E. J. Emery
Eric Emery is a Canadian-born American ice hockey defenseman for North Dakota of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
In Emery's first year with the U.S. National Development Team, he recorded two goals and ten assists in 60 games with the under-17 team. During the 2022–23 season, he recorded one goal and eight assists in 39 games. In his draft-eligible year, he recorded 16 assists in 61 games with the under-18 team. During the 2023–24 season, he recorded six assists in 27 games.He was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2024 NHL entry draft. He may have fallen as low as he did because of a lack of scoring, but NTDP under-17 head coach Nick Fohr compared him to Ranger defenseman K'Andre Miller saying:
Prior to the 2024-25 season, USA Today writer Vincent Z. Mercogliano rated him as the Rangers 3rd best prospect, praising his reach and mobility. McKeen's Hockey also rated him as the Rangers' 3rd best prospect, praising his size and athleticism, and noting that although they do not expect him to become a big point producer, he is "a potential defensive workhorse with his ability to smother opposing forwards" and in the past year he improved his offensive game. He only recorded one assist and did not score a goal in his freshman season with North Dakota, leading The Athletic writer Corey Pronman to question his ability to make good enough outlet passes.
Despite the lack of freshman production, prior to the 2025-26 season, Mercogliano and Peter Baugh of The Athletic rated Emery as the Rangers' 5th best prospect. Hockey News writer Stan Fischler also rated him as the Rangers' 5th best prospect.
He is committed to play college ice hockey at North Dakota.
International play
Emery represented the United States at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge where he recorded one goal and one assist in seven games and won a gold medal.He represented the United States at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded six assists in seven games and won a silver medal.
On December 24 2025, Emery was named to the United [States men's national junior ice hockey team] to compete at the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.