Sylvain Cote came up through minor hockey in Quebec City and played midget hockey with the Ste-Foy Gouverneurs of the Quebec AAA league. In 1982-83, he joined the QMJHL's Quebec Remparts and scored 34 points as a major junior rookie. The following season, he improved to 65 points on the blueline and was named a Second Team All-Star. That summer, the Hartford Whalers selected him 11th overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. After a year at the NHL level, Cote returned to the junior ranks in 1985-86 and scored 43 points in 26 games with the QMJHL's Hull Olympiques and was named a First Team All-Star. In the QMJHL playoffs, he scored 34 points including a league-best 28 assists in just 13 games. Cote also won a silver medal with Canada at the 1986 World Junior Championships and was named a tournament All-Star.
Caps Alumni Biographies: Sylvain Cote
Cote was traded to the Washington Capitals on September 8, 1991.