| Alain Côté | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 3, 1957 Matane, QC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| 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 retired professional ice hockey player for the Quebec Nordiques in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA).
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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.
His son Jean-Philippe Côté was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but never played for them. He is now in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||