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Canada Adam Oates

#77 Edmonton Oilers / NHL - 03/04

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Adam Oates Facts

Date of Birth
Aug 27, 1962
Position
C
Age
61
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weston, ON, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
2-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 2
2-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 2
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1

Oates's 1,079 career assists are the 8th most by a player in NHL history. He totaled 1,420 points in 19 seasons, playing for Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim, and Edmonton. Oates also holds the record for most NHL points among all NCAA alumni.

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Adam Oates Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1979-80 Port Credit Titans MetJBHL 34* 30* 36* 66* 41* -* |
Markham Waxers OPJAHL 9* 1* 6* 7* 2* -* |
1980-81 Markham Waxers OPJAHL 43* 36* 53* 89* 24* -* |
1981-82 Markham Waxers “C” OJAHL 40* 59* 110* 169* -* -* |
1982-83 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 22* 9* 33* 42* 8* -* |
1983-84 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 38* 26* 57* 83* 15* -* |
1984-85 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 38* 31* 60* 91* 29* -* |
1985-86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 38* 9* 11* 20* 10* -24* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 34* 18* 28* 46* 4* -* | Playoffs 17 7 14 21 4 -
1986-87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76* 15* 32* 47* 21* 0* | Playoffs 16 4 7 11 6 7
1987-88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63* 14* 40* 54* 20* 16* | Playoffs 16 8 12 20 6 -2
1988-89 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69* 16* 62* 78* 14* -1* | Playoffs 6 0 8 8 2 -1
1989-90 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 80* 23* 79* 102* 30* 9* | Playoffs 12 2 12 14 4 -10
1990-91 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 61* 25* 90* 115* 29* 15* | Playoffs 13 7 13 20 10 7
1991-92 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 54* 10* 59* 69* 12* -4* |
Boston Bruins NHL 26* 10* 20* 30* 10* -5* | Playoffs 15 5 14 19 4 -6
1992-93 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 84* 45* 97* 142* 32* 15* | Playoffs 4 0 9 9 4 0
1993-94 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 77* 32* 80* 112* 45* 10* | Playoffs 13 3 9 12 8 -3
1994-95 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 48* 12* 41* 53* 8* -11* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -6
1995-96 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 70* 25* 67* 92* 18* 16* | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 2 -3
1996-97 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 63* 18* 52* 70* 10* -3* |
Washington Capitals NHL 17* 4* 8* 12* 4* -2* |
1997-98 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 82* 18* 58* 76* 36* 6* | Playoffs 21 6 11 17 8 8
1998-99 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 59* 12* 42* 54* 22* -1* |
1999-00 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 82* 15* 56* 71* 14* 13* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 0
2000-01 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 81* 13* 69* 82* 28* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -4
2001-02 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 66* 11* 57* 68* 22* -2* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 14* 3* 7* 10* 6* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -1
2002-03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 67* 9* 36* 45* 16* -1* | Playoffs 21 4 9 13 6 2
2003-04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60* 2* 16* 18* 8* 0* |

Adam Oates Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1974-75 Toronto Kings Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2009-10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Asst. Coach
2010-11 New Jersey Devils NHL Asst. Coach
2011-12 New Jersey Devils NHL Asst. Coach
2012-13 Washington Capitals NHL Head Coach
2013-14 Washington Capitals NHL Head Coach
2014-15 New Jersey Devils NHL Assoc. Head Coach From Dec.27
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Adam Oates Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 34* 18* 28* 46* 1.35* 4* -* | 1 17 7 * 14 * 21 * 1.24 * 4 * - *
MetJBHL 1 34* 30* 36* 66* 1.94* 41* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 98* 66* 150* 216* 2.20* 52* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 19 1 337* 341* 1 079* 1 420* 1.06* 415* 53* | 15 163 42 * 114 * 156 * 0.96 * 66 * -12 *
OJAHL (OPJAHL) 3 92* 96* 169* 265* 2.88* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Adam Oates Connections

Player Period Teams
Rick Zombo (D) 1985-1996 6 Adirondack Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues
Brendan Witt (D) 1996-2002 6 Washington Capitals
Don Sweeney (D) 1991-1997 6 Boston Bruins
Jozef Stümpel (F) 1991-1997 6 Boston Bruins

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Adam Oates Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)

Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Oates was a stand-out lacrosse player in Etobicoke as he scored 735 points in 130 games of Jr.A lacrosse over 5 seasons. He holds the Ontario Junior Lacrosse record for most assists (19) and points (29) in a game.

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