Simon Knak

Date of Birth: Jan 27, 2002
Age: 24
Place of Birth: Zürich, SUI
Nation: Switzerland
Youth Team: EHC Kloten
Position: RW/LW
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 30/31

Simon Knak Facts

Drafted: 2021 round 6 #179 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency: Premium

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

Simon Knak Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2014-2015	EHC Kloten U15	Mini Top	24	2	0	2	4	-	Playoffs QC	2	0	0	0	0	-
2015-2016	EHC Kloten U15	Mini Top	27	28	16	44	22	-	Playoffs QC	2	6	5	11	0	-
2015-2016	EHC Kloten U17	Novizen Elite	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	3	0	0	0	0	-
2015-2016	EHC Bülach U17	Novizen Top	5	2	0	2	0	-
2016-2017	EHC Kloten U15	Mini Top	10	12	5	17	34	-	Playoffs QC	2	2	2	4	2	-
2016-2017	EHC Kloten U17	Novizen Elite	35	5	10	15	10	-	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	-
2017-2018	EHC Kloten U17	Novizen Elite	22	9	16	25	20	-	Playoffs	9	4	5	9	0	-
2017-2018	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	17	1	1	2	8	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-
2017-2018	Switzerland U16 (all) "C"	International-Jr	9	5	6	11	4	-
2017-2018	Switzerland U17 (all)	International-Jr	11	6	3	9	6	-
2018-2019	EHC Kloten U17	Novizen Elite	5	5	8	13	2	-
2018-2019	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	37	14	11	25	8	-	Playoffs	6	4	4	8	6	-
2018-2019	EHC Kloten	SL	3	0	1	1	0	0
2018-2019	Switzerland U18 "C"	WJC-18	7	1	3	4	6	-2
2018-2019	Switzerland U18 (all) "C"	International-Jr	26	10	6	16	8	-
2019-2020	Portland Winterhawks	WHL	49	9	25	34	6	13
2019-2020	Switzerland U18 (all) "C"	International-Jr	7	3	1	4	2	-
2019-2020	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	5	2	0	2	0	2
2019-2020	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	1	3	2	-
2020-2021	HC Davos Loan	NL	25	3	5	8	6	1
2020-2021	Portland Winterhawks	WHL	24	16	13	29	6	7
2020-2021	Switzerland U20 "C"	WJC-20	4	1	0	1	0	-2
2020-2021	Switzerland U20 (all) "C"	International-Jr	8	3	1	4	18	-
2021-2022	HC Davos	NL	42	6	5	11	10	-2	Playoffs	9	2	2	4	0	2
2021-2022	Switzerland U20 "C"	WJC-20	5	2	0	2	6	-1
2021-2022	Switzerland U20 (all) "C"	International-Jr	14	8	2	10	14	-
2022-2023	HC Davos	NL	50	8	15	23	24	4	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-1
2022-2023	Milwaukee Admirals Loan	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022-2023	Switzerland U20 (all) "C"	International-Jr	3	2	2	4	0	-
2022-2023	Switzerland (all)	International	3	1	1	2	2	0
2023-2024	HC Davos	NL	32	5	7	12	8	6
2024-2025	HC Davos	NL	44	8	5	13	8	4	Playoffs	10	1	5	6	6	2
2024-2025	Switzerland	WC	10	1	5	6	2	11
2024-2025	Switzerland (all)	International	18	4	10	14	2	17
2025-2026	HC Davos	NL	47	7	10	17	37	11	Playoffs	17	4	2	6	4	0
2025-2026	Switzerland Olympics	OG	3	0	0	0	2	0
2025-2026	Switzerland	WC	10	2	3	5	0	7
2025-2026	Switzerland (all)	International	18	4	3	7	6	6
2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	16	10	6	16	7	4
2026-2027	Projected	NL	52	33	20	53	23	13

