Patrick Côté (born January 24, 1975) is a Canadian former professional

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player. He played in six seasons in the

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(NHL), and later played the

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in his native

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Biography

Côté was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1989

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with a

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team from

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. Selected 37th overall by the

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in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Côté played only eight NHL games in three seasons with the Stars. He signed with the

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where he scored three points (one goal and two assists) in 91 games over two seasons, picking up 313 penalty minutes. Côté remains the Predators' single season leader in penalty minutes with 242, which he set during the 1998-99 season, Their first in the NHL. He also played six games for the

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. He played several seasons in the

between 2001 and 2008. In 2002, he was arrested in Malone, New York, after police found 30 pounds of marijuana in his car. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. On July 22, 2014, he was sentenced to prison for 30 months following his robbery of two banks in suburban Montreal.

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* 1975 births Living people Beauport Harfangs players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Dallas Stars draft picks Dallas Stars players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Edmonton Oilers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Montreal Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Nashville Predators players People from LaSalle, Quebec Jonquière Marquis players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1970s-stub