He played a total of 36 games in his rookie year and had no goals and six assists.
[citation needed] Côté played for five different NHL clubs during his career.
He played for the Boston Bruins (1985–86 to 1988–89), Washington Capitals (1989–90), Montreal Canadiens (1990–91 to 1991–92), Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) and Quebec Nordiques (1993–94).
During that span, he played a total of 119 games in which he scored 2 goals and 18 assists for 20 points.
[citation needed] In 1996, Côté played 26 games of inline hockey for the Oakland Skates.