Matt McKnight

Matt McKnight (born June 14, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 9th round (280th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Matt McKnight
Born (1984-06-14) June 14, 1984
Halkirk, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams		 Bietigheim Steelers
Las Vegas Wranglers
Idaho Steelheads
Lausitzer Füchse
NHL Draft 280th overall, 2004
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2008–present

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 honors 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 class, the DEL

Achievements and Awards

  • 2003 Rogers-Wireless-Cup Camrose Kodiaks
  • 2015 DEL2-championship
  • 2017 DEL2-best forward
  • 2017 DEL2-topscorer
  • 2018 DEL2-championship
  • 2019 DEL2-best forward
  • 2019 DEL2-best player
  • 2019 DEL2-best assists
  • 2021 DEL2-championship


References
  1. "Matt McKnight (b.1984) hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. 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 2017-03-05.


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