Not to diminish his career, but Oates wasn't a flashy player that you noticed so we only have a few favourite Adam Oates memories:
Oates and Brett Hull were just unstoppable. "Hull and Oates" were simply explosive together as teammates with the St. Louis Blues as in Oates' 195 games with the Blues, he racked up 228 assists and 286 points, while Brett Hull ripped home 212 goals in that span with Oates as his set-up man.
We'll remember that Oates was undrafted and thought to be too slow for the NHL. Gotta love it when guys prove the scouts wrong.
Playing with the Boston Bruins in NHL 94 to be Cam Neely and run over guys, but getting most of your goals with Oates who was rated 93 overall.
We'll remember that Oates - like most hockey players - was not a good actor.
Oates and Brett Hull were just unstoppable. "Hull and Oates" were simply explosive together as teammates with the St. Louis Blues as in Oates' 195 games with the Blues, he racked up 228 assists and 286 points, while Brett Hull ripped home 212 goals in that span with Oates as his set-up man.
We'll remember that Oates was undrafted and thought to be too slow for the NHL. Gotta love it when guys prove the scouts wrong.
Playing with the Boston Bruins in NHL 94 to be Cam Neely and run over guys, but getting most of your goals with Oates who was rated 93 overall.
We'll remember that Oates - like most hockey players - was not a good actor.
One of the best passers around. He will always be remebered for passing to Hull. Yet only played there for 3 seasons.
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