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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Alain Cote
Selected in
third round
No. 43 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born May 3, 1957
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-10 Weight: 203
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Matane, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Matane, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
57 | 15 |
29 | 44 |
43 | | 1975-76 |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
72 | 35 |
49 | 84 |
93 | | 1976-77 |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
56 | 42 |
45 | 87 |
86 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Also competed in track and field as a teen-ager, specializing in discus, shot
put and hammer throw. ... Was Quebec junior discus champion in 1973. ... Grew
up idolizing Maurice Richard. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 18, 1979 (Quebec at Colorado)
Numbers: 19 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired August 31, 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1989 |
Quebec | 696 | 103 |
190 | 293 | 383 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1981-1987 |
Quebec | 67 | 9 |
15 | 24 | 44 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Quebec/Colorado Records: Fastest three goals
by one player (2:17 in first period vs. Boston on April 1, 1982), most goals
in a period (3 vs. Boston on April 1, 1982, shares record)
Quebec Playoffs Assists Leader: 1983 (3)
1979-80: Played on first Quebec Nordiques NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1979-80 season with two knee injuries.
... Set Quebec/Colorado franchise record (since broken) for fastest two goals
by one player when he scored twice in 15 seconds during first period vs.
Boston on April 1, 1982. ... Was last player from Quebec's WHA franchise to
remain on NHL roster. ... Was only player other than Joe Sakic to wear No. 19 for
Quebec/Colorado franchise. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hampton (AHL); Quebec (WHA);
Syracuse (AHL); Rochester (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Quebec,
No. 47 overall in Round 5)
Education: Attended Laval University
during off-seasons of his playing days.
Miscellaneous: Was on Hampton (AHL)
team that folded on Feb. 2, 1978. ... Played on line with Curt Brackenbury and
Bob Fitchner for Quebec (WHA) in 1977-78 and 1978-79.
Personal:
Brother-in-law of former NHL player Luc Dufour. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/EXPANSION: Cote did not sign with
Montreal after the draft, instead jumping the WHA. When the WHA and NHL merged
in 1979, Montreal took him back from Quebec in the NHL Reclaim Draft on June
9, 1979. Montreal then left him unprotected for the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft,
and he was claimed by Quebec on June 13, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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