Riley Cote Riley Cote ( born March 16 , 1982 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger and is currently an assistant coach with the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . He played four National Hockey League ( NHL ) seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers and was mainly known as an enforcer . Playing career . Undrafted after completing juniors , Cote was a walk on to the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp in fall 2002 . He impressed the Leafs staff , signed a one - year contract , and was assigned to the Leafs Central Hockey League affiliate , the Memphis RiverKings . While called up to the St . John ' s Maple Leafs , Toronto ' s American Hockey League affiliate , a few times during the 2002 – 03 season , he spent most of his rookie year with the RiverKings and was with them when they won the CHL championship that season . Not re - signed by the Leafs , Cote was signed to a two - way contract by the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and entered the training camp for their NHL affiliate , the Columbus Blue Jackets , in fall 2003 . Columbus released him and he returned to the Crunch . An eye injury caused during a pre - season scrimmage resulted in Cote being assigned to the Crunch ' s ECHL affiliate , the Dayton Bombers , for much of the 2003 – 04 season . Cote was recruited back to the RiverKings for the 2004 – 05 season but was offered a try - out contract by the AHL ' s Philadelphia Phantoms just before the season began . The Phantoms extended his contract twice through the season and Cote eventually spent the entire season with Philadelphia , accumulating a team - leading 280 penalty minutes in the process , and helped the Phantoms win the Calder Cup as league champions . Shortly after the season ended , the Phantoms signed him to a one - year contract . After participating in the Philadelphia Flyers training camps in the fall of 2005 and 2006 , Cote was signed to a two - way contract by the Flyers in 2006 – 07 . Early in the season , he was assigned to the Phantoms and shortly after suffered an ankle injury that kept him from playing for two months . Late in the season , Cote played in his first 8 NHL games with the Flyers , making his NHL debut on March 24 , 2007 against the New York Islanders . Cote was recognized for his contributions to the community when the Phantoms named him as the team ' s 2006 – 07 Man of the Year . Cote was re - signed by the Flyers to a one - year contract for the 2007 – 08 season and made the team out of training camp . Cote was suspended for three games after he delivered a high head shot to Dallas Stars defenceman Matt Niskanen late in the third period on December 1 , 2007 . He became the fifth Flyers player to receive a suspension during the 2007 – 08 season after Steve Downie , Jesse Boulerice , Randy Jones and Scott Hartnell . Cote scored his only NHL goal on February 17 , 2008 against rookie goaltender Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens . On July 2 , 2008 the Flyers announced they had signed Cote to a three - year contract extension . After appearing in only 15 games during the season , Cote retired on August 9 , 2010 and was named an assistant coach of the Adirondack Phantoms . Personal life . He has been an advocate for multiple sclerosis diagnosis and treatment since his older sister , Jamie , was diagnosed with the disease in 2000 . His nickname is Riles .