Ross Yates
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.
| Ross Yates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Yates in 2006 | |||
| Born |
June 18, 1959 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 | 1981–1992 | ||
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 | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Mount Allison University | AUAA | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Mount Allison University | AUAA | 20 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Mount Allison University | AUAA | 20 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Mount Allison University | AUAA | 27 | 23 | 54 | 77 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Mount Allison University | AUAA | 21 | 16 | 56 | 72 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 80 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 77 | 41 | 84 | 125 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 69 | 35 | 73 | 108 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Mannheimer ERC | 1.GBun | 35 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Mannheimer ERC | 1.GBun | 36 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 33 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 36 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 36 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 31 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | SUI.2 | 32 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Auronzo | ITA.2 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 262 | 106 | 189 | 295 | 169 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| 1.GBun totals | 71 | 51 | 80 | 131 | 83 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | — | ||||
| NDA totals | 138 | 116 | 142 | 258 | 115 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 14 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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