Matt McKnight
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| Born | June 14, 1984 Halkirk, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams | Bietigheim Steelers Las Vegas Wranglers Idaho Steelheads Lausitzer Füchse | ||
| NHL draft | 280th overall, 2004 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2022 | ||
Matt McKnight (born June 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 9th round (280th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
McKnight is currently playing for the Bietigheim Steelers in the DEL in Germany. He previously played for the Lausitzer Füchse in the German 2nd Bundesliga from 2011 to 2013.[1] He received 2016-17 DEL2 Regular Season Forward of the Year honours after leading the league in points (24 goals, 48 assists in 50 games).[2]
In the 2020/2021 season of the DEL2 he was promoted to the DEL with the Bietigheim Steelers after the DEL2 championship and at the age of 37 he played for the first time in the highest German ice hockey league, the DEL.
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Red Deer Chiefs AAA | AMHL | 36 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Red Deer Chiefs AAA | AMHL | 36 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 56 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 42 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 30 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 62 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lausitzer Füchse | GER.2 | 45 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lausitzer Füchse | GER.2 | 40 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 46 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 52 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 50 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 47 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL | 55 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 130 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 70 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| DEL2 totals | 382 | 173 | 323 | 496 | 136 | 84 | 23 | 79 | 102 | 73 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt McKnight (b.1984)". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ GmbH, Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade. "Kaufbeurens Stefan Vajs ist bester Spieler in der DEL2 2016/2017 | del-2.org". del-2.org (in German). Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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External links
[edit]- Matt McKnight career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Matt McKnight career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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