Cory Emmerton
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Born |
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | June 1, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SL team Former teams |
HC Sierre Detroit Red Wings SaiPa HC Sochi HC Ambrì-Piotta Sibir Novosibirsk Lausanne HC HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
NHL draft |
41st overall, 2006 Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Cory Emmerton (born June 1, 1988) is a Canadian professional
Playing career
Emmerton grew up playing minor hockey for his hometown St. Thomas Travellers of the OMHA and the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs of the Pavilion AAA league in Ontario.
Junior
Kingston Frontenacs (2004–2007)
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, 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, Kingston was eliminated in the opening round in 6 games, with Emmerton held to two points, both goals. In the
During the 2006–07 season, missing some time to injuries, he appeared in only 40 regular season games. He finished fourth in team scoring with 66 points, as the team once again made the playoffs. Emmerton lead Kingston with five goals and seven points in five games, as Kingston was eliminated in the first round.
He returned to Kingston in 2007–08, and was named team captain, but the Frontenacs soon fell out of playoff contention, and in early December, Emmerton was 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.[1] At the time of the trade, Emmerton was leading the Frontenacs with 31 points in 24 games.
Brampton Battalion (2007–2008)
In his first game for Brampton Battalion, Emmerton scored a goal and add two assists to help the Battalion defeat the top team in the league, the Kitchener Rangers. Shortly after his trade to Brampton, Emmerton competed for a spot on the Canadian National Junior Team, but was sent home after being diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis.[2] Emmerton came back from his illness, and recorded 30 points in 30 games with Brampton, followed by two assists in five playoff games with the team.
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Professional
Detroit Red Wings (2006–2014)
Emmerton played a couple of games with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the 2007 playoffs after the Frontenacs were eliminated from the OHL playoffs, going pointless in two games. He was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Detroit Red Wings on June 4, 2007.[3] After the Battalion were eliminated in the first round of the 2008 OHL playoffs, the Red Wings would once again bring Emmerton up to the Griffins, as he recorded an assist in seven regular season games with the club.[4]
In his first full season with the Griffins in the
Emmerton returned to Grand Rapids for the
In
Emmerton played two games in the
Emmerton was able to secure a steady NHL spot commencing with the 2011–12 NHL season. In 71 games, Emmerton had six goals and 10 points, and followed that up with a goal in five playoff games. He was named 2011-12 Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association on June 6, 2012.
In
Emmerton spent the majority of the
Europe (2014–)
On May 23, 2014, as an impending free agent with the Red Wings, Emmerton opted to sign his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year contract for the HC Sochi inaugural season in the KHL.[5]
Emmerton appeared in all 60 games with
On June 8, 2015, Emmerton signed a two-year contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss National League (NL).[6] He finished his first season fourth in scoring for Ambri-Piotta, tallying 15 goals and 21 assists in 49 regular season games. He suited up for three of Ambri's six relegation games, scoring twice while missing the three games as a healthy scratch.
On June 21, 2017, Emmerton was signed to a one-year contract extension by HC Ambri-Piotta.[7]
In October 2018, Emmerton left the
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Elgin Middlesex Canucks U16 AAA | AH | 32 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | St. Thomas Stars | WOHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 24 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 30 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 69 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 76 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 65 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 71 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | SaiPa | SM-liiga
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 53 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | HC Sochi | KHL | 60 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | HC Ambrì–Piotta
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NLA
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49 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 50 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18
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HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19
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Lausanne HC | NL | 36 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
2019–20
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Lausanne HC | NL | 33 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21
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Lausanne HC | NL | 43 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2021–22
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Lausanne HC | NL | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2022–23
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Lausanne HC | NL | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | HC Sierre | SL | 42 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | ||
2023–24
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HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 270 | 50 | 107 | 157 | 80 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 139 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
NLA / NL totals | 317 | 78 | 113 | 191 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Spengler Cup | ||
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2015 Davos | |
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2016 Davos |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2005 | Canada Ontario | U17
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4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
2005 | Canada | U18 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2006 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
References
- ^ "Rangers deal shapes OHL deadline". GOErie.com. January 10, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- Whig-Standard. January 4, 2008. Archived from the originalon March 7, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Emmerton signs entry level deal". Detroit Red Wings. April 4, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Battalion's Emmerton and Sanguinetti off to AHL". The Brampton News. March 8, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- MLive.com. May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ "HC Ambri-Piotta announces signing of forward Cory Emmerton". swisshockeynews.ch. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Ambri-Piotta announce extension of Cory Emmerton". swisshockeynews.ch. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Cory Emmerton signs contract extension to prolong stay". lausannehc.ch. April 11, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database