Stephen John Coates (born July 27, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.
Coates played five games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1976–77 season.
Coates' professional hockey career began when he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1973 as a free agent after four seasons with the Michigan Tech Huskies.
Coates started his broadcasting career with the Flyers in 1980 as a radio color commentator, and switched over to television in 1999.
[1] From 1999 to 2011, Coates was the host of a short segment that aired during the first intermission of local Flyers television broadcasts, filmed prior to the game.