Nelson Emerson
| Nelson Emerson | ||||||||||||||
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| Born |
August 17, 1967 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right Wing | |||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa Senators Atlanta Thrashers Los Angeles Kings | |||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | |||||||||||||
| NHL draft |
44th overall, 1985 St. Louis Blues | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–2002 | |||||||||||||
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Nelson Donald Emerson (born August 17, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for eight teams in the National Hockey League during his 12-year career, which lasted from 1990 to 2002. Following his retirement, Emerson has worked within the Kings organization since 2006 and has served as the team's assistant general manager since 2022.
Emerson is perhaps best remembered today for scoring a controversial overtime goal in 1993 whereby he grabbed the puck out of midair with his hand, skated towards the opposing team's net and dropped it in the goal, resulting in a 1–0 win for his Jets.