"[54], The same day Oates was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, June 26, 2012, he returned to Washington Capitals, where he was named the 16th head coach in franchise history, succeeding Dale Hunter, who had decided not to renew his contract. [65], While a member of the Bruins, Oates also worked for a brief time with the investment firm Boston Capital Partners. [42] The Ducks ultimately lost the series in seven games. [7] Oates played two full seasons and parts of a third with the Junior A Markham Waxers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJAHL). For what? [63] On June 1, 2015, John Hynes was named the new full-time head coach. [45], —Brett Hull on Oates' reputation as a playmaker[46], Oates was one of the NHL's great playmakers, a style that he credits his father as encouraging: "It was just kind of our family talks: 'If you can be unselfish, your teammates will always like you.' Il annonça sa retraite le 3 avril 2004, après que les Oilers furent éliminés in extremis des séries[1]. I wish him well. It's a tough pick for some", "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA", "Junior 'A' scoring chase: The best ever and this year's top provincial point producers", "With Oates, Capitals are in good hands; Center helps direct team back to playoffs", "Oates earned degree of excellence at RPI", "Oates to be inducted into RPI Hall of Fame", "Oates hopes to pay Detroit dividend on investment", "Major demotion for two former RPI players", "Adam Oates overcame 'heartbreaking' trade from Red Wings to become Hall-of-Famer", "Red Wings Get Federko, McKegney for Oates, MacLean", "Oates finally joins Hull in Hall of Fame", "Crafty playmaker formed deadly partnerships with some of NHL's top snipers", "Oates' threat sets off quaking in St. Louis", "A one-man production Oates is still thriving despite winging it", "Oates ends holdout, joins Capitals; new player will wait until offseason before renegotiating contract", "With contract done, Oates pursues dual citizenship", "Assists king Oates signs with Mighty Ducks", "Oates' clutch faceoff win led to Salei's game-winner", "Here is the 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame class", "Adam Oates took winding road to Hall of Fame | Hockey | CBC Sports", "Adam Oates elected to Hockey Hall of Fame", "Adam Oates jersey retired in pre-game ceremony", "Adam Oates joins Tampa Bay Lightning coaching staff", "Capitals hire HHOF inductee Oates as new head coach", "Adam Oates will help coach AHL's Hershey Bears during NHL lockout", "Adam Oates Led Washington Capitals to Stanley Cup playoffs with Unwavering Outlook", "Firing George McPhee and Adam Oates is the easy answer, not the right one for the Washington Capitals", "Adam Oates fired as head coach by Capitals after 2 seasons", "Devils name Stevens, Oates to replace DeBoer", "Devils will have 'unique' head-coaching situation: Co-coaches Adam Oates and Scott Stevens", https://www.harryrosen.com/en/notebook/notes-on-mens-style/dress-like-a-pro-an-interview-with-adam-oates, ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adam_Oates&oldid=985046399, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2012, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 23 October 2020, at 16:54. What are we doing? [8] He helped Hull score 72 and 86 goals those seasons,[23] the latter the third highest in single-season total in NHL history. [3] An offensive standout, Oates' total of 181 points in 19 games in 1981 was the 11th highest total in OLA junior history at the time. [14] He played in a total of five NHL All-Star Games and was a six-time finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct on the ice (Oates has described himself as the Susan Lucci for the Lady Byng. [44] He appeared in 60 games in Edmonton, scoring 2 goals and 16 assists. As a college player, Oates was a standout forward for the RPI Engineers. [27] Anaheim reached the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, where in the third game of the series against the New Jersey Devils, Oates assisted on Ruslan Salei's overtime-winning goal. Ironiquement, le seul autre Bruins cette saison-là à réussir une saison de 100 points fut Joé Juneau, un autre ancien de RPI. It was one of those years, wherever we went Brett would score two goals or a hat trick. That's their job, not ours. [16] He played in his fourth consecutive All-Star Game in 1994 and again finished third in league scoring with 112 points in 1993–94. [12], NHL teams took interest in Oates following his junior season; at least five teams attempted to sign him. We just really hit it off as buddies, friends. [8], Oates signed a four-year, $3 million contract extension with the Blues prior to the 1991–92 season, but after the team signed Brendan Shanahan, Garth Butcher and Ron Sutter to significant deals, felt he was underpaid.
Biographie. [28], Oates is a co-founder of sporting apparel retailer Old Time Hockey, a company that donates a portion of all sales to the NHL emergency assistance fund. On December 27, 2014, Oates was hired by the New Jersey Devils to become what the team referred to as a "co-head coach" following the team's firing of head coach Peter DeBoer. [46], Oates led the NHL in assists three times – 1992–93, 2000–01 and 2001–02 – and finished in the top ten on 12 occasions.
[13] He was inducted into RPI's Athletics Hall of Fame, and was named the inaugural member of the hockey team's Ring of Honor in 2004. [41] He scored 45 points in 67 games with the Mighty Ducks, and added 13 points in 21 playoff games. Adam Oates (né le 27 août 1962 à Weston, dans la province de l'Ontario au Canada) est un joueur professionnel de hockey sur glace devenu entraîneur. What direction are we going in? Adam Oates is currently single. Oates prospéra avec les Blues, formant un duo électrifiant avec Brett Hull avec qui il forma le duo "Hull n' Oates", faisant référence à Hall & Oates, duo musical bien connu. "[47] Oates' father, a British immigrant, idolized Stanley Matthews, considered one of the greatest association football (soccer) players of all-time and hoped that his son would adopt a pass-first mentality similar to Matthews. Il atteint une nouvelle fois la finale de la Coupe Stanley en 2003, cette fois avec les Mighty Ducks d'Anaheim, perdant cette fois en 7 matches face aux Devils du New Jersey. [4] He played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. [25] After playing in his second career All-Star Game,[8] he threatened to walk off the team following the All-Star break if the Blues did not renegotiate his contract, prompting a negative reaction from St. Louis fans, who booed him loudly. He then signed a $3.5 million contract for the 2002–03 season, with an option for 2003–04, with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on July 1, 2002. Oates restera à Boston jusqu'en 1996-1997, où il fut échangé aux Capitals de Washington avec Bill Ranford et Rick Tocchet en retour de Jim Carey, Anson Carter, Jason Allison et le choix de 3e ronde des Capitals (Lee Goren) du repêchage de 1997. Surtout grâce à Oates, le Golden Brett connut 3 saisons consécutives de plus de 70 buts, dont la saison 1990-1991 où il en compta 86, un record chez les ailiers droits et remporta le trophée Hart. [6] As the league's leading scorer, he won the Bobby Allan Award and in one game that season, set OLA Junior A single-game records of 19 assists and 29 points. It was Oates' ninth career playoff overtime point, tying him with Joe Sakic and Doug Gilmour for the NHL all-time lead. [46] His teammates praised his consistency, noting Oates continued to score points at an elite level when he did not have star players as linemates.