WJHC: Emmerton sent home with mono

[Guest Canadian Wings]

Emmerton was the Detroit Red Wings first selection (41st overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He was recently traded to the Brampton Battalion from the Kingston Frontenacs and has 14 goals and 21 assists in 27 games split between Kingston and Brampton.

http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story/?ID...49&hubname=

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Heard about it today, really sucks for him. I hope he gets better.

I didnt realize that Emmerton was doing so well in the OHL, 35 points wow.

[Yzerfan1999 81]

That sucks.

You know what else sucks? The fact that the Wings gave up Matthais for Bertuzzi. This kid looks like he could be something big.

http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/player.php?id=4029

[J-Swift 0]

I didnt realize that Emmerton was doing so well in the OHL, 35 points wow.

That isn't really that spectacular when you compare it to other players in the OHL. Tavares has near double that total at the moment.

It really sucks to hear about Emmerton, though. He had a pretty solid chance of making the team after playing for Canada in that series they had against the Russians. I got the chance to see Emmerton play in Windsor a week or two ago, and looked great considering the slow start he had.

That sucks.

You know what else sucks? The fact that the Wings gave up Matthais for Bertuzzi. This kid looks like he could be something big.

http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/player.php?id=4029

According to TSN, one scout called Mathias the best all-around player in the CHL.

Looking back, though, Matthias did look expendable at the time, and Bertuzzi could've power-forward who could put us over the top. You can't win em all I guess.

[Guest Canadian Wings]

That sucks.

You know what else sucks? The fact that the Wings gave up Matthais for Bertuzzi. This kid looks like he could be something big.

http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/player.php?id=4029

It's nice to do good in junior hockey, but that doesn't mean anything. If we won the cup last year that wouldn't mean anything to us.

[Cicada 4]

i'm thinking of a joke involving puck bunnies or ice girls, but it just wont come

[toby91_ca 620]

I didnt realize that Emmerton was doing so well in the OHL, 35 points wow.

For a guy in his 4th year in the league, 35 points in 27 games is really not that good. It's actually below his production from the previous year and the year before that.

As a comparison, Brett Maclean, who was also a 2nd round pick in the 2007 draft (Emmerton was a 2nd rounder in 2006) has 64 points in 26 games.

[Bryguy 103]

That sucks.

You know what else sucks? The fact that the Wings gave up Matthais for Bertuzzi. This kid looks like he could be something big.

http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/player.php?id=4029

Atleast hes in florida.

[Grittzkey 1]

Not only mathias but 2 draft selections..

[Cicada 4]

Not only mathias but 2 draft selections..

i think it only turned out to be a 3rd in the end because he was such a frigging dissapointment..

i was deffo only 1 pick, because he didn't re-sign