Alain Côté (ice hockey, born 1957)

Not to be confused with Alain Côté (ice hockey, born 1967).
Alain Côté
Born (1957-05-03) May 3, 1957 (age 67)
Matane, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft 43rd overall, 1977
Montreal Canadiens
WHA draft 47th overall, 1977
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1977–1989

Alain Côté (born May 3, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Quebec Nordiques in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Playing career

Côté was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round (43rd overall) of the 1977 NHL amateur draft and by the Quebec Nordiques in the fifth round (47th overall) of the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.

Côté played his entire career for the Quebec Nordiques from 1977–78 to 1988–89. In total, he played 106 games in the WHA and 696 games in the NHL.

Personal life

His son Jean-Philippe Côté also played in NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 57 15 29 44 43 — — — — —
1975–76 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 72 35 49 84 93 — — — — —
1976–77 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 56 42 45 87 86 — — — — —
1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 36 15 17 32 38 — — — — —
1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 27 3 5 8 8 11 1 2 3 0
1978–79 Quebec Nordiques WHA 79 14 13 27 23 4 0 0 0 2
1979–80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL 6 0 5 5 9 — — — — —
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 41 5 11 16 13 — — — — —
1980–81 Rochester Americans AHL 23 1 6 7 14 — — — — —
1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 51 8 18 26 64 4 0 0 0 6
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 79 15 16 31 82 16 1 2 3 8
1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 79 12 28 40 45 4 0 3 3 0
1983–84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 77 19 24 43 41 9 0 2 2 17
1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 13 22 35 31 18 5 5 10 11
1985–86 Quebec Nordiques NHL 78 13 21 34 29 3 1 0 1 0
1986–87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 12 24 36 38 13 2 3 5 2
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 76 4 18 22 26 — — — — —
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 55 2 8 10 14 — — — — —
WHA totals 106 17 18 35 31 15 1 2 3 2
NHL totals 696 103 190 293 383 67 9 15 24 44

See also

References


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