Ray Emery

Canadian professional ice hockey player

Raymond "Ray" Emery (September 28, 1982 – July 15, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) until his death. Emery played for the Ottawa Senators, Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played in KHL with the Atlant Moscow Oblast.[1][2][3] Emery was awarded many honors, most from the minor league.

Ray Emery
Emery during the Chicago Blackhawks' 2013 Stanley Cup parade
Born (1982-09-28)September 28, 1982
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died July 15, 2018(2018-07-15) (aged 35)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Anaheim Ducks
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Adler Mannheim
NHL Draft 99th overall, 2001
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2002–2016

Career

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Emery was given various nicknames over his career, most goes by "Razor" and "Sugar Ray."[3][4] In the 2001 NHL entry draft, Emery was chosen 99th overall by the Ottawa Senators. Emery was made starting goaltender in the 2006-07 NHL season. That year, the Senators made it to the Stanley Cup finals. On June 20, 2008, after some off-ice incidents, the Senators released Emery. Under one month later, Emery signed a one-year, $2M contract with Atlant Mytishchi of the Russian KHL.[5] After his time in Russia, it was announced on June 10, 2009 that the Philadelphia Flyers had signed him to a one-year deal for $1.5 million.[6] In March 2010, Flyers GM Paul Holmgren announced that Emery would miss the remainder of the season because of avascular necrosis and that a bone graft would be done to alleviate his hip issues.[7] Emery began workout and rehabilitation process and later signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks on February 7, 2011. During his time with the Ducks, he tied for fourth in the league after he posted a 7–2–0 record with a 2.28 goals-against average (GAA) and a .926 save percentage (SV%) in 10 regular season games going into the playoffs.[8] He attended the Chicago Blackhawks training camp on a tryout basis and was later signed by the Blackhawks to a 1-year, $600,000 deal.[9]

Emery has been known for getting into several altercations while playing ice hockey, a rarity for an ice-hockey goaltender.[10] Emery once fought two Buffalo Sabres players, Martin Biron and Andrew Peters in a line brawl during the 2006-07 NHL season. He also fought with his teammate, Brian McGrattan, during a practice in January 2008. He has also fought with teammate's Jason Spezza and Chris Neil.

On June 24, 2013, He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.[11]

On July 5, 2013, he signed a $1.65 million, 1-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers.[12]

On July 15, 2018, Emery accidentally drowned while diving at a yacht club in Hamilton, Ontario, aged 35.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season

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Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1998–99 Dunnville Terriers NDJCHL 22 3 19 0 1320 140 0 6.36
1999–00 Welland Cougars GHL 23 13 10 0 1323 62 1 2.81
1999–00 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 16 9 3 0 716 36 1 3.02 .908
2000–01 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 52 18 29 2 2938 174 1 3.55 .904
2001–02 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 59 33 17 9 3477 158 4 2.73 .914
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 50 27 17 6 2924 118 7 2.42 .924
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 1 0 0 84 2 0 1.42 .923
2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 53 21 23 7 3109 128 3 2.47 .922
2003–04 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 2 0 0 126 5 0 2.38 .904
2004–05 Binghamton Senators AHL 51 28 18 5 2993 132 0 2.65 .910
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 39 23 11 4 2167 102 3 2.82 .902
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 58 33 16 6 3351 138 5 2.47 .918
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 31 12 13 4 1689 88 0 3.13 .890
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00 .930
2008–09 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 36 22 8 0 2070 73 0 1.86 .926
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 16 11 1 1684 74 3 2.64 .905
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 1 0 1 0 59 2 0 2.03 .857
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5 4 1 0 303 10 0 1.98 .943
2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 10 7 2 0 527 20 0 2.28 .926
2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 34 15 9 4 1774 83 0 2.81 .900
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21 17 1 0 1116 36 3 1.94 .922
2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 9 12 2 1398 69 2 2.96 .903
2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 31 10 11 7 1570 80 0 3.06 .894
2015–16 Ontario Reign AHL 3 1 1 1 182 10 0 3.30 .878
2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL 3 2 1 0 178 8 0 2.69 .897
2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 7 2 5 0 420 20 0 2.86 .900
NHL totals 287 145 86 28 15,488 697 16 2.70 .906
AHL totals 168 84 63 19 9,868 414 10 2.50 .920
OHL totals 127 60 49 11 7,131 368 6 3.10 .909

Playoffs

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Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1999–00 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 15 8 7 883 33 3 2.24 .926
2001–02 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 6 2 4 360 19 1 3.16 .925
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 14 8 6 848 40 2 2.83 .912
2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 2 0 2 120 6 0 3.00 .912
2004–05 Binghamton Senators AHL 6 2 4 409 14 0 2.05 .925
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 5 5 604 29 0 2.88 .900
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 13 7 1,249 47 3 2.26 .907
2008–09 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 7 3 3 419 13 0 1.86 .941
2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 6 2 3 319 17 0 3.19 .897
2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 1 2 172 10 0 3.49 .888
2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 1 0 0 21 3 0 8.65 .667
NHL totals 39 21 17 2,344 103 3 2.64 .902
AHL totals 22 10 12 1,377 60 2 2.72 .915
OHL totals 21 10 11 1,243 52 4 2.47 .925

Statistics via Eliteprospects[14]

References

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  1. "Sens, Kings take steps to buy out Emery, Cloutier". TSN. June 20, 2008. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
  2. Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ken Warren (June 10, 2007). "Razor likely to go under the knife for wrist injury; Ottawa Senators starting goalie Ray Emery admits to playing hurt for most of the season". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  4. Don Brennan (February 24, 2007). "Emery gets an earful; Sugar Ray's mom none too pleased about fisticuffs in Buffalo". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 26, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  5. "Emery signs one-year deal with Russian team". The Sports Network. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  6. "Flyers sign goalie Ray Emery to one-year deal". Sports Illustrated. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  7. "Emery Out for the Season". Philadelphia Flyers. March 2, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  8. "Emery Named Finalist for Masterton Trophy". Anaheim Ducks. April 26, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  9. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Emery, assign Salak". Chicago Blackhawks. October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  10. Alex Yannis (October 24, 1989). "5 Ejected for Fighting As Devils Stop Leafs". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
  11. "Blackhawks' late goals stun Bruins to win Cup". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  12. "Emery returning to Flyers". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  13. Former Senators goalie Ray Emery drowns
  14. "Ray Emery". Eliteprospects. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

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