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Switzerland Simon Knak

#36 HC Davos / NL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 27, 2002
Position
RW/LW
Age
21
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Zürich, SUI
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EHC Kloten
Contract
25/26
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 42 6 5 11 10 -2 | Playoffs 9 2 2 4 0 2
Switzerland U20 “C” WJC-20 5 2 0 2 6 -1 |
Switzerland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 14 8 2 10 14 - |
2022-23 HC Davos NL 37 5 11 16 22 2 |
Switzerland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 3 2 2 4 0 - |
Projected NL 50 7 15 22 30 3 |
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 - |
2022-23 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 0 -2 |
HC Davos Champions HL 8 1 2 3 0 -1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-01-27T18:45:00+0000 Davos @ Gottéron
2023-01-24T18:45:00+0000 Davos vs Lugano
2023-01-22T19:00:00+0000 Davos vs Bern
2023-01-20T18:45:00+0000 Davos @ Bern
2023-01-15T14:45:00+0000 Davos @ Lugano
2023-01-03T18:45:00+0000 Davos vs Genève-Servette
Spengler Cup
2022-12-30T19:15:00+0000 Davos @ Ambrì-Piotta
2022-12-29T19:15:00+0000 Davos vs HIFK
2022-12-27T19:15:00+0000 Davos vs Team Canada
NL
2022-12-23T18:45:00+0000 Davos @ Langnau
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 8 1 2 3 0.38 0 -1 | 0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2 8 2 1 3 0.38 0 -6 | 0
International-Jr 6 85 39 22 61 0.72 54 - | 0
NL 3 104 14 21 35 0.34 38 1 | 1 9 2 2 4 0.44 0 2
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
Spengler Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 -2 | 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 3 14 5 0 5 0.36 6 -1 | 0
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Speed
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Puckhandling
13
Leadership
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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)
Andri Henauer (G) 2014-2023 7 Swiss Eastern Selects, Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Giancarlo Chanton (D) 2014-2023 7 Swiss Eastern Selects, Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Nino Russo (F) 2013-2023 6 Davos, Swiss Eastern Selects, Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18 (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/05/2022
10/05/2022 Extension HC Davos HC Davos
08/02/2021
08/02/2021 Confirmed Portland Winterhawks HC Davos
09/15/2020
09/15/2020 Loan Portland Winterhawks HC Davos
07/01/2019
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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