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 ChampionshipsCollins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.518, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, 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
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
*Emile Bouchard Trophy (QMJHL top defenceman) 1995-96
*Guy Lafleur Trophy (QMJHL most valuable player) 1995-96 (shared with Luc Robitaille)
==See also==
*List of NHL players with 1000 games played
==External links==
*Dallas Stars bio
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Category:1966 births
Category:Binghamton Whalers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Hartford Whalers draft picks
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:Hull Olympiques players
Category:National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Category:Quebec Remparts players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Ice hockey people from Quebec
Category:Retired in 2003