His sophomore season saw his goals increase to 26 and assists jump to 57 before he scored 31 goals and dished out 60 assists as a junior in leading RPI to the NCAA championship (a 2-1 win over Providence College).

In his freshman season, he scored nine goals with 33 assists, but he was just getting started. Each season, he increased both his goal total and assists.

He played three seasons for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York and put up impressive numbers for the Engineers. The following season, he scored 54 goals in 47 games with 105 assists, which earned him a spot on a college roster. In the 1980-81 season, he scored 36 goals and 53 assists in 43 games, but that was just the beginning for the right-handed shot.

Oates made a name for himself in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJAHL) with the Markham Waxers. Undrafted out of college, Oates’ resume is about as impressive as we have seen. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages.ĭuring stops in his career, he played alongside some of the most gifted goal scorers the league has seen, and in some cases, they scored goals at impressive rates with Oates’ help.

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