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Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse Crunch

2014-15 Syracuse Crunch Roster

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John Wright

24 J.P. Cote

  • Hometown Quebec, QC
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 214

Biography

2012-13: Second best plus-minues (+16) in AHL postseason... Two assists, June 12, CCF Game 3 at GR... Goal (1), second of his AHL postseason career, June 8, CCF Game 1 vs. GR... 50th career Calder Cup Playoff game (+1, 4 PIM) May 29, ECF Game 3 at WBS... Assist (2) and AHL postseason high plus-4 May 17, ECSF Game 4 vs. SPR... First point of ‘13 postseason (assist) ECSF Game 3 vs. SPR May 15... Tenth fight (Lane) in ECQF Game 2, his 2nd career postseason fight... Regular season: 17 points (3g, 14a) in 74 games (second most on team)... Plus-27 was third highest in AHL... Career-high 143 PIM, third most on Crunch... Third goal Apr. 6 at HER (18th career AHL goal) to equal AHL career high... Two fights in Mar. after none in Jan. and Feb.: Mar. 27 (9) at RCH (Legault) and Mar. 9 at STJ (Sawada)... Second goal with plus-4, a tie for team’s season high (Gudas, Jan. 9), Mar. 16 vs. ALB... Missed first game Mar. 8 at STJ because of AHL suspension... First multi-point game of season (2a) Feb. 23 vs. SPR... Two assists (8, 9) in three games Feb. 15-18... Seventh assist Feb. 8 vs. ADK... First goal of the season (16th of AHL career) Jan. 29 vs. STJ... Two assists in two games (Jan. 5, 9)... Played 500th career AHL game (regular season and playoffs) Nov. 30 at W-B/Scranton... Assists Nov. 2 at Adirondack, Nov. 16 vs. Hershey, Nov. 25 at Worcester, Dec. 8 at Adirondack; season-high plus-2 in latter two.

2011-12: Played 10 games with ECHL-Ontario, posting one goal and two assists... Played in 58 games for AHL-Norfolk, scoring three goals and 12 assists... Played 400th career AHL game Jan. 4... Game-winning goal in Norfolk’s AHL record-tying 17th straight win Mar. 16 at CHA... Third goal of the season Mar. 23 vs. ALB as Norfolk set a professional hockey record with 19th straight win... Won Calder Cup, posting four points (1g, 3a) and 29 PIM in 18 postseason games... First pro/AHL playoff goal, May 17 vs. STJ (Game 1 ECF). 2010-11: Played entire season with Hamburg (DEL) with three goals and one assist in 39 games. 2009-10: Played entire season with Kassel (DEL), 38 games and contributed six goals and seven assists with 119 PIM. 2008-09: 50 games with WBS with 12 points (2g, 10a)... Plus-16 ranked third on Pens. 2007- 08: 79 games w/ HAM; 13 points (1g, 12a). 2006-07: 68 games w/ HAM; 12 points (3g, 9a)... Won Calder Cup, appearing in six postseason games. 2005-06: Spent time with Hamilton (AHL) and Montreal (NHL)... scored three goals with eight assists in 61 games for Hamilton... played in 8 games for Montreal and didn’t record a point, but had four PIMs... NHL debut Nov. 29, 2005. 2004-05: Played 51 games for Hamilton (AHL); one goal and 8 assists... 2003-04: Played 75 games with Hamilton (AHL) with two goals and seven assists... First pro/AHL game 10/10/03... First-career pro/AHL point, an assist, 11/02/03... First-career pro/AHL goal 1/17/04 at ALB. 2002-03: Played 48 games and scored eight goals and 18 points to Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)... Played 16 games for Cape Breton (QMJHL) with one goal and three assists... 2001- 02: Played 61 games for Cape Breton (QMJHL), scoring four goals with 20 assists... 2000-01: Played 71 games with Cape Breton (QMJHL) and produced six goals and 29 assists... 1999-2000: Played 28 games for Cape Breton (QMJHL) and had four assists... played 34 games with Quebec (QMJHL) and added ten assists... OTHER: Son of Alain Cote, who played in 696 NHL games from 1980-1989 w/ Quebec Nordiques. Alain Cote played six games with the AHL-Syracuse Firebirds during the 1979-80 season. TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Toronto 265th overall in 2000... Signed AHL contract with Hamilton for 2003-2004... Signed as free agent with Montreal Aug. 19, 2004... Signed to PTO with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Oct. 8, 2008... Signed one-year contract for 2009-10 with Kassel Nov. 6, 2009... Signed one-year contract for 2010-11 with the Hamburg Mar. 22, 2010... Signed AHL standard player contract with Norfolk on Dec. 14, 2011 after starting season with ECHL-Ontario. 


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    2014-15

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