Ray Cote (born May 31, 1961) is a former professional

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

forward. He spent his junior career with the Calgary Wranglers of the WHL, and signed a free agent contract with 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 ...

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 The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

points were recorded in the 1982–83 playoffs. In the 1983 playoffs, he and

George McPhee George McPhee (born July 2, 1958) is a Canadian ice hockey executive currently serving as the president of hockey operations for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). McPhee served general manager of the Washington Capital ...

of the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its ho ...

became the first players to score three goals in a single postseason prior to playing a regular season NHL game. He also played for the Canadian National Team on four separate occasions.

Career statistics

References

External links

* 1961 births Adirondack Red Wings players Adler Mannheim players Billings Bighorns players Calgary Wranglers (WHL) players Canadian ice hockey centres Edmonton Oilers players Genève-Servette HC players HC Davos players Ice hockey people from Alberta Living people Moncton Alpines (AHL) players Nova Scotia Oilers players People from the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Schwenninger Wild Wings players SC Herisau players Undrafted National Hockey League players Wichita Wind players Wiener EV players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1960s-stub