Patrick Côté (born January 24, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), and later played the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey in his native Quebec.
| Patrick Côté | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 24, 1975 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Dallas Stars Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL draft |
37th overall, 1995 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2008 | ||
Biography
editCôté was born in LaSalle, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Laurent, Quebec.[1]
Selected 37th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Côté played only eight NHL games in three seasons with the Stars.[2][3] He signed with the Nashville Predators where he scored three points (one goal and two assists) in 91 games over two seasons, picking up 313 penalty minutes. He also played six games for the Edmonton Oilers. He played several seasons in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey between 2001 and 2008.[4]
In 2002, he was arrested in Malone, New York, after police found 30 pounds of marijuana in his car. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.[5] On July 22, 2014, he was sentenced to prison for 30 months following his robbery of two banks in suburban Montreal.[6][7]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 48 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 230 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | ||
| 1994–95 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 56 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 314 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 115 | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 57 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 239 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 58 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 237 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 70 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Laval Chiefs | LHSPQ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Laval Chiefs | LHSPQ | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | ||
| 2003–04 | Laval Chiefs | LHSMQ | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 320 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 2004–05 | Laval Chiefs | LNAH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Laval Chiefs | LNAH | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | ||
| 2006–07 | St-Jean Chiefs | LNAH | 28 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 184 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sorel-Tracy Mission | LNAH | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 105 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 377 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "Patrick Cote". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft". The Hockek Database. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Patrick Cote player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Peters, Chris (July 23, 2014). "Former NHLer confesses to robbing two banks in Quebec". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ McKnight, Zoe (July 23, 2014). "Former NHLer Patrick Cote jailed for armed robbery: reports". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Former NHLer jailed for bank robberies". CJAD 800 AM. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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