Cory Emmerton

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Position Left Wing/Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
177 lb (80 kg/12 st 9 lb)
NHL Team (P)
Cur. team		 Detroit Red Wings
Brampton (OHL)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01) (age 20),
St. Thomas, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 41st overall, 2006
Detroit Red Wings
Pro career 2007 – present

Cory Emmerton (born June 1, 1988 in St. Thomas, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey centre. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round, 41st overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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[edit] Kingston Frontenacs

The Kingston Frontenacs selected Emmerton with their 5th round, 89th overall pick in the 2004 OHL Priority Selection from the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs. He made the team out of training camp, and in his rookie season, he scored 17 goals and added 21 assists in 58 games, finishing 6th in team scoring.

In 2005–06, Emmerton led the Frontenacs in scoring with 90 points in 66 games, helping the team make the playoff for the first time since he joined the club. In the playoffs, Emmerton would only be held to 2 points, both goals, in 6 games, as Kingston would be eliminated in the opening round. In the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings selected Cory in the 2nd round, 41st overall selection.

Emmerton had a tough 2006–07 season, missing some time to injuries, as he would appear in only 40 regular season games. He finished 4th in team scoring with 66 points, as the team would once again make the playoffs. Emmerton had a strong playoff, leading Kingston with 5 goals and 7 points in 5 games, however, his team would be eliminated in the 1st round. After the quick playoff exit, his NHL team, the Red Wings, would bring Emmerton up to play in 2 playoff games with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL, with Emmerton going pointless.

He would return to Kingston in 2007–08, and be named the Frontenacs captain, however, the Fronts would get off to a bad start, and quickly fell out of playoff contention, and in early December, Emmerton would be traded to the Brampton Battalion for Justin Levac, Thomas Middup, 2nd and 3rd round picks in 2008, 2nd and 3rd round picks in 2009, and a 6th round pick in 2010. At the time of the trade, Emmerton was leading the Frontenacs with 31 points in 24 games.

[edit] Brampton Battalion

In his first game as a Brampton Battalion, Emmerton would score a goal and add 2 assists to help the Battalion defeat the top team in the league, the Kitchener Rangers. Shortly after his trade to Brampton, Emmerton would compete for a spot on the Canadian National Junior Team, however, he was not able to fulfill his dream, as he was sent home by the team due to being diagonosed with mono.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 58 17 21 38 8
2005–06 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 66 26 64 90 32 6 2 0 2 6
2006–07 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 40 29 37 66 22 5 5 2 7 2
2007–08 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 24 13 18 31 6
2007–08 Brampton Battalion OHL 18 6 12 18 8
OHL Totals 187 86 143 229 68 11 7 2 9 8

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