Abner Oakes

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Abner Oakes
Biographical details
Born(1934-02-13)13 February 1934
Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Canada
Died29 May 2021(2021-05-29) (aged 87)
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materDartmouth College
Playing career
1952–1956 Dartmouth
Position(s) Forward/Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1963 Dartmouth (assistant)
1963–1964Dartmouth
1964–1967Dartmouth (assistant)
1967–1970Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall34–55–2

Abner Oakes III (13 February 1934 - 29 May 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who spent his entire athletic career with Dartmouth. [1] [2]

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Career

After graduating from Phillips Academy, Abner Oakes attended Dartmouth College in the autumn of 1952, playing for the ice hockey team under Eddie Jeremiah. Oakes began his career as a forward but was shifted to defence during his second season and remained there until he graduated in 1956. [3] Afterwards Oakes signed up for active duty in the United States Navy, serving four years before becoming a naval reservist. [4]

While in the reserves Oakes returned to Dartmouth and served as an assistant under Jeremiah at the end of Jeremiah's career. When Jeremiah stepped away from the team for the 1963-64 season, so that he could coach the 1964 men's Olympic team, Oakes served as an interim head coach and three years later became the full-time bench boss when Jeremiah retired. [5] Oakes stayed with the Big Green until 1970 before stepping down and moving to Hamden, Connecticut. He served in the reserves until 1988, retiring as a Commander. In 2010 Oakes was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Dartmouth Indians (ECAC Hockey)(1963–1964)
1963-64 Dartmouth 14-7-014-7-06th
Dartmouth:14-7-014-7-0
Dartmouth Indians(ECAC Hockey)(1967–1970)
1967-68 Dartmouth 4-19-02-19-016th
1968-69 Dartmouth 7-14-26-13-213th
1969-70 Dartmouth 9-15-05-14-013th
Dartmouth:20-48-213-46-2
Total:34-55-2

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Abner Oakes III". The New Haven Register. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2009-10 Media Guide Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Abner Oakes Dartmouth star". Shawinigan Star. 1953-12-30. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  4. 1 2 "Hamden Vet Now a Hall of Famer". Hamden Patch. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
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