Alain Côté (b. 1957)

Alain Côté (b. 1957)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Teams	Quebec Nordiques
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1957-05-03)May 3, 1957, Matane, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft	43rd overall, 1977 Montreal Canadiens
WHA Draft	47th overall, 1977 Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career	1977 – 1989

For the Alain Côté born in 1967, see Alain Côté (b. 1967).

Alain Côté (born May 3, 1957, in Matane, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player 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 3rd round (43rd overall) in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft and by the Quebec Nordiques in the 5th round (47th overall) in 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

His son Jean-Philippe Côté was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but never played for them. He appeared in 27 games in with the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Career Statistics

				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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				696	103	190	293	383		67	9	15	24	44

External Links

• Alain Côté's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database