Ray Emery

Ray Emery was a goaltender for the Ottawa Senators from 2001 to 2008. During his time with the Senators, Emery became notorious for his off ice actions, and hot-headed plays on ice that frequently lead to penalties and even suspensions.

Career
Ray Emery was drafted 99th overall in the fourth round of the 2001 NHL Entry draft by the Ottawa Senators. Emery was suspended for three games during his time with the Binghamton Senators for bumping a referee. He played his first game in the 2002-03 season, recording a very respectable .923 save percentage in 85 minutes of ice time. Ray Emery went on to win the first nine games that he started in net. For most of the 2005-06 NHL season, Emery served as the backup for superstar netminder Dominik Hasek. The following season, Ray Emery became the Senators bonafide starting goalie. On February 10th, 2007, Emery was suspended three games for slashing Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre in the face. Less than two weeks later, Ray Emery was involved in a line brawl against the Buffalo Sabres. Emery fought Sabre's goalie Martin Biron and later Sabre's enforcer Andrew Peters in what became on of the most memorable moments in modern Senators history. The Senators and Emery would go on to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals the same season, only to lose to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.

After two years of injuries and mediocre play, Ray Emery was waived by the Senators in 2009. He signed with Atlant Moscow in the KHL, where he continued his streak of eccentric behavior.

Ray Emery would return to the NHL for the 2010-11 season, where he would play brief stints for the Ducks, Lightning, Flyers, and Chicago Blackhawks, where he won a Stanley Cup and William M. Jennings Trophy with teammate Cory Crawford. He retired in 2016.

Ray Emery passed away on July 15th, 2018.

Off-Ice Antics
Ray Emery was involved in multiple incidents of road rage, usually involving his infamous white Hummer H2. In 2007, he was accused of cutting a man off and threatening to hurt him. In 2008, he allegedly cut off a police car, and in 2009 his Hummer was impounded after Emery was charged with stunt driving.

Ray Emery was a known boxing fan, and his helmet featured famous boxers such as Joe Frazier, the fictional Rocky Balboa, and the controversial Mike Tyson.

In the Senators dressing room, players found a dead cockroach on the floor and began making bets seeing if tough guy Brian McGrattan would eat it. McGrattan backed down, so Emery took on the challenge for himself. Daniel Alfredsson payed him $500 for his service.

In 2010, Ray Emery began dating singer Keshia Chanté and the two got engaged in 2016, but the wedding was called off the following year.