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Switzerland Simon Knak

#36 HC Davos / NL - 21/22
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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ryan Lasch 34 7 35 42
2. Patrik Karlkvist 35 23 17 40
3. Max Véronneau 32 21 18 39
4. Jonathan Pudas 33 6 30 36
5. Adam Tambellini 33 18 17 35
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 27, 2002
Position
RW/LW
Age
20
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Zürich, SUI
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
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Youth Team
EHC Kloten
Contract
22/23
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Unsigned
Drafted
2021 round 6 #179 overall by Nashville Predators
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Knak’s forechecking ability directly benefited from the improved skating, as he’s constantly disrupting the puck carrier, forcing turnovers, and quickly starting the attack. He shows the awareness to find teammates when pressured, even off the backhand. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

Brother: Kai Knak

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Kloten U15 Top Mini 26 2 0 2 4 |
2015-16 Kloten U15 Top Mini 29 34 21 55 22 |
Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 0 0 0 0 0 | Relegation 3 0 0 0 0
Bülach U17 Top Novizen 5 2 0 2 0 |
2016-17 Kloten U15 Top Mini 12 14 7 21 36 |
Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 35 5 10 15 10 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2
2017-18 Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 22 9 16 25 20 | Playoffs 9 4 5 9 0
Kloten U20 Elite Jr. A 17 1 1 2 8 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0
Switzerland U16 (all) “C” International-Jr 9 5 6 11 4 |
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr 11 6 3 9 6 |
2018-19 Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 5 5 8 13 2 |
Kloten U20 Elite Jr. A 37 14 11 25 8 | Playoffs 6 4 4 8 6
EHC Kloten SL 3 0 1 1 0 0 |
Switzerland U18 “C” WJC-18 7 1 3 4 6 -2 |
Switzerland U18 (all) “C” International-Jr 26 10 6 16 8 |
2019-20 Portland Winterhawks WHL 49 9 25 34 6 13 |
Switzerland U18 (all) “C” International-Jr 7 3 1 4 2 |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 5 2 0 2 0 2 |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 7 2 1 3 2 |
2020-21 HC Davos NL 25 3 5 8 6 1 |
Portland Winterhawks WHL 24 16 13 29 6 7 |
Switzerland U20 “C” WJC-20 4 1 0 1 0 -2 |
Switzerland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 8 3 1 4 18 |
2021-22 HC Davos NL 32 5 5 10 10 -1 |
Switzerland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 7 6 2 8 6 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Swiss Eastern Selects QC Int PW AA Elite 6 1 1 2 4 |
2014-15 Swiss Eastern Selects QC Int PW AA Elite 3 0 2 2 4 |
2018-19 Switzerland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 2 0 2 0 |
2019-20 Switzerland U18 “C” Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 0 1 1 0 -6 |
2020-21 HC Davos Swiss Cup 2 1 0 1 0 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
Thu 27/01 Davos @ Rapperswil-Jona
Sat 22/01 Davos @ Ambrì-Piotta
Fri 21/01 Davos vs Lausanne
Tue 18/01 Davos @ ZSC
Sat 15/01 Davos vs Rapperswil-Jona
Wed 12/01 Davos vs Langnau
Tue 11/01 Davos @ Genève-Servette
Sun 12/12 Davos vs Rapperswil-Jona
Sat 11/12 Davos @ Bern
Sun 05/12 Davos vs Ambrì-Piotta
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2 8 2 1 3 0.38 0 -6 | 0
International-Jr 5 75 35 20 55 0.73 46 - | 0
NL 2 57 8 10 18 0.32 16 0 | 0
QC Int PW AA Elite 2 9 1 3 4 0.44 8 - | 0
SL 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 0 | 0
Swiss Cup 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 - | 0
Top Mini (U15-Elit) 3 67 50 28 78 1.16 62 - | 0
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 4 62 19 34 53 0.85 32 - | 3 18 4 7 11 0.61 2 -
Top Novizen (U17-Top) 1 5 2 0 2 0.40 0 - | 0
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 2 54 15 12 27 0.50 16 - | 2 8 4 5 9 1.13 6 -
WHL 2 73 25 38 63 0.86 12 20 | 0
WJC-18 1 7 1 3 4 0.57 6 -2 | 0
WJC-20 2 9 3 0 3 0.33 0 0 | 0
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Puckhandling
13
Teamwork
12
Speed
12
Shooting Accuracy
12

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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Keanu Derungs (F) 2014-2022 8 Kloten U15, Kloten U17, Kloten U20, Swiss Eastern Selects, Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Julian Mettler (F) 2014-2020 6 Bülach U17, Kloten, Kloten U15, Kloten U17, Kloten U20, Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Sandro Lombardi (D) 2013-2019 6 Bülach U17, Kloten U15, Kloten U17, Kloten U20, Swiss Eastern Selects, Switzerland U17 (all)
Robin Lekic (F) 2014-2020 6 Kloten U15, Kloten U17, Kloten U20, Swiss Eastern Selects, Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all)

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09/15/2020 Loan Portland Winterhawks HC Davos
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07/01/2019 Confirmed Kloten U20 Portland Winterhawks
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Drafted 2019, 1 #40 overall by Portland Winterhawks in the CHL Import Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #128 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #81 by NHL Central Scouting

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