| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Played For: | New Jersey Devils Boston Bruins Florida Panthers |
| Birth Date: | January 14, 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Draft: | 110th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1989 |
| Draft Team: | New Jersey Devils |
| Career Start: | 1991 |
| Career End: | 2001 |
David Anaclethe Emma (born January 14, 1969) is an American former ice hockey player. Emma won the Hobey Baker Award in 1991 playing for Boston College. Emma would go on to play professionally in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Florida Panthers., he is a wealth management advisor for Masterson, Emma & Associates.[1]
Emma attended Bishop Hendricken High School.[2] He later attended Boston College where he was named an All-American and selected for All-Hockey East Teams during his four-year career.
Internationally, Emma has represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics and Ice Hockey World Championships. Emma was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019.
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1987–88 | [3] | |
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 1988–89 | [4] | |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 1989–90 1990–91 | ||
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1989–90 1990–91 | [5] | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1990 | [6] |
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Bishop Hendricken | High-RI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston College | HE | 30 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston College | HE | 36 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston College | HE | 42 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston College | HE | 39 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | United States | Intl. | 55 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 61 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 56 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 79 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 75 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 53 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EC KAC | Alp | 16 | 6 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EC KAC | AUT | 33 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EC KAC | Alp | 26 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EC KAC | AUT | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | EC KAC | IEHL | 32 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | EC KAC | AUT | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 55 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 257 | 85 | 130 | 215 | 205 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AUT totals | 63 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | United States | WJC | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1991 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1992 | United States | OG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1999 | United States | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Senior totals | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||