Ray Cote (born May 31, 1961) is a former professional ice hockey forward. He spent his junior career with the Calgary Wranglers of the WHL and signed a free agent contract with the Edmonton Oilers in 1981 after going undrafted. Cote spent the majority of his career in the minor leagues and European leagues but saw three separate stints with the Oilers. His only career NHL points were recorded in the 1982–83 playoffs. In the 1983 playoffs, he and George McPhee of the New York Rangers became the first players to score three goals in a single postseason before playing a regular season NHL game.[1] He also played for the Canadian National Team on four separate occasions.
| Ray Cote | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 31, 1961 Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1999 | ||
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Pincher Creek Chinooks[2] | AJHL | 59 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Billings Bighorns | WCHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Calgary Chinooks | AJHL | 53 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 72 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 70 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 73 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 11 | ||
| 1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 80 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 83 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 80 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 66 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 79 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Schwenninger ERC | Germany | 18 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Genève-Servette HC | NLB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Wiener EV | Austria | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Wiener EV | Austria | 40 | 18 | 33 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Boro HC | Division 1 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | SC Herisau | NLB | 14 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Mannheimer ERC | Germany | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Davos | NLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | ESV Bayreuth | Germany3 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| AHL totals | 245 | 97 | 145 | 242 | 214 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Klein, J.Z. (May 16, 2012). "With Three Postseason Goals, Rangers' Kreider Ties Obscure Record". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Ray Cote Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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