Nelson Emerson

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CanadaCanada  Nelson Emerson Ice hockey player
Date of birth 17th August 1967
place of birth Hamilton , Ontario , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 79 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1985 , 3rd lap, 44th position
St. Louis Blues
Career stations
1986-1990 Bowling Green State University
1990-1993 St. Louis Blues
1993-1995 Winnipeg Jets
1995-1997 Hartford Whalers
1997-1998 Carolina Hurricanes
1998-1999 Chicago Blackhawks
1999 Ottawa Senators
1999-2000 Atlanta Thrashers
2000-2002 Los Angeles Kings

Nelson Donald Emerson (born August 17, 1967 in Hamilton , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach and current official who played 811 games for the St. Louis Blues , Winnipeg Jets during his playing career between 1986 and 2002 , Hartford Whalers , Carolina Hurricanes , Chicago Blackhawks , Ottawa Senators , Atlanta Thrashers and Los Angeles Kings on the right winger position of the National Hockey League . Emerson celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the gold medal at the 1994 World Cup .

Career

Nelson Emerson began his career as a hockey player at Bowling Green State University , which he attended from 1986 to 1990, while he played parallel for their ice hockey team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association . There he received numerous individual awards. As a junior player, he was selected in the third round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft as the 44th player of the St. Louis Blues . For their farm team Peoria Rivermen from the International Hockey League , he made his professional ice hockey debut towards the end of the 1989/90 season . In the following season , the winger won the Turner Cup with Peoria . He himself was awarded the Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy as Rookie of the Year of the IHL and was elected to the league's first All-Star Team. In parallel, he came to his first four appearances in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, in which he had a regular place in the NHL from 1991 to 1993.

In September 1993 Emerson was transferred to the Winnipeg Jets together with Stéphane Quintal in exchange for Phil Housley within the NHL , where he spent the following two years. He then stayed with the Hartford Whalers for two seasons . When these were relocated in 1997, he initially ran for their successor team, the Carolina Hurricanes , before he was given to the Chicago Blackhawks in December 1998 in exchange for Paul Coffey . Before the end of the season, however, another change followed. In exchange for Chris Murray he was given to the Ottawa Senators , for which he only played a total of seven games. In August 1999, the Canadian signed a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers , for which he scored 33 scorer points in 58 games, including 14 goals. In March 1999, shortly before the end of the trade deadline, he switched to the Los Angeles Kings together with Kelly Buchberger in exchange for Donald Audette and František Kaberle . With the Kings he ended his active career at the age of 35 following the 2001/02 season .

From 2006 to 2009 Emerson was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL. Since then he has been their Director of Player Development .

International

For Canada , Emerson took part in the 1992 , 1994 and 1998 World Championships . At the 1994 World Cup, he and his team won the gold medal. He himself contributed to winning the title with two goals and two assists in eight games.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1987 CCHA Rookie of the Year
  • 1988 CCHA First All-Star Team
  • 1988 NCAA West Second All-American Team
  • 1989 CCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 1990 CCHA First All-Star Team

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1986/87 Bowling Green State University NCAA 45 26th 35 61 28
1987/88 Bowling Green State University NCAA 45 34 49 83 54
1988/89 Bowling Green State University NCAA 44 22nd 46 68 46
1989/90 Bowling Green State University NCAA 44 30th 52 82 42
1989/90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 3 1 1 2 0 - - - - -
1990/91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 73 36 79 115 91 17th 9 12 21st 16
1990/91 St. Louis Blues NHL 4th 0 3 3 2 - - - - -
1991/92 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 23 36 59 66 6th 3 3 6th 21st
1992/93 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 22nd 51 73 62 11 1 6th 7th 6th
1993/94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 83 33 41 74 80 - - - - -
1994/95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 14th 23 37 26th - - - - -
1995/96 Hartford Whalers NHL 81 29 29 58 78 - - - - -
1996/97 Hartford Whalers NHL 66 9 29 38 34 - - - - -
1997/98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 21st 24 45 50 - - - - -
1998/99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 35 8th 13 21st 36 - - - - -
1998/99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 27 4th 10 14th 13 - - - - -
1998/99 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 1 1 2 2 4th 1 3 4th 0
1999/00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 58 14th 19th 33 47 - - - - -
1999/00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 11 11 22nd 54 13 2 2 4th 4th
2001/02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 41 5 2 7th 25th 5 0 1 1 2
NCAA overall 178 112 182 294 170
IHL total 76 37 80 117 91 17th 9 12 21st 16
NHL overall 771 195 293 488 575 40 7th 15th 22nd 33

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1992 Canada WM 8th place 3 0 1 1 2
1994 Canada WM 1st place, gold 8th 2 2 4th 4th
1998 Canada WM 6th place 6th 2 1 3 2
Men overall 17th 4th 4th 8th 8th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Emerson, Nelson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Emerson, Nelson Donald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton , Ontario , Canada