Playing career

Adams played at Miami University and was drafted in the 1st round, 25th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Adams has also played for the Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Toronto Maple Leafs. His best season was 2000-01 when he had 29 points. The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Adams, Bret Hedican, and Tomas Malec on January 16, 2002 from the Panthers for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie. During the NHL lockout season in 2004-05, Adams played a short stint for the DEG Metro Stars in Düsseldorf, Germany. With the return of the NHL in 2005-06, he returned to Carolina, where he was an alternate captain on the Hurricanes Stanley Cup winning team that season. On January 8, 2007 he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Dennis Seidenberg. On August 11, 2007, Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Radim Vrbata. On October 7, 2008, Adams was released from the Blackhawks. On January 6, 2009, Adams retired to become a player-agent.

Coaching

On August 3, 2011, he was named Assistant Coach of the Buffalo Sabres. He was fired on May 9, 2013, two days after the Sabres named Ron Rolston as their new head coach.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990-91	Niagara Scenics	NAHL		55	17	20	37	24		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Niagara Scenics	NAHL		40	25	33	58	51		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Miami University RedHawks	CCHA		40	17	15	32	18		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Miami University RedHawks	CCHA		36	15	28	43	24		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Miami University RedHawks	CCHA		38	20	29	49	30		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Miami University RedHawks	CCHA		36	17	30	47	30		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		82	22	25	47	47		5	1	1	2	4
1997-98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		5	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		59	17	20	37	99		4	0	0	0	4
1998-99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	7		7	0	2	2	14
1998-99	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		80	15	35	50	85		5	2	0	2	4
1999-00	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		23	6	11	17	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		52	5	8	13	39		12	1	0	1	7
2000-01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	8	12	20	52		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Florida Panthers	NHL		12	3	6	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Florida Panthers	NHL		44	4	8	12	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		33	2	3	5	15		23	1	0	1	4
2002-03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		77	9	9	18	57		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		73	10	12	22	43		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		9	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		82	15	8	23	36		25	0	0	0	14
2006-07	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		35	2	2	4	17		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		33	1	7	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		27	0	2	2	13		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				540	59	77	136	317		67	2	2	4	39

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-CCHA Second Team	1994-95
Stanley Cup Carolina Hurricanes	2005-06

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