Abner Oakes

Abner Oakes
Biographical details
Born	13 February 1934; Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Canada
Died	29 May 2021 (aged 87); Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Playing career
1952–1956	Dartmouth
Position(s)	Forward/Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1963	Dartmouth (assistant)
1963–1964	Dartmouth
1964–1967	Dartmouth (assistant)
1967–1970	Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall	34–55–2

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]

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
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Dartmouth Indians (ECAC Hockey) (1963–1964)
1963-64	Dartmouth	14-7-0	14-7-0	6th
Dartmouth:		14-7-0	14-7-0
Dartmouth Indians (ECAC Hockey) (1967–1970)
1967-68	Dartmouth	4-19-0	2-19-0	16th
1968-69	Dartmouth	7-14-2	6-13-2	13th
1969-70	Dartmouth	9-15-0	5-14-0	13th
Dartmouth:		20-48-2	13-46-2
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

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References

^ "Abner Oakes III". The New Haven Register. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Abner Oakes Dartmouth star". Shawinigan Star. 1953-12-30. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
^ ^a ^b "Hamden Vet Now a Hall of Famer". Hamden Patch. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
^ "Dartmouth Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Abner Oakes III". The New Haven Register. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[media-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.

[vet-4] "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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v t e Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey
Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
Venues	Occom pond (1905–1929) Davis Rink (1929–1975) Thompson Arena (1975–present)
Coaches	No coach (1905–08) John Eames (1908–09) Thomas Hodge (1909–10) H. I. Vye (1910–11) W. Rawley (1911–12) Fred Rocque (1912–15) Clarence Wanamaker (1915–17, 1919–20) John H. Murphy (1917–18) Leon Tuck (1920–21, 1922–24) Chippy Gaw (1921–22) H. R. Denesha (1924–26) J. Philip Bower (1926–33) Herbert Gill (1933–37) Eddie Jeremiah (1937–42, 1945–63, 1964–67) George T. Barclay/Dick Rondeau (1942–43) Charles Arthur (1943–45) Abner Oakes (1963–64, 1967–70) Grant Standbrook (1970–75) George Crowe (1975–84) Brian Mason (1984–90) Ben Smith (1990–91) Roger Demment (1991–97) Bob Gaudet (1997–2020) Reid Cashman (2020–present)
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1906–1913) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Vermont
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Bill Riley (228 Points) Bill Riley (118 Goals) Nick Boucher (50 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NHL players	T. J. Galiardi Tanner Glass David Jones Grant Lewis Ben Lovejoy Lee Stempniak
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH