Regent "Roger" Côté (December 22, 1939 – July 16, 2020) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...

who played 155 games in the

World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

for the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

and

Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a major league hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. They competed in four full seasons before folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena. They are o ...

. Over a 19 year career, Côté played the majority of his seasons with teams in the semi-professional ( QHL) or minor professional leagues ( AHL, WHL, EPHL, SHL). He died on 16 July 2020.Regent Cote (Roger)
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* 1939 births 2020 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players French Quebecers Ice hockey people from Quebec Indianapolis Racers players People from Abitibi-Témiscamingue Winston-Salem Polar Twins (SHL) players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1930s-stub