Riley Cote

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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Rile E. Coyote, Cotes
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg/15 st 6 lb)
NHL Team	Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 16, 1982 (1982-03-16) (age 26), Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Pro career	2002 – present

Riley Cote (born March 16, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Championships 3 Awards 4 Career statistics 5 Personal life 6 External links

[edit] 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 during the 2002–2003 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 with Philadelphia 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. Since the 2005–2006 season, Riley has served as one of the Phantoms Alternate Captains. 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. After the Flyers season ended, he returned to the Phantoms and finished out the season with them. Cote was re-signed by the Flyers for the 2007–2008 season.

Cote was suspended on December 3, 2007 for three games after he delivered a high head shot to Dallas Stars defensemen Matt Niskanen late in the third period two days earlier. He became the fifth Flyers player to receive a suspension during the 2007–08 season after Steve Downie, Jesse Boulerice, Randy Jones and Scott Hartnell. [1]

In recognition of his contributions to the community, the Phantoms named Riley as the 2006–2007 Man of the Year.

Riley Cote scored his first NHL goal on February 17, 2008 against rookie goaltender Carey Price of the Montreal Canadians.

[edit] 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

[edit] Awards

Man of the Year (2006–2007), Philadelphia Phantoms

• Phantoms Hockey - COTE NAMED PHANTOMS 2006-07 MAN OF THE YEAR

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		37	3	2	5	63		9	0	0	0	9
1999–2000	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		67	6	7	13	71		3	1	0	1	2
2000–01	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		64	17	35	52	114		-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		67	28	23	51	134		-	-	-	-	-
2002–03	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		6	0	0	0	5		-	-	-	-	-
2002–03	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		51	8	6	14	241		14	1	0	1	54
2003–04	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		57	6	11	17	258		-	-	-	-	-
2003–04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		9	0	0	0	19		-	-	-	-	-
2004–05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		61	4	7	11	280		13	0	0	0	6
2005–06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		70	3	1	4	259		-	-	-	-	-
2006–07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		8	0	0	0	16		-	-	-	-	-
2006–07	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		37	1	4	5	125		-	-	-	-	-
2007–08	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		70	1	3	4	202		3	0	0	0	0
NHL Totals				78	1	3	4	213		3	0	0	0	0

[edit] Personal life

Riley is married to Holly Cote.

Riley has been an advocate for multiple sclerosis since his older sister, Jamie, was diagnosed with the disease in 2000.

[edit] External links

• Riley Cote's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• www.rileycote.com The Official Riley Cote Website
• Riley Cote's official page at NHL.com Basic stats and won't break if a player is traded.
• Riley Cote's official Philadelphia Flyers page at NHL.com More details but will probably break if player gets traded.
• Video clips at YouTube.com tagged with "Riley" and "Cote", sorted by upload date.
• Blue Jackets: Enforcers Fighting for a Chance at Camp
• Phantoms Hockey - At The Top Of His Game
• Article at slam.canoe.ca by David Uncle with Cote's comments after game of weak effort by the Phantoms in late January 2007.
• Article at slam.canoe.ca by David Uncle on Cote's first NHL game
• Philadelphia Flyers - News: Flyers Re-Sign Riley Cote and Boyd Kane 07/25/2007
• Philadelphia Flyers - News: Cote Determined to Open Eyes in Training Camp