Springfield, MA – The Springfield Falcons, in conjunction with their National Hockey League affiliate the Edmonton Oilers, announced today that they have signed forward Riley Emmerson to a standard American Hockey League contract.

The 6-foot-8, 248-pound native of Vancouver, British Columbia will be entering his fourth season of professional hockey after splitting last year between the ECHL’s Florida Everblades and AHL’s Rochester Americans.  Emmerson made his AHL debut with the Americans last year collecting 107 penalty minutes in 42 games.

Emmerson started his pro career with the ECHL’s Texas Wildcatters collecting four goals and three assists for seven points and 241 penalty minutes in 93 games from 2006-2008.  He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the seventh round (199^th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season	Team	Lge		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2004-05	Tri-City	WHL		35	0	0	0	61		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Tri-City	WHL		66	1	1	2	109		2	0	0	0	0
2006-07	Texas	ECHL		42	2	1	3	99		-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Texas	ECHL		51	2	2	4	142		4	0	0	0	16
2008-09	Florida	ECHL		1	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
	Rochester	AHL		42	0	0	0	107		-	-	-	-	-
	ECHL TOTALS			94	4	3	7	245		4	0	0	0	16
	AHL TOTALS			42	0	0	0	107		-	-	-	-	-
	PRO TOTALS			136	4	3	7	352		4	0	0	0	16