Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 9 ga Yuni, Hartford ya zaɓi mai kare Sylvain Cote a zagaye na farko, 11th overall, a 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 Junior ta Duniya ta 1984
, inda ya samu tallafi biyu a wasanni bakwai.