Steve Coates

Steve John Coates (born July 2, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and is currently a broadcaster/color commentator with the Philadelphia Flyers. He played five NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1976–77 season.
==Playing career==
He was not drafted by any NHL team and signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1973. He never played for the Flyers and spent four seasons in their minor pro system. He was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in February, 1977, and played five games for Detroit at the end of the season, scoring a goal.
Coates never played again in the NHL. He played another three games in the minor pros, retiring in 1980.
==Broadcasting career==
Philadelphia Flyers Color-Commentator
(1980–present)
"Coatesy's Corner"
(1999–present): Since 1999, Coates has hosted a short segment during the first intermission of local Flyers television broadcasts. These segments include interviews, explanations of rules, analyses of current events, skits, or other relevant content.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1969–70 	Michigan Tech Huskies 	WCHA 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1970–71 	Michigan Tech Huskies 	WCHA 	 	33 	7 	9 	16 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971–72 	Michigan Tech Huskies 	WCHA 	 	30 	7 	9 	16 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Michigan Tech Huskies 	WCHA 	 	34 	11 	11 	22 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973–74 	Des Moines Capitols 	IHL 	 	72 	31 	39 	70 	167 	 	10 	6 	3 	9 	35
1974–75 	Richmond Robins 	AHL 	 	50 	7 	7 	14 	168 	 	7 	3 	0 	3 	7
1975–76 	Richmond Robins 	AHL 	 	69 	25 	19 	44 	141 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	57 	17 	23 	40 	122 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Kansas City Red Wings 	CHL 	 	63 	14 	20 	34 	83 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	15 	3 	2 	5 	11 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	8
1978–79 	Philadelphia Firebirds	AHL 	 	74 	15 	25 	40 	107 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Syracuse Firebirds 	AHL 	 	67 	10 	23 	33 	95 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	332 	77 	99 	176 	644 	 	13 	3 	2 	5 	15
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1950
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Des Moines Capitols players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Kansas City Red Wings players
Category:Maine Mariners players
Category:Michigan Tech Huskies players
Category:National Hockey League broadcaster
Category:Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) players
Category:Richmond Robins players
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Syracuse Firebirds players
Category:Retired in 1980