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 currently plays for 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 Edinburgh Capitals of the United Kingdom EIHL.[7]

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 — — — — —
AHL totals 46 0 0 0 112 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "2007 NHL Entry Draft Draft Recap". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Assigns Two to Mavs". The Examiner. October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "St. Charles Chill Signs Two". OurSportsCentral.com. September 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "CHILL TRIMS ROSTER; ADDS VETERAN". St. Charles Chill. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  5. ↑ "BULLS ADD SIZE AND TOUGHNESS WITH RILEY EMMERSON". San Francisco Bulls. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Ontario Claims Riley Emmerson". Ontario Reign. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Capitals sign Riley Emmerson". Edinburgh Capitals. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

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