Emerson Etem
#26
Position: Forward
Height: 6-1
Weight: 197
Birthdate: 6/16/92
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
2010-11 Team: Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
USA HOCKEY:
2010:
• Participated in the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, tying for second among all participants with five assists in seven games against teams from Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
2009:
• Tallied three goals and an assist in three games for the championship-winning U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2009 Vlad Dzurilla Under-18 Tournament in Piestany, Slovakia
• Scored two goals and added three assists in six games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Alberni Valley, B.C.
2008:
• Logged a goal and two assists in three games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2008 Under-17 Four Nations Cup in Monthey, Switzerland
JUNIOR HOCKEY:
2010-11:
• Led the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League with a plus-21 rating and ranked second with 18 goals in 28 games through Dec. 6
2009-10:
• Led WHL rookies with 37 goals in 72 games at Medicine Hat
• Led the Tigers with 13 power-play goals and five shorthanded goals
• Named the Tigers’ rookie of the year
• Scored a shorthanded goal at the 2010 Canadian Hockey League/NHL Top Prospects Game
USA HOCKEY - NTDP:
2008-09:
• Skated for the U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, that competed in the North American Hockey League and against international teams
• Tied for the team lead with 27 goals and tied for second on Team USA with 53 points in 59 games
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY:
2007-08:
• Youngest member of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) Boys Prep Team that captured the USA Hockey Youth Tier I 18 & Under National Championship
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
• Son of Rick and Patricia Etem
• Selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round (29th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
• Longtime friends with fellow 2011 U.S. National Junior Team pre-tournament camp invitee Matt Nieto, having met playing inline hockey in Long Beach, Calif.
• Mother, Patricia, rowed at the 1984 Olympic Summer Games, while father, Rick, rowed for the U.S. Naval Academy
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19 | RPI (ex) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/21 | Czech Republic (ex) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/23 | Norway (ex) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/26 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/28 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/30 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/31 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/3 | Canada (Semis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/5 | Sweden (Bronze) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJC TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
IIHF EVENT STATISTICS:
| Year | Event | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | World Junior Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM USA TOTALS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JUNIOR/NTDP STATISTICS:
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 31 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 16 |
| 2009-10 | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 72 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 26 |
| WHL TOTALS | 103 | 57 | 42 | 99 | 42 | |
| 2008-09 | U.S. National U17 Team* | 59 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 22 |
*part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program