Steve Eminger

Steve Eminger
Born	October 31, 1983 Woodbridge, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
AHL team Former teams	Lake Erie Monsters Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers Anaheim Ducks New York Rangers HC CSKA Moscow
NHL Draft	12th overall, 2002 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2003–present

Steve Eminger (born October 31, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Eminger, who is also known for his physical play, started his hockey career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 1999. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut the next season, but after 17 games in Washington he was sent back down to Kitchener. Kitchener was strengthened by Eminger's return, and they won the Memorial Cup.

Since leaving junior hockey, Eminger has split his time between the Capitals and their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Despite the lofty projections that came with his first-round-pick status, Eminger has failed to live up to expectations. Throughout the 2007–08 NHL season, the final season of his contract, Eminger spent a great deal of time as a healthy scratch. However, during the 2008 playoffs the Capitals were decimated by injuries and Eminger was put into the lineup with a larger role. During these playoffs, Eminger suddenly found his niche and proved himself to be a solid defenceman. During the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Eminger, along with the 84th overall pick (Jacob De Serres) were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for the 27th pick overall (John Carlson).

On June 29, 2008, Eminger and the Flyers agreed to a one-year contract. After 12 games with the Flyers, Eminger was traded to Tampa Bay on November 7, 2008, along with Steve Downie and a 4th round draft pick for Matt Carle and a 3rd round draft pick.^[1]

On March 9, 2009, on the day of the trade deadline, Tampa Bay traded Eminger to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Noah Welch and a 3rd round draft pick.^[2]

On September 4, 2009, Eminger was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Ducks to a two-year deal.^[3]

On July 9, 2010, Eminger was traded to New York Rangers for Aaron Voros and Ryan Hillier.^[4] On September 10, 2012, Eminger agreed to a new contract to re-sign with the Rangers.

After spending his professional career entirely on North America soil, Eminger signed as a free agent to his first contract abroad with Russian club, CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League on October 21, 2014.^[5] After producing just 2 assists in 25 games, Eminger was released from his KHL contract and on January 24, 2014, Eminger joined the Norfolk Admirals after having cleared AHL wavers.^[6]

On September 5, 2014, the Boston Bruins announced that Eminger had signed a one-year contract with their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins.^[7] As a free agent in the summer and into the mid-point of the 2015-16 season, Eminger returned to play in signing a professional try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL on January 21, 2016.^[8]

Personal life

Eminger is married to Lindsay Eminger.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		50	2	14	16	74		5	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		54	6	26	32	66		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		64	19	39	58	93		4	0	2	2	10
2002–03	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		23	2	27	29	40		21	3	8	11	44
2002–03	Washington Capitals	NHL		17	0	2	2	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Washington Capitals	NHL		41	0	4	4	45		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Portland Pirates	AHL		41	0	4	4	40		7	0	1	1	2
2004–05	Portland Pirates	AHL		62	3	17	20	40		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Washington Capitals	NHL		66	5	13	18	81		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Washington Capitals	NHL		68	1	16	17	63		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Washington Capitals	NHL		20	0	2	2	8		5	1	0	1	2
2008–09	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		12	0	2	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		50	4	19	23	36		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Florida Panthers	NHL		9	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		63	4	12	16	30		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	New York Rangers	NHL		65	2	4	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	New York Rangers	NHL		42	2	3	5	28		4	0	0	0	0
2012–13	New York Rangers	NHL		35	0	3	3	8		11	0	2	2	4
2012–13	Connecticut Whale	AHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	CSKA Moscow	KHL		25	0	2	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		33	3	4	7	24		10	1	1	2	14
2014–15	Providence Bruins	AHL		62	4	19	23	60		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				488	19	80	99	359		20	1	2	3	6

Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
World Junior Championships
	2003 Halifax

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Canada Ontario	U17			5	0	4	4	0
2003	Canada	WJC			6	0	2	2	16
Junior totals					11	0	6	6	16

References

1. "Flyers acquire defenseman Matt Carle". Flyers.nhl.com. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
2. "Jay Bouwmeester stays; Panthers acquire Steve Eminger from Tampa Bay". palmbeachpost.com. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
3. "Ducks sign Eminger to a two-year deal". Anaheim Ducks. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
4. "Rangers obtain Eminger from Ducks". New York Rangers. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
5. "Eminger joins CSKA Moscow" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
6. "Norfolk signs Eminger". American Hockey League. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
7. "Matt Fraser signed to one-year deal, Steve Eminger to AHL deal". Boston Bruins. 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
8. "Monsters sign Steve Eminger to PTO". Lake Erie Monsters. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
9. "Steve Eminger biograpohy". New York Rangers. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-03-14.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database