Jean-Phillipe Marc Joseph Côté (born April 22, 1982) is a Canadian former professional

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. He appeared in 27 games in the

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with the

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and

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during the 2005–06 and 2013–14 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2018, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. He is the son of former NHL player Alain Côté.

Playing career

As a youth, Côté played in the 1995 and 1996

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s with

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teams from

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. Côté was drafted by the

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265th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, from the

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of the

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. Unsigned from the Maple Leafs, Côté was signed to an AHL contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs for his first professional season in 2003–04. Côté eventually signed a contract in the coming season with NHL affiliate, the

. During the 2005–06 season, he played his first game in the NHL on November 29, 2005, against the

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to fill in for the suspended Andrei Markov. He finished the night with 13 minutes of ice time, one penalty, and a -1. Later in the season, with another injury to Andrei Markov, Côté was recalled from the Bulldogs and played a regular shift. He often played with fellow 24-year-old blueliner Mike Komisarek, and the pair formed a solid and hard-working duo of defensive defencemen. After 8 games he was reassigned to the AHL with the return of Markov. Côté proceeded to play the next couple of seasons entirely with the Canadiens' affiliate in the Bulldogs, culminating in winning the

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in 2007. Until the 2008–09 season, Côté was given a try-out contract to participate in the

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training camp. Following his release from the Avalanche on September 24, 2008, Côté was signed to a try-out with the

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on October 8, 2008, where he remained for the duration of the year. A free agent to begin the 2009–10 season, Côté left North America and belatedly signed a one-year contract with the

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of the DEL on November 6, 2009. Posting 13 points in 38 games in the final season of the Huskies, Côté then signed with fellow DEL team, the

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for the

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season on March 22, 2010. Côté returned to North America for the 2011–12 season, initially signing with the

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of the third-tier

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. On November 18, 2011, after 10 games with the Reign, Côté was loaned to make his return in the AHL with the

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. After solidifying a position within the Admirals' defence, Côté was signed to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season on December 14, 2011. Côté contributed with 15 points in 58 games with the record-setting Admirals and played in every post-season game to help Norfolk capture their first

, and collect his second. With the affiliation between the Admirals and the

ceased, Côté followed the championship team and signed with new AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch for the

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season on June 20, 2012. During a game between the Hamilton Bulldogs and

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, Côté body checked Blake Geoffrion, causing him to fracture his skull and end his hockey career. After four seasons within the Tampa Bay Lightning's affiliate's, Côté returned to Germany as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with the

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of the DEL on July 17, 2015. At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Côté left as a free agent opting to sign as a free agent with French club, Boxers de Bordeaux of the Ligue Magnus on August 24, 2016. Upon completing his second season in the Lique Magnus in 2017–18, Cote ended his 15-year professional career in accepting a pro scouting position with the

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on July 31, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cote, Jean-Phillipe 1982 births Living people Acadie–Bathurst Titan players Boxers de Bordeaux players Brûleurs de Loups players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in France Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cape Breton Screaming Eagles players Hamburg Freezers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Iserlohn Roosters players Kassel Huskies players Montreal Canadiens players Norfolk Admirals players Ontario Reign (ECHL) players Quebec Amateur Athletic Association players Quebec Remparts players Syracuse Crunch players Tampa Bay Lightning players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen