M-Cup 5 0 3 3 0.60 14
1996-97 31 Canada W-Cup 2 0 1 1 0.50 0
Career 1 Season AHL 12 2 4 6 0.50 0
Career 1 Season M-Cup 5 0 3 3 0.60 14
Career 1 Season QAAA 46 18 29 47 1.02 117
Career 3 Seasons QMJHL 158 35 107 142 0.90 153
Career 1 Season W-Cup 2 0 1 1 0.50 0
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 1 6 7 0.50 17

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1981-82 16 Ste-Foy Gouverneurs QAAA 5 0 3 3 0.60 8
1983-84 18 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 5 1 1 2 0.40 0
1985-86 20 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 13 6 28 34 2.62 22
Career 1 Season QAAA 5 0 3 3 0.60 8
Career 2 Seasons QMJHL 18 7 29 36 2.00 22

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1993-94 NHL 84 (5)
Career NHL 1171 (94)

Total Goals Against

Career NHL 1215 (89)

Transactions

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September 8, 1991: Traded to Washington by Hartford for Washington's 2nd round choice (Andrei Nikolishin) in 1992 Entry Draft, September 8, 1991.

March 24, 1998: Traded to Toronto by Washington for Jeff Brown, March 24, 1998.

October 8, 1999: Traded to Chicago by Toronto for Chicago's 2nd round choice (Karel Pilar) in 2001 Entry Draft, October 8, 1999.

February 8, 2000: Traded to Dallas by Chicago with Dave Manson for Kevin Dean, Derek Plante and Dallas' 2nd round choice (Matt Keith) in 2001 Entry Draft, February 8, 2000.

July 7, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 7, 2000.

November 12, 2002: Released by Washington, November 12, 2002.