Steve Coates

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Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Height
Weight		 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg/12 st 4 lb)
Pro clubs NHL
Detroit Red Wings
AHL
Richmond Robins
Springfield Indians
Maine Mariners
Philadelphia Firebirds
Syracuse Firebirds
IHL
Des Moines Capitols
CHL
Kansas City Red Wings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born July 27, 1950 (1950-07-27) (age 57),
Toronto, ON, CAN
Pro career 1973 – 1980

Steve John Coates (born July 27, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and is currently a broadcaster/color commentator with the Philadelphia Flyers. He played five NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1976-77 season.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Broadcasting career

Philadelphia Flyers Color-Commentator (1982-present)

"Coatesy's Corner" (1999-present) Since 1999, Coates has hosted a short segment during the first intermission of local Flyers television broadcasts. These segments, titled "Coatesy's Corner", include interviews, explanations of rules, analyses of current events, skits, or other relevant content.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969-70 Michigan Tech WCHA 3 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
1970-71 Michigan Tech WCHA 33 7 9 16 46 - - - - -
1971-72 Michigan Tech WCHA 30 7 9 16 36 - - - - -
1972-73 Michigan Tech WCHA 34 11 11 22 28 - - - - -
1973-74 Des Moines Capitols IHL 72 31 39 70 167 10 6 3 9 35
1974-75 Richmond Robins AHL 50 7 7 14 168 7 3 0 3 7
1975-76 Richmond Robins AHL 69 25 19 44 141 - - - - -
1976-77 Springfield Indians AHL 57 17 23 40 122 - - - - -
1976-77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 1 0 1 24 - - - - -
1977-78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 63 14 20 34 83 - - - - -
1977-78 Maine Mariners AHL 15 3 2 5 11 6 0 2 2 8
1978-79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 74 15 25 40 107 - - - - -
1979-80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL 67 10 23 33 95 - - - - -
NHL Totals 5 1 0 1 24 - - - - -

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