John Emmons

John Thomas Emmons (born August 17, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Boston Bruins between 1999 and 2002.

Personal life

Emmons was born in San Jose, California, but grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. Emmons currently resides in Washington, Michigan.

Playing career

Emmons was drafted 122nd overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1993 NHL entry draft. He then played four seasons for Yale University before turning professional with the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL in 1996. Emmons played 85 games in the NHL and scored 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points and picking up 64 penalty minutes.

He also had a spell in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with Eisbären Berlin in 2002–2003.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Yale University NCAA 28 3 5 8 66 — — — — — 1993–94 Yale University NCAA 24 5 12 17 76 — — — — — 1994–95 Yale University NCAA 28 4 16 20 57 — — — — — 1995–96 Yale University NCAA 31 8 20 28 124 11 0 2 2 2 1996–97 Dayton Bombers ECHL 69 20 37 57 62 4 0 1 1 2 1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Michigan K-Wings IHL 81 9 25 34 85 4 1 1 2 10 1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 75 13 22 35 172 11 4 5 9 22 1999–2000 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 64 10 16 26 78 16 1 4 5 28 1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2000–01 Grand-Rapids Griffins IHL 9 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 41 1 1 2 20 — — — — — 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 12 1 1 2 22 — — — — — 2001–02 Providence Bruins AHL 46 4 8 12 32 2 1 1 2 0 2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 22 0 2 2 16 — — — — — 2002–03 Eisbären Berlin DEL 29 2 7 9 49 9 3 2 5 4 NHL totals 85 2 4 6 64 — — — — — NCAA totals 111 20 53 73 380 — — — — — IHL totals 230 33 63 96 339 31 6 10 16 60