Emerson Etem
Encyclopedia
Emerson Etem is an American
ice hockey
player currently playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers
of the WHL
. He is a first round draft pick of the Anaheim Ducks
, getting picked 29th overall by the Ducks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
.
is popular, and his mother Patricia made the U.S. Olympic rowing team, but due to the boycott, did not participate at the 1980
Games in Moscow. Patricia rowed in the four with coxswain at the 1984
Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Emerson followed his older brother Martin into roller then ice hockey. While watching Martin play with the Long Beach Jr. Ice Dogs in the 2003 National Tier II Championship tournament, he saw Sidney Crosby
lead the Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Sabers to the Tier I 17&under National Championship (held concurrently at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, MD). Inspired by the caliber of players, coaching, and winning tradition of Sabers hockey, Etem moved to Minnesota at age 14 to play at Shattuck-Saint Mary's
, where he led the Bantam team to a third place finish at the Tier I 14&under 2007 National Championship at Amherst, NY in his freshman year. As the only sophomore on the Shattuck-Saint Mary's
2007-2008 Prep team, Etem helped the Sabers win their second consecutive Tier I 17&under National Title - the first time in the school's history. In 2008–09 Etem moved to Michigan to play for the National Team Development Program
. Etem is of mixed race as his father, Rick is Caucasian
and his mother, Patricia is African-American.
Etem was drafted into the Western Hockey League (WHL) 115th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers
in the 2007 Bantam Draft. While playing for Medicine Hat in 2009–10, Etem led all WHL rookies in goals.
's rankings, Etem saw his draft day go on longer than expected as he was drafted at 29th overall by the Anaheim Ducks
, which, being from Long Beach
, is the hometown team.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player currently playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers
Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena....
of the WHL
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
. He is a first round draft pick of the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, getting picked 29th overall by the Ducks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...
.
Early life
Etem comes from a family where rowingRowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
is popular, and his mother Patricia made the U.S. Olympic rowing team, but due to the boycott, did not participate at the 1980
Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events. It took place in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The rowing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 27 July....
Games in Moscow. Patricia rowed in the four with coxswain at the 1984
Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured 14 events in total, for both men and women.Due to the Eastern Bloc boycott of these Olympics, some of the strongest rowing nations like East Germany, the USSR or Bulgaria were not present...
Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Emerson followed his older brother Martin into roller then ice hockey. While watching Martin play with the Long Beach Jr. Ice Dogs in the 2003 National Tier II Championship tournament, he saw Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League...
lead the Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Shattuck-St Mary's School is a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, and is known for its Centers of Excellence hockey, soccer, music and figure skating programs.-National recognition:...
Sabers to the Tier I 17&under National Championship (held concurrently at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, MD). Inspired by the caliber of players, coaching, and winning tradition of Sabers hockey, Etem moved to Minnesota at age 14 to play at Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Shattuck-St Mary's School is a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, and is known for its Centers of Excellence hockey, soccer, music and figure skating programs.-National recognition:...
, where he led the Bantam team to a third place finish at the Tier I 14&under 2007 National Championship at Amherst, NY in his freshman year. As the only sophomore on the Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Shattuck-St Mary's School is a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, and is known for its Centers of Excellence hockey, soccer, music and figure skating programs.-National recognition:...
2007-2008 Prep team, Etem helped the Sabers win their second consecutive Tier I 17&under National Title - the first time in the school's history. In 2008–09 Etem moved to Michigan to play for the National Team Development Program
USA Hockey National Team Development Program
The National Team Development Program was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players in the country under the age of 18, and centralize their training. There are two teams in the program, an Under-17 squad and an Under-18 squad. The teams are both based in Ann...
. Etem is of mixed race as his father, Rick is Caucasian
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
and his mother, Patricia is African-American.
Etem was drafted into the Western Hockey League (WHL) 115th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers
Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena....
in the 2007 Bantam Draft. While playing for Medicine Hat in 2009–10, Etem led all WHL rookies in goals.
Professional career
Despite reaching the eighth spot in the NHL Central Scouting BureauNHL Central Scouting Bureau
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau or NHL Central Scouting Services is a department within the National Hockey League that ranks prospects for the NHL Entry Draft at specific times during the hockey season. Players are ranked based on how well they will translate to the professional game in the...
's rankings, Etem saw his draft day go on longer than expected as he was drafted at 29th overall by the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, which, being from Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, is the hometown team.
IIHF Controversy
During the World Junior Championship held in Buffalo, NY, Etem posted this message on his Twitter page: "much needed day off, buffalo is a ghost town!! the worst city ever, it makes medicine hat look like paradise, never thought ide say that". Etem has since apologized yet was still booed every time he touched the puck the first game following the incident.Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena.... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
72 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 65 | 45 | 35 | 80 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7 | ||
| WHL totals | 137 | 82 | 63 | 145 | 50 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 7 | ||||