At times during Adam Oates’ career with the Blues, his teammates had no idea where the slick-handed center was passing the puck. “He would throw a backhanded pass through the middle of the slot, and ...

WASHINGTON -- General manager George McPhee and coach Adam Oates lost their jobs with the Washington Capitals on Saturday, about two weeks after the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time ...

RPI players celebrate after winning the 1985 NCAA men's hockey championship at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Team photo of RPI's 1984-85 NCAA championship-winning men's hockey team. RPI is awarded the ...

Oates spent 19 years playing in the NHL for seven different teams and was widely recognized as one of the slickest skaters and best passers. After he retired, he served as assistant coach for the ...

finished his 19-year NHL career seventh in assists with 1,079. He continues to assist people to this day. "Most hockey players that I've known in my life come from simple means and haven't forgotten ...

A player who once won two Hart Trophies as the NHL’s most valuable player had stagnated. His game was predictable and his production steadily declining. Whoever the new coach of the Caps was going to ...

For so long, new Capitals coach Adam Oates had nothing but time. He would watch hours of video of players he could not actually coach, itching for the NHL lockout to mercifully end. That finally ...