Since then, Oates is 0-for-2, having lost again as a player with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2003 and as an assistant coach earlier this month with the New Jersey Devils.

Adam Oates was a spectacular passer, but he was far from a one-dimensional player. His career numbers are spectacular and he is truly deserving of the honor of going into the Hall of Fame.

Oates played in the NHL from 1985-2004, appearing in 1,337 games while scoring 341 goals with 1,079 assists for Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton.

Oates recorded 341 goals and 1,079 assists over 19 seasons from 1985-2004, including parts of six campaigns with Washington. The former NHL star was hired as an assistant in 2009 by the Tampa Bay ...

Oates was a playmaker, the type of pivot who turns 10-goal scorers into 29-goal snipers (see Chris Simon's stats from 1998-99), or a 50-goal man into an 86-goal phenomenon (Brett Hull's MVP season).

Devils Former Devils' assistant coach Adam Oates: A day he'll never forget Published: Jun. 26, 2012, 10:56 p.m. By Rich Chere | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com ...

It’s coincidental that Adam Oates’s first game as an NHL head coach will take place against the team with which he started his coaching career. Back in the 2009-10 season, then-Lightning coach ...

Someone with his type of experience and how (he) played the game is probably similar to Adam Oates.” As for the long-term potential for Oates and what this means for his career, it’s unclear.

New Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates pauses during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) AP Joel Quenneville led the Blackhawks to an ...

TORONTO — Don't misunderstand Adam Oates. Sure, he enjoyed scoring goals, but he didn't value it above everything else he could do on the ice. Taught by his father to put a premium on unselfish ...

The Washington Capitals have fired coach Adam Oates and will not renew the contract of general manager George McPhee after failing to make the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Adam Oates isn't happy with John Tortorella for calling the Capitals a bunch of whiners after the New York Rangers beat Washington in the first round of the NHL playoffs.