# 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.

## 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.
Côté was all-Star selection as a defenceman in the 1986 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |