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Switzerland Simon Knak
#36 HC Davos / NL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Spengler Cup Winner 1
Date of Birth
Jan 27, 2002
Position
RW/LW
Age
23
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Zürich, SUI
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EHC Kloten
Contract
30/31
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

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Simon Knak Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 EHC Kloten U15 Mini Top 24* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* | Playoffs QC 2 0 0 0 0 -
2015-16 EHC Kloten U15 Mini Top 27* 28* 16* 44* 22* -* | Playoffs QC 2 6 5 11 0 -
EHC Kloten U17 Novizen Elite 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 3 0 0 0 0 -
EHC Bülach U17 Top Novizen 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2016-17 EHC Kloten U15 Mini Top 10* 12* 5* 17* 34* -* | Playoffs QC 2 2 2 4 2 -
EHC Kloten U17 Novizen Elite 35* 5* 10* 15* 10* -* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -
2017-18 EHC Kloten U17 Novizen Elite 22* 9* 16* 25* 20* -* | Playoffs 9 4 5 9 0 -
EHC 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 EHC Kloten U17 Novizen Elite 5* 5* 8* 13* 2* -* |
EHC 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 50* 8* 15* 23* 24* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Switzerland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Switzerland (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2023-24 HC Davos NL 32* 5* 7* 12* 8* 6* |
2024-25 HC Davos NL 44* 8* 5* 13* 8* 4* | Playoffs 10 1 5 6 6 2
Switzerland WC 10* 1* 5* 6* 2* 11* |
Switzerland (all) International 18* 4* 10* 14* 2* -* |
2025-26 HC Davos NL 29* 7* 8* 15* 35* 12* |
Switzerland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Projected NL 47* 11* 13* 24* 57* 19* |
2026-27 ZSC Lions NL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Simon Knak 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 Champions HL 8* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
HC Davos Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Switzerland EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2023-24 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2024-25 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Switzerland EHT 6* 2* 4* 6* 0* 0* |
2025-26 Switzerland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |

Simon Knak Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 12* 4* 5* 9* 0.75* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2 8* 2* 1* 3* 0.38* 0* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 24* 6* 11* 17* 0.71* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 6 85* 39* 22* 61* 0.72* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 7 222* 37* 45* 82* 0.37* 91* 25* | 3 24 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.42 * 8 * 3 *
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 3 9* 2* 0* 2* 0.22* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit) 3 61* 42* 21* 63* 1.03* 60* -* | 3 6 8 * 7 * 15 * 2.50 * 2 * - *
Novizen Elite (Swiss U18-Elit) 4 62* 19* 34* 53* 0.85* 32* -* | 3 18 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.61 * 2 * - *
Top Novizen (Swiss U18-Top) 1 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit) 2 54* 15* 12* 27* 0.50* 16* -* | 2 8 4 * 5 * 9 * 1.13 * 6 * - *
WC 1 10* 1* 5* 6* 0.60* 2* 11* | 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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/29/2025
09/29/2025 Confirmed HC Davos ZSC Lions
04/12/2023
04/12/2023 Loan HC Davos Milwaukee Admirals
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 EHC Kloten U20 Portland Winterhawks
Player Biography and Trivia

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