Nelson Emerson

Nelson Donald Emerson (born August 17, 1967)[1] is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger. He played for eight teams in the National Hockey League during his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2002.

Nelson Emerson
Born (1967-08-17) August 17, 1967
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Winnipeg Jets
Hartford Whalers
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Los Angeles Kings
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 44th overall, 1985
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19902002

Playing career

Emerson grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Waterford, Ontario with the Waterford Wildcats of the OMHA. Emerson was selected in the 7th round (92nd overall) of the 1985 OHL Priority Selection by the Guelph Platers after spending the 1984-85 season with the Stratford Cullitons Jr.B. (OHA) club. Emerson, however, elected to pursue an NCAA scholarship and spent a second year playing with the Cullitons before attending Bowling Green State University (CCHA) in Ohio in 1986-87.

Emerson was drafted in the third round, 44th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

After playing four seasons at the Bowling Green State University, where Emerson was a 3-time finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, Emerson made his professional debut with the Blues' IHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, at the end of the 1989–90 season. In his first and only full season with the Rivermen, 1990–91, he scored 36 goals and added 79 assists.

Emerson joined the Blues in the 1991–92 season, and scored 132 points in his two full seasons with them. He joined the Winnipeg Jets before the 1993–94 season, and had the most productive campaign of his NHL career that year (33 goals, 41 assists). He played one more season with the Jets before leaving for the Hartford Whalers before the 1995–96 season.

Emerson played two seasons in Hartford, then moved along with the franchise as it became the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1997–98 season. During the 1998–99 season, Emerson became a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. Later in the same season, the Blackhawks traded him to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Chris Murray.

Emerson joined the expansion Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999–2000 season, and played 58 games with them. He was traded late in the season, along with Kelly Buchberger, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Donald Audette and Frantisek Kaberle. Emerson would remain with the Kings until retiring following the 2001–02 season.

Emerson appeared in 771 NHL games in his career, scoring 195 goals and adding 293 assists. He also appeared in 40 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring seven goals and recording 15 assists.

Emerson was hired by the Los Angeles Kings as a video and player development consultant and, after 2 seasons, was promoted to assistant coach/development coordinator on August 4, 2008.[2][3] He is currently Director of Player Personnel for the Kings.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Bowling Green Falcons CCHA 4526356128
1987–88 Bowling Green Falcons CCHA 4534498354
1988–89 Bowling Green Falcons CCHA 4422466846
1989–90 Bowling Green Falcons CCHA 4430528242
1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 31120
1990–91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 73367911591 179122116
1990–91 St. Louis Blues NHL 40332
1991–92 St. Louis Blues NHL 7923365966 633621
1992–93 St. Louis Blues NHL 8222517362 111676
1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 8333417480
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 4814233726
1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 8129295878
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 669293834
1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 8121244550
1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 358132136
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 274101413
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 31122 41340
1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 5814193347
1999–00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 51120 10000
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7811112254 132244
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4152725 50112
NHL totals 771195293488575 407152233

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1987–88 [4]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1987–88 [5]
All-CCHA Second Team 1988–89 [4]
All-CCHA First Team 1989–90 [4]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1989–90 [5]
IHL Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy (Most Outstanding Rookie) 1990–91

References

  1. Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
  2. "Kings Announce Coaching Staff". LAKings.com. Los Angeles Kings. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. "Kings Announce Coaching Changes". LAKings.com. Los Angeles Kings. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joe Murphy
CCHA Rookie of the Year
1986–87
Succeeded by
John DePourcq
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