Ray Emery

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

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]

Death

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

Career statistics

Regular season

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

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

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. 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.

Other websites

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database