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Russia Nikolai Knyzhov
#72 Abbotsford Canucks / AHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Mar 20, 1998
Position
D
Age
27
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Kemerovo, RUS
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Energia Kemerovo
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

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Nikolai Knyzhov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Phoenix Firebirds 16U AAA NAPHL 16U 17* 3* 2* 5* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 18 -
Phoenix Firebirds 18U AAA NAPHL 18U 8* 0* 1* 1* 14* -* |
2014-15 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 24* 1* 3* 4* 16* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -
2015-16 Regina Pats WHL 19* 0* 1* 1* 8* -3* |
Springfield Jr. Blues NAHL 17* 0* 3* 3* 8* -3* |
2016-17 Austin Bruins NAHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg MHL 41* 1* 7* 8* 24* -2* |
2017-18 SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 33* 2* 4* 6* 16* 10* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 2 2
Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg MHL 9* 1* 5* 6* 10* 3* |
Russia U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2018-19 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 46* 1* 4* 5* 22* 16* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 4 4
SKA-Varyagi St. Petersburg MHL 4* 0* 4* 4* 4* -1* |
2019-20 San Jose Sharks NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 33* 1* 4* 5* 22* 4* |
2020-21 San Jose Sharks NHL 56* 2* 8* 10* 39* -9* |
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL 12* 1* 0* 1* 8* -13* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 19* 0* 2* 2* 7* -6* |
2023-24 San Jose Sharks NHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 6* -6* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 40* 3* 11* 14* 24* 8* |
2024-25 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -6* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 14* 2* 4* 6* 19* 6* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 12* 0* 0* 0* 2* -5* |
2025-26 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 24* 0* 0* 0* 4* -17* |
Projected AHL 66* 0* 0* 0* 11* -47* |

Nikolai Knyzhov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Russia Silver Lions QC Int PW 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2017-18 Russian Selects U20 Jr Super Series 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* 5* |

Nikolai Knyzhov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 142* 6* 21* 27* 0.19* 78* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 15* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
MHL 3 54* 2* 16* 18* 0.33* 38* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 21* 0* 3* 3* 0.14* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NAPHL 16U 1 17* 3* 2* 5* 0.29* 30* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 18 * - *
NAPHL 18U 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 81* 3* 9* 12* 0.15* 55* -29* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 24* 1* 3* 4* 0.17* 16* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
VHL 2 79* 3* 8* 11* 0.14* 38* 26* | 2 23 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.09 * 6 * 6 *
WHL 1 19* 0* 1* 1* 0.05* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Nikolai Knyzhov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/25/2025
07/25/2025 Confirmed Grand Rapids Griffins Abbotsford Canucks
03/11/2025
03/11/2025 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Grand Rapids Griffins
12/21/2024
12/21/2024 Extension Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
11/07/2024
11/07/2024 Loan Cincinnati Cyclones Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
10/10/2024
10/10/2024 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Cincinnati Cyclones
06/29/2024
06/29/2024 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Unknown
03/29/2023
03/29/2023 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
04/01/2022
04/01/2022 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
07/02/2019
07/02/2019 Confirmed SKA-Neva St. Petersburg San Jose Sharks
08/28/2015
08/28/2015 Confirmed Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAA Regina Pats
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #41 overall by Regina Pats in the CHL Import Draft