Nelson Emerson

Nelson Emerson (born August 17, 1967) is a former National Hockey League right wing. 
==Playing career==
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 season of his NHL career that season (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.http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=245316
==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
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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==References==
Category:Born in 1967
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Bowling Green Falcons players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Peoria Rivermen players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players
Category:Retired in 2002