Oates, then 39, was again leading Washington in assists in March 2002 when he was traded to Philadelphia for goaltending prospect Maxime Ouellet and first-, second- and third-round draft picks.

The Devils went outside the organization to hire Adam Oates as an assistant coach yesterday ... Boston, Anaheim, Philadelphia and Edmonton. He led the league in assists three times and topped ...

Adam Oates knows such a feeling today ... including the team’s run to the 1998 Stanley Cup final, then was traded to Philadelphia for Maxime Ouellet and Philadelphia’s 1st (later traded ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The doubts creep into Adam Oates’ mind on the rare occasions he loses more faceoffs than he wins or fails to thread a pass to one of his wingers. Will they think I’m getting ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Once again, a Washington Capitals leadership baton is passed from Dale Hunter to Adam Oates. More than ... Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton.

Caps! Caps! Caps!" Amid the celebration, Adam Oates smiled as he took to the ice to run his first official practice as a head coach. After waiting more than four months because of the NHL lockout ...

Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We’re ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who’s No. 1 — it’s the 99 spots ...

Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise didn’t see Adam Oates helping out the Los Angeles Kings in their game against each other last Thursday as a conflict of interest. “At least I hope not ...

Early Tuesday, TSN reported that the Washington Capitals had hired Adam Oates to be the team's head ... as New Jersey toppled Eastern Conference giants Philadelphia and New York to reach the ...