Alain Côté (ice hockey, born 1957) explained

Alain Côté
Played For:Quebec Nordiques
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:May 3, 1957
Birth Place:Matane, Quebec, Canada
Draft:43rd overall
Draft Year:1977
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens
Wha Draft:47th overall
Wha Draft Year:1977
Wha Draft Team:Quebec Nordiques
Career Start:1977
Career End: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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1974–75Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL57 15 29 44 43
1975–76Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL72 35 49 84 93
1976–77Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL56 42 45 87 86
1977–78Hampton GullsAHL36 15 17 32 38
1977–78Quebec NordiquesWHA27 3 5 8 811 1 2 3 0
1978–79Quebec NordiquesWHA79 14 13 27 234 0 0 0 2
1979–80Syracuse FirebirdsAHL6 0 5 5 9
1979–80Quebec NordiquesNHL41 5 11 16 13
1980–81Rochester AmericansAHL23 1 6 7 14
1980–81Quebec NordiquesNHL51 8 18 26 644 0 0 0 6
1981–82Quebec NordiquesNHL79 15 16 31 8216 1 2 3 8
1982–83Quebec NordiquesNHL79 12 28 40 454 0 3 3 0
1983–84Quebec NordiquesNHL77 19 24 43 419 0 2 2 17
1984–85Quebec NordiquesNHL80 13 22 35 3118 5 5 10 11
1985–86Quebec NordiquesNHL78 13 21 34 293 1 0 1 0
1986–87Quebec NordiquesNHL80 12 24 36 3813 2 3 5 2
1987–88Quebec NordiquesNHL76 4 18 22 26
1988–89Quebec NordiquesNHL55 2 8 10 14
WHA totals106 17 18 35 3115 1 2 3 2
NHL totals696 103 190 293 38367 9 15 24 44

See also