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Adam OatesAdam Oates was a professional ice hockey player National Hockey League (NHL) centre. He was born on August 27, 1962 in Weston, Ontario, Canada. Growing up, he excelled in hockey as well as lacrosse, establishing many Ontario records which still stand. From 1982 to 1985 he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he was a major contributor to RPI's 1985 NCAA Division I championship. After that season, he signed with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings (though he would return in future summers to complete his degree). After a short stay in the minor leagues, he played 3 1/2 seasons in Detroit before being traded to the St. Louis Blues, where he built his reputation as an elite playmaker playing alongside Brett Hull. In the summer of 1992 he moved on to the Boston Bruins where he played with Cam Neely as well as fellow RPI alumnus Joe Juneau. 2001-2002 Season This season, Oates was traded from the Washington Capitals, who he played for since 1996. - November 2-6 - Missed three games with a leg injury.
- January 14, 2002 - He became the eighth player in league history to earn 1,000 assists. The game was versus Boston.
Traded to the Flyers near the end of the season, he was an exchange for Maxime Quellet and a first, second and third round NHL Entry Draft pick (March 19, 2002). He played 14 regular season games; he score three goals and made seven assists, ten points in all, an impressive amount considering he was only just settling in with the club. 2002-2003 Season Traded to the Mighty Ducks, he led the NHL in assists, with 64; was 7th in points (78); 3rd with PP assists (26); 11 in PP points (29); 10th in face-off percentage (56.4%). - February 6 - March 10, 2003 - In the eleven games played during this period of time, he posted the season's longest assist streak for any club.
- Adam Oates becomes 6th in all-time assists.
2003-2004 Season November 17th: Oates signed with the Edmonton Oilers fora 1-year/$1.95 million US contract. The Oilers were in desperate need of a centre as Marty Reasoner was out with an injury for an extended amount of time and Mike Comrie seemingly nowhere near to being re-signed. On April 3, Oates announced his retirement. REGULAR SEASON STATS Season TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S 2003 - 04 Edmonton Oilers60 2 16 18 0 8 2002 - 03 Mighty Ducks 67 9 36 45 -1 16 2001 - 02 Flyers 14 3 7 10 -2 6 2001 - 02 Capitals 66 11 57 68 -1 22 2000 - 01 Capitals 81 13 69 82 -9 28 5 0 4 0 72 1999 - 00 Capitals 82 15 56 71 13 14 5 0 6 0 93 1998 - 99 Capitals 59 12 42 54 -1 36 3 2 3 0 121 1997 - 98 Capitals 82 18 58 76 6 36 3 2 3 0 121 1996 - 97 Capitals 80 22 60 82 -5 14 3 2 5 0 160 1995 - 96 Bruins 70 25 67 92 16 18 7 1 2 0 183 1994 - 95 Bruins 48 12 41 53 -11 8 4 1 2 0 109 1993 - 94 Bruins 77 32 80 112 10 45 16 2 3 0 197 1992 - 93 Bruins 84 45 97 142 15 32 24 1 11 0 254 1991 - 92 Blues 80 20 79 99 -9 22 6 0 4 2 191 1990 - 91 Blues 61 25 90 115 15 29 3 1 3 0 139 1989 - 90 Blues 80 23 79 102 9 30 0 0 0 0 0 1988 - 89 Red Wings 69 16 62 78 -1 14 0 0 0 0 0 1987 - 88 Red Wings 63 14 40 54 16 20 0 0 0 0 0 1986 - 87 Red Wings 76 15 32 47 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 1985 - 86 Red Wings 38 9 11 20 -24 10 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1277 339 1063 1402 36 421 Oates, Adam Oates, Adam Oates, Adam Oates, Adam Oates, Adam Oates, Adam Oates, Adam Oates, Adam Oates, Adam
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