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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).

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 HullBrett Andrew Hull (b. August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player and the son of legendary player Bobby Hull. He is known as one of the game's best scorers with a powerful, accurate shot and is currently the third-highest ca. In the summer of 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi he moved on to the Boston BruinsThe Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the FleetCenter (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black where he played with Cam Neely as well as fellow RPI alumnus Joe JuneauThis article is about the ice hockey player, Joe Juneau. For information about the prospector and co-founder of Juneau, Alaska, United States, see Joe Juneau (prospector). Joe Juneau is a hockey player, born January 5, 1968 in Pont-Rouge, Quebec, Canada..

1 2001-2002 Season

This season, Oates was traded from the Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are a National Hockey League team based in Washington, D. Founded 1974 Formerly Known As Arena MCI Center Uniform colors Blue and gold Logo design Two logos: 1) The United States capitol dome, crossed hockey sticks, a puck, and the, who he played for since 1996.

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Traded to the Flyers near the end of the season, he was an exchange for Maxime Quellet and a first, second and third round NHL Entry Draft pick (March 19, 2002). He played 14 regular season games; he score three goals and made seven assists, ten points in all, an impressive amount considering he was only just settling in with the club.

• March 21, 2002 - His first game with this club, he assisted John LeClair's game winning goal versus the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
• March 27, 2002 - He recorded his 1,200 game versus the New York Rangers.
• April 6, 2002 - Moved into 17th place (1,354) in all-time NHL points, passing Guy Lafleur with an assist versus Pittsburgh.