Nelson Emerson

Nelson Emerson	Nelson Emerson
Born 	August 17, 1967 (1967-08-17) (age 43),
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height
Weight 	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position 	Right wing
Nelson Donald Emerson (born August 17, 1967)[1] is a former National Hockey League right wing.
== 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.
Nelson Emerson was hired by the Los Angeles Kings as a video and player development consultant and, after 2 seasons, was promoted to assistant coach on August 4, 2008.[2]
== Awards==
*Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy (most outstanding rookie in IHL): 1990–91 season
== Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1986–87 	Bowling Green State University	NCAA 		45 	26 	35 	61 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Bowling Green State University	NCAA 		44 	22 	46 	68 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Bowling Green State University	NCAA 		44 	30 	52 	82 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Bowling Green State University	NCAA 		44 	30 	52 	82 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 		73 	36 	79 	115 	91 		17 	9 	12 	21 	16
1990–91 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		4 	0 	3 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		79 	23 	36 	59 	66 		6 	3 	3 	6 	21
1992–93 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		82 	22 	51 	73 	62 		11 	1 	6 	7 	6
1993–94 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		83 	33 	41 	74 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		48 	14 	23 	37 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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 	21 	24 	45 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		35 	8 	13 	21 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		27 	4 	10 	14 	13 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	2 		4 	1 	3 	4 	0
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		58 	14 	19 	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 	22 	54 		13 	2 	2 	4 	4
2001–02 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		41 	5 	2 	7 	25 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		771 	195 	293 	488 	575 		40 	7 	15 	22 	33
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals		177 	108 	185 	293 	158 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 		75 	37 	80 	117 	91 		17 	9 	12 	21 	16
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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