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Espen Knutsen

Djurgårdens IF / SHL - 04/05

Player Facts

Date of Birth

Jan 12, 1972
Age

46
Place of Birth

Oslo, NOR
Nation

Norway
Youth Team

Vålerenga IF

Position

C
Height

5'11" / 180 cm
Weight

194 lbs / 88 kg
Shoots

L
Status

Retired

Drafted

1990 round 10 #204 overall by Hartford Whalers
Highlights

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Espen Knutsen was a forward known for his terrific offensive instincts and flashy style of play. A fine skater, he was a playmaker who could also put the puck in the net.
A neck injury put an early stop to Knutsen's career.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects

Team Staff profile of Espen Knutsen also available

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-89	Vålerenga	Norway	36	14	7	21	18		\|
	Norway U18	EJC-18	5	8	4	12	10		\|
	Norway U20	WJC-20	7	0	2	2	10		\|
1989-90	Vålerenga	Norway	40	25	28	53	44		\|
	Norway U18	EJC-18	6	6	11	17	10		\|
	Norway U20	WJC-20	7	2	7	9	6		\|
1990-91	Vålerenga	Norway	31	30	24	54	42		\|
	Norway U20	WJC-20	6	1	2	3	0	-13	\|
1991-92	Vålerenga	Norway	30	28	26	54	37		\|
1992-93	Vålerenga	Norway	13	11	13	24	4		\|
1993-94	Vålerenga	Norway	38	32	26	59	20		\|
	Norway	OG	7	1	3	4	2		\|
	Norway	WC	6	3	2	5	0		\|
1994-95	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	30	6	14	20	18		\|	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
	Norway	WC	5	2	1	3	0		\|
1995-96	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	32	10	23	33	50		\|	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2
	Norway	WC	5	3	0	3	0		\|
1996-97	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	39	16	33	49	20		\|	Playoffs	4	2	4	6	6
	Norway	WC	8	0	5	5	4	-7	\|
1997-98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	19	3	0	3	6	-10	\|
	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	41	4	13	17	18	-26	\|
1998-99	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	39	18	24	42	32	6	\|	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-1
1999-00	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	48	18	35	53	65	22	\|	Playoffs	13	5	16	21	2	12
2000-01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	66	11	42	53	30	-3	\|
2001-02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	77	11	31	42	47	-28	\|
2002-03	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	31	5	4	9	20	-15	\|
	Norway	WC D1	5	4	5	9	8	4	\|
2003-04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	14	0	4	4	2	-5	\|
	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	2	1	1	2	0	-1	\|
	Vålerenga	Norway	1	0	0	0	4	1	\|
	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	6	2	3	5	4	-1	\|	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	-3
2004-05	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	15	0	8	8	12	-1	\|
	Norway	OGQ	2	0	2	2	2	2	\|

Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-94	Norway	Izvestia Trophy	4	0	1	1	4	-7	\|
1998-99	Djurgårdens IF	Euro HL	6	2	2	4	4		\|

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team
2005-06	Vålerenga	Norway	Asst. Coach
2006-07	Vålerenga	Norway	Asst. Coach
2007-08	Vålerenga	Norway	Asst. Coach
2008-09	Vålerenga	Norway	Head Coach
2009-10	Vålerenga	Norway	General Manager
2010-11	Vålerenga	Norway	GM/Head Coach
2011-12	Vålerenga	Norway	Head Coach
2012-13	Vålerenga	Norway	General Manager
2013-14	Vålerenga	Norway	Head Coach
2014-15	Vålerenga	Norway	Head Coach
2015-16	Vålerenga	Norway	Head Coach
2016-17	Vålerenga	Norway	Sports Manager
	Vålerenga	Norway	Asst. Coach
2017-18	Vålerenga	Norway	Sports Manager
	Vålerenga	Norway	Asst. Coach
2018-19	Vålerenga	Norway	Sports Manager
	Vålerenga	Norway	Asst. Coach

Player Career Totals

League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-		GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	43	5	14	19	0.44	18	-27	\|
EJC-18	11	14	15	29	2.64	20	0	\|
Euro HL	6	2	2	4	0.67	4	0	\|
Izvestia Trophy	4	0	1	1	0.25	4	-7	\|
NHL	207	30	81	111	0.54	105	-61	\|
Norway	189	140	124	265	1.40	169	1	\|
OG	7	1	3	4	0.57	2	0	\|
OGQ	2	0	2	2	1.00	2	2	\|
SHL	209	70	140	210	1.00	201	26	\|	31	8	22	30	0.97	18	8
WC	24	8	8	16	0.67	4	-7	\|
WC D1	5	4	5	9	1.80	8	4	\|
WJC-20	20	3	11	14	0.70	16	-13	\|

Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1989-1990
- U18 EJC Most Assists (11)
1990-1991
- Norwegian Champion
1991-1992
- Norwegian Champion
1992-1993
- Norwegian Champion
1993-1994
- Norway Gullpucken (Player of the Year)
- Norwegian Player of the Year Award
1999-2000
- Elitserien All-Star Game (Starter)
- Elitserien Most Assists Playoffs (16)
- Elitserien Most Points Playoffs (21)
- SHL Champion
2002-2003

Media and Articles

Date	Article	Website
05/29/2016	Old School Hockey - Espen Knutsen	Hockeysverige.se

Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

Cult/Star player for Columbus Blue Jackets

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF

Cult/Star player for Norway

Cult/Star player for Vålerenga

Career transactions
- 2005-07-25 • Announced his retirement
- 2004-05-09 • Re-signed by Djurgårdens IF
- 2003-12-22 • Signed by Djurgårdens IF
- 2003-12-16 • Released by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2002-07-09 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2000-05-25 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2000-05-25 • NHL rights traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2001 4th round pick (Vladimir Korsunov)
- 1997-07-15 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 1996-10-01 • NHL rights traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Kevin Brown
- 1990-06-16 • Selected in the NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers

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