Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 9 ga Yuni, Hartford ta zaɓi mai kare Sylvain Cote a zagaye na farko, na 11 a cikin duka, a cikin 1984 NHL Entry Draft da aka gudanar a Montreal Forum. Cote ya zira kwallaye 15 da maki 65 tare da Quebec Remparts na QMJHL. Ya kuma wakilci Kanada a
Gasar Hockey ta Duniya ta Junior ta 1984, inda ya sami taimako biyu a wasanni bakwai.