Simon Knak Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	Swiss Eastern Selects	QC Int PW AA Elite	6	1	1	2	4	-
2014-2015	Swiss Eastern Selects	QC Int PW AA Elite	3	0	2	2	4	-
2018-2019	Switzerland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	2	0	2	0	-
2019-2020	Switzerland U18 "C"	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	0	1	1	0	-6
2020-2021	HC Davos Loan	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	1	0	-
2022-2023	HC Davos	Champions HL	8	1	2	3	0	-1
2022-2023	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2022-2023	Switzerland	EHT	3	1	1	2	2	0
2023-2024	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	3	1	0	1	0	1
2024-2025	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	3	1	0	1	0	1
2024-2025	Switzerland	EHT	6	2	4	6	0	0
2025-2026	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	5	0	1	1	25	0
2025-2026	Switzerland	EHT	5	2	0	2	4	-1

Simon Knak Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Champions HL	1	8	1	2	3	0.38	0	-1	0
EHT	3	14	5	5	10	0.71	6	-1	0
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit)	2	54	15	12	27	0.50	16	-	2	8	4	5	9	1.13	6	-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup	2	8	2	1	3	0.38	0	-6*	0
International	3	39	9	14	23	0.59	10	23	0
International-Jr	6	85	39	22	61	0.72	54	-	0
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit)	3	61	42	21	63	1.03	60	-	3	6	8	7	15	2.50	2	-
NL	7	256	47	53	100	0.39	100	28	4	41	7	9	16	0.39	12	3
Novizen Elite (Swiss U18-Elit)	4	62	19	34	53	0.85	32	-	3	18	4	7	11	0.61	2	-
Novizen Top (Swiss U18-Top)	1	5	2	0	2	0.40	0	-	0
OG	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	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
Spengler Cup	4	14	2	1	3	0.21	25	0	0
Swiss Cup	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-	0
WC	2	20	3	8	11	0.55	2	18	0
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Simon Knak Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
EHC Bülach U17	1	5	2	0	2	0.40	0	-	0
EHC Kloten	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	0	0
EHC Kloten U15	3	61	42	21	63	1.03	60	-	3	6	8	7	15	2.50	2	-
EHC Kloten U17	4	62	19	34	53	0.85	32	-	3	18	4	7	11	0.61	2	-
EHC Kloten U20	2	54	15	12	27	0.50	16	-	2	8	4	5	9	1.13	6	-
HC Davos	6	264	41	50	91	0.34	118	23*	4	41	7	9	16	0.39	12	3
Milwaukee Admirals	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Portland Winterhawks	2	73	25	38	63	0.86	12	20	0
Swiss Eastern Selects (PW)	2	9	1	3	4	0.44	8	-	0
Switzerland	2	20	3	8	11	0.55	2	18	0
Switzerland (EHT)	3	14	5	5	10	0.71	6	-1	0
Switzerland (all)	3	39	9	14	23	0.59	10	23	0
Switzerland Olympics	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
Switzerland U16 (all)	1	9	5	6	11	1.22	4	-	0
Switzerland U17 (all)	1	11	6	3	9	0.82	6	-	0
Switzerland U18	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	6	-2	0
Switzerland U18 (Cup)	2	8	2	1	3	0.38	0	-6*	0
Switzerland U18 (all)	2	33	13	7	20	0.61	10	-	0
Switzerland U20	3	14	5	0	5	0.36	6	-1	0
Switzerland U20 (all)	4	32	15	6	21	0.66	34	-	0
ZSC Lions	1	16	10	6	16	1.00	7	4	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Simon Knak Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2018-2019	U18 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2020-2021	U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2021-2022	U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2023-2024	Spengler Cup Winner (Davos)
2024-2025	World Championship Silver Medal
2025-2026	Spengler Cup Winner (Davos) World Championship Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/29/2025	Confirmed	HC Davos	ZSC Lions
04/12/2023	Loan	HC Davos	Milwaukee Admirals
10/05/2022	Extension	HC Davos	HC Davos
08/02/2021	Confirmed	Portland Winterhawks	HC Davos
09/15/2020	Loan	Portland Winterhawks	HC Davos
07/01/2019	Confirmed	EHC Kloten U20	Portland Winterhawks

Simon Knak Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 1 #40 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