Who is Espen Knutsen?

Espen Knutsen is a retired forward from Norway.

What was the last team Espen Knutsen played for?

The last team Espen played for was Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserien.

How tall is Espen Knutsen?

Espen Knutsen is 180 cm (5'11") tall.

How much does Espen Knutsen weigh?

Espen Knutsen weighs 88 kg (194 lbs).

When was Espen Knutsen born?

Espen Knutsen was born on 1972-01-12 in Oslo, NOR.

Espen Knutsen

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Espen Knutsen Facts

Date of Birth: Jan 12, 1972
Age: 54
Place of Birth: Oslo, NOR
Nation: Norway
Youth Team: Vålerenga IF
Position: C
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1990 round 10 #204 overall by Hartford Whalers
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Nephew: Mikkel Eriksen

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
87-88	Norway U18	EJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-
88-89	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	-
89-90	Vålerenga	Norway	34	22	26	48	30	-	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	14	-
	Norway U18	EJC-18	6	6	11	17	10	-
	Norway U20	WJC-20	7	2	7	9	6	-
90-91	Vålerenga	Norway	31	30	24	54	42	-
	Norway U20	WJC-20	6	1	2	3	0	-13
91-92	Vålerenga	Norway	30	28	26	54	37	-
92-93	Vålerenga	Norway	13	11	13	24	4	-
93-94	Vålerenga	Norway	38	32	26	59	20	-
	Norway Olympics	OG	7	1	3	4	2	-
	Norway	WC	6	3	2	5	0	-3
94-95	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	30	6	14	20	18	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-
	Norway	WC	5	2	1	3	0	2
95-96	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	32	10	23	33	50	-	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2	-
	Norway	WC	5	3	0	3	0	-2
96-97	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	39	16	33	49	20	-	Playoffs	4	2	4	6	6	-
	Norway	WC	8	0	5	5	4	-7
97-98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	19	3	0	3	6	-10
	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	41	4	13	17	18	-26
98-99	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	39	18	24	42	32	6	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-1
99-00	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	48	18	35	53	65	22	Playoffs	13	5	16	21	2	12
00-01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	66	11	42	53	30	-3
01-02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	77	11	31	42	47	-28
02-03	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	31	5	4	9	20	-15
	Norway	WC D1	5	4	5	9	8	4
03-04	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	Elitserien	6	2	3	5	4	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	-3
04-05	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	15	0	8	8	12	-1
	Norway Olympics	OGQ	2	0	2	2	2	2

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
93-94	Norway	Izvestia Trophy	4	0	1	1	4	-7
98-99	Djurgårdens IF	Euro HL	6	2	2	4	4	-

Espen Knutsen Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	43	5	14	19	0.44	18	-27	0
EJC-18	3	11*	14*	15*	29*	2.64*	20*	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	7	209	70	140	210	1.00	201	26*	6	31	8	22	30	0.97	18	8*
Euro HL	1	6	2	2	4	0.67	4	-	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	4	-7	0
NHL	5	207	30	81	111	0.54	105	-61	0
Norway	7	183	137	122	260	1.42	155	1*	1	6	3	2	5	0.83	14	-
OG	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	2	-	0
OGQ	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	2	2	0
WC	4	24	8	8	16	0.67	4	-10	0
WC D1	1	5	4	5	9	1.80	8	4	0
WJC-20	3	20	3	11	14	0.70	16	-13*	0

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Espen Knutsen Career Totals

League

AHL

EJC-18

Elitserien

209

140

Euro HL

Izvestia Trophy

NHL

207

Norway

183

137

122

OGQ

WC D1

WJC-20

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Espen Knutsen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1989-1990	U18 EJC Most Assists (11)
1990-1991	Norway Most Points by Junior (54) Norwegian Champion
1991-1992	Norway Most Points by Junior (54) Norwegian Champion
1992-1993	Norwegian Champion
1993-1994	Norway Gullpucken (Player of the Year)
1999-2000	Elitserien All-Star Game (Starter) Elitserien Champion Elitserien Most Assists Playoffs (16) Elitserien Most Points Playoffs (21)
2002-2003	World Championship (D1\|B) Most Goals (4) World Championship (D1\|B) Most Points (9) World Championship (D1\|B) Silver Medal

Espen Knutsen 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