▁utter ing ▁a ▁ra cial ▁sl ur . ▁Em ery ▁ret ali ated ▁and ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁three ▁games . ▁Em ery ▁and ▁Ham el ▁later ▁became ▁team m ates ▁in ▁B ingham ton , ▁and ▁Ham el ▁apolog ized ▁" for ▁not ▁thinking ▁about ▁what ▁ ▁was ▁saying , ▁in ▁the ▁heat ▁of ▁a ▁game ". ▁ ▁Ott awa ▁Sen ators ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 8 ) ▁▁ ▁Em ery ▁began ▁his ▁N HL ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Sen ators ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 . ▁He ▁set ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁wins ▁to ▁start ▁an ▁N HL ▁go alt ending ▁career , ▁winning ▁his ▁first ▁nine ▁games , ▁moving ▁ahead ▁of ▁Bob ▁Fro ese ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁eight ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ▁season . ▁In ▁March ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁season , ▁Em ery ▁won ▁twelve ▁games , ▁t ying ▁Bern ie ▁Parent ' s ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁wins ▁in ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁Em ery ▁had ▁won ▁nine ▁straight ▁games ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁back - up ▁to ▁Domin ik ▁Ha š ek . ▁When ▁Ha š ek ▁injured ▁his ▁gro in ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁Em ery ▁became ▁Ott awa ' s ▁de ▁fact o ▁st arter , ▁with ▁Mike ▁Mor r