Patrick Côté (ice hockey)

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Patrick Côté
Born	(1975-01-24) January 24, 1975 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Dallas Stars Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft	37th overall, 1995 Dallas Stars
Playing career	1995–2008

Patrick Côté (born January 24, 1975) is a former professional ice hockey player. He played in six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), and later played the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey in his native Quebec.

Biography

Côté was born in LaSalle, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

Selected 37th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Côté played only eight NHL games in three seasons with the Stars. He signed with the Nashville Predators where he scored three points (one goal and two assists) in 91 games over two seasons, picking up 313 penalty minutes. He also played six games for the Edmonton Oilers. He played several seasons in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey between 2001 and 2008.

In 2002, he was arrested in Malone, New York, after police found 30 pounds of marijuana in his car. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. On July 22, 2014, he was sentenced to prison for 30 months following his robbery of two banks in suburban Montreal.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		48	2	4	6	230		12	1	0	1	61
1994–95	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		56	20	20	40	314		17	8	8	16	115
1995–96	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		57	4	6	10	239		3	0	0	0	2
1995–96	Dallas Stars	NHL		2	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		58	14	10	24	237		4	2	0	2	6
1996–97	Dallas Stars	NHL		3	0	0	0	27		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		4	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Dallas Stars	NHL		3	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Nashville Predators	NHL		70	1	2	3	242		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Nashville Predators	NHL		21	0	0	0	70		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		16	0	1	1	61		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		6	0	0	0	18		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Laval Chiefs	LHSPQ		6	0	0	0	53		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Laval Chiefs	LHSPQ		19	4	3	7	134		10	0	2	2	62
2003–04	Laval Chiefs	LHSMQ		28	0	6	6	320		6	1	0	1	23
2004–05	Laval Chiefs	LNAH		4	0	0	0	23		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Laval Chiefs	LNAH		14	2	1	3	81		3	0	0	0	68
2006–07	St-Jean Chiefs	LNAH		28	3	9	12	184		9	0	2	2	42
2007–08	Sorel-Tracy Mission	LNAH		8	1	1	2	34		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				105	1	2	3	377		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Patrick Cote's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database