Ross Yates

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Ross Yates
Ross Yates.jpg
Yates in 2006
Born (1959-06-18) June 18, 1959 (age 64)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19811992

Ross Richard Yates (born June 18, 1959) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) player and a former American Hockey League (AHL) head coach.

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Biography

As a youth, Yates played in the 1970, 1971 and 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Mount Royal, Quebec. [1] Yates was an All-Canadian with the Mount Allison University Mounties where he set Canadian college scoring records. He played seven (NHL) games with the Hartford Whalers during the 1983–84 season. He played in Europe after his NHL years and then entered coaching. He is the former head coach of both the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Mount Allison University AUAA 20771418
1977–78Mount Allison UniversityAUAA208212938
1978–79Mount Allison UniversityAUAA2021264734
1979–80Mount Allison UniversityAUAA2723547714
1980–81Mount Allison UniversityAUAA2116567212
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 14415250000
1981–82 Binghamton WhalersAHL802223455315561110
1982–83 Binghamton WhalersAHL7741841252850662
1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 71124
1983–84 Binghamton WhalersAHL69357310882
1984–85 Mannheimer ERC 1.GBun 353139704599817
1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL50224
1985–86 Mannheimer ERC1.GBun3620416138
1985–86 Rochester Americans AHL2248124
1986–87 EHC Kloten NDA 3336397528
1987–88 EHC KlotenNDA36314071265191012
1988–89 EHC KlotenNDA363436702162682
1989–90 EHC KlotenNDA3115264140
1990–91 SC Rapperswil–Jona SUI.2 3226396534659144
1991–92HC Auronzo ITA.2 2429406926
1991–92 EHC KlotenNDA20110
AHL totals262106189295169305141916
1.GBun totals7151801318399817
NDA totals138116142258115113151814

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.