RILEY COTE

'Riley Cote' (born March 16, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.

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Playing career

Championships

Career statistics

References

Playing career

Cote is known for his skills as an enforcer, dedicated work ethic, and for his wild, aggressive style of play. Not drafted to the National Hockey League after completing juniors, Cote was a walk on to the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp in fall 2002. He impressed the Leafs staff, signed a one year contract, and was assigned to the Leafs Central Hockey League affiliate, the Memphis RiverKings. While called up Toronto's American Hockey League affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs a few times in the 2003-2003 season, he spent most of his rookie year with the RiverKings and was with them when they won the CHL championship that season. Not re-signed by the Leafs, Cote was signed to a 2-way contract by the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and entered the training camp for their NHL affiliate, the Columbus Blue Jackets, in fall 2003. Columbus released him and he returned to the Crunch. An eye injury caused during a pre-season scrimmage resulted in Cote being assigned to the Crunch's ECHL affiliate, the Dayton Bombers for much of the 2003-2004 season. Cote was recruited back to the RiverKings for the 2004-2005 season but was offered a try-out contract by the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms just before the season began. The Phantoms extended his contract twice through the 04-05 season. Cote would eventually spend the entire season there and help the Phantoms win the AHL championship, accumulating a team-leading 280 penalty minutes and becoming a fan favorite along the way (as he had with his previous teams). Shortly after the season ended, Cote's effort and contributions were recognized as the Phantoms signed him to a 1 year standard player contract. He would participate in the Philadelphia Flyers training camps in fall of 2005 and 2006. In the 2006-2007 season, Cote was signed to a 2-way contract by the Flyers. Early in the season, he was assigned to the Phantoms and shortly after suffered an ankle injury that kept him from playing most of the season. When he returned to the ice, he was greeted with cheers by the fans and announced his return by getting into a fight on his very first shift. He would be recalled to the Flyers late that season and play 8 NHL games by seasons end. Cote has been re-signed by the Flyers for the 2007-2008 season.

Championships

★ '2002-03': President's Cup (Ray Miron President's Cup) ''Memphis RiverKings'' (franchise name changed to ''Mississippi RiverKings'' in July 2007)

★ '2004-05': Calder Cup ''Philadelphia Phantoms''

Career statistics

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References

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★ Philadelphia Flyers official site

★ Philadelphia Phantoms official site

★ Mississippi RiverKings official site

★ Blue Jackets: Enforcers Fighting for a Chance at Camp