Adam Oates

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Adam Oates (second from right) is joined by fellow Hall of Fame inductees (from left) Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic and Pavel Bure at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. (Associated Press)

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Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, from left, Mats Sundin, of Sweden, Joe Sakic, Adam Oates and Pavel Bure, of Russia, pose for a photograph with their rings at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

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Adam Oates led Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to an NCAA championship in 1985. (RPI Athletics)

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Adam Oates had 66 goals and 150 assists in 98 games with RPI. (RPI Athletics)

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Adam Oates totaled 216 points in 98 games for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1982 through 1985. He will become the first former RPI player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. (RPI Athletics)

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Capitals coach Adam Oates (second from left) was able to oversee prospects at development camp, then came the NHL lockout. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Adam Oates, who was acquired by Washington from Boston on March 1, 1997, recorded 354 of his 1,079 assists with the Capitals. (Associated Press)

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New Capitals coach Adam Oates keeps a watchful eye on prospects during development camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Oates was an assistant for Eastern Conference champion New Jersey this past season. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Adam Oates played 19 seasons in the NHL, scoring 341 goals and amassing 1,079 assists. He was chosen for the Hockey Hall of Fame on the same day he was named the Capitals' coach. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates watches the first day of practice at the annual development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates gathers with players before practice at the annual development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates leaves the ice between practices on the first day of development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates (second from right) talks with Tom Wilson (right) between drills on the first day of practice at the annual development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates gives instructions for a drill on the first day of practice at the annual development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates watches the first day of practice at the annual development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)