Riley Emmerson
| Riley Emmerson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 7, 1986 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||
| Weight | 249 lb (113 kg; 17 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Edinburgh Capitals AHL Rochester Americans Springfield Falcons Bridgeport Sound Tigers ECHL Texas Wildcatters Florida Everblades Stockton Thunder Utah Grizzlies Toledo Walleye San Francisco Bulls Ontario Reign CHL Missouri Mavericks Arizona Sundogs | ||
| NHL Draft |
199th overall, 2005 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Riley Emmerson (born February 7, 1986 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian Ice Hockey Left Winger who is currently the player-coach of the Edinburgh Capitals of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League in the seventh round (199th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
On October 4, 2012, Emmerson was assigned by the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League to the Missouri Mavericks, its Central Hockey League affiliate.[2]
On September 19, 2013, Emmerson signed with the St. Charles Chill of the Central Hockey League[3] though he was released before the season began.[4] Emmerson then tried out with the Springfield Falcons before signing the San Francisco Bulls in the ECHL.[5] On November 26, 2013 he was claimed off waivers by the Ontario Reign.[6] Emmerson was scoreless in 22 games before he returned to the CHL with the Arizona Sundogs.
On August 8, 2014, Emmerson began his European career in agreeing to a one-year contract with the Scottish club, Edinburgh Capitals, of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League.[7] In his first season with the Capitals, Emmerson quickly became a fan favourite, putting up a career-high 32 points in 50 games. It was announced on 14 April 2015, that Emmerson would re-sign with the Edinburgh Capitals, replacing Richard Hartmann as the club's player-coach for the 2015-16 season.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 52 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 51 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Missouri Mavericks | CHL | 55 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Edinburgh Capitals | EIHL | 50 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 285 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 726 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| CHL totals | 73 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 132 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| EIHL totals | 50 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Notes
- ↑ "2007 NHL Entry Draft Draft Recap". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Chicago Assigns Two to Mavs". The Examiner. October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ↑ "St. Charles Chill Signs Two". OurSportsCentral.com. September 17, 2013.
- ↑ "CHILL TRIMS ROSTER; ADDS VETERAN". St. Charles Chill. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ↑ "BULLS ADD SIZE AND TOUGHNESS WITH RILEY EMMERSON". San Francisco Bulls. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ↑ "Ontario Claims Riley Emmerson". Ontario Reign. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ↑ "Capitals sign Riley Emmerson". Edinburgh Capitals. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ↑ "Emmerson Returns as Player/Coach". Edinburgh Capitals. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- Sources
- Riley Emmerson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Riley Emmerson's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Riley Emmerson's player profile at NHL.com