Adam Oates

Adam Oates was a professional ice hockey player National Hockey League (NHL) centre. He was born on August 27, 1962 in Weston, Ontario, Canada.

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Professional - Ice hockey - National Hockey League - Centre - August 27 - 1962 - Weston, Ontario - Canada

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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).

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Lacrosse - 1982 - 1985 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - NCAA - Detroit Red Wings

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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. Brett Hull and Adam Oates were dubbed "Hull n Oates", which was a play on the well-known musical duo of Hall & Oates. 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.

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St. Louis Blues - Brett Hull - Hall & Oates - 1992 - Boston Bruins - Cam Neely - Joe Juneau

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