Eliteprospects
Switzerland Simon Knak
#36 HC Davos / NL - 23/24
Date of Birth
Jan 27, 2002
Position
RW/LW
Age
22
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Zürich, SUI
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EHC Kloten
Contract
25/26
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Unsigned
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 Kloten U15 Top Mini 26* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* |
2015-16 Kloten U15 Top Mini 29* 34* 21* 55* 22* -* |
Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 3 0 0 0 0 -
Bülach U17 Top Novizen 5* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2016-17 Kloten U15 Top Mini 12* 14* 7* 21* 36* -* |
Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 35* 5* 10* 15* 10* -* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -
2017-18 Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 22* 9* 16* 25* 20* -* | Playoffs 9 4 5 9 0 -
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 Kloten U17 Elite Novizen 5* 5* 8* 13* 2* -* |
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* |

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 “C” 5-Ntn Zuchwil 4* 3* 1* 4* 0* 2* |
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* |

Simon Knak Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
5-Ntn Zuchwil 1 4* 3* 1* 4* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2 8* 2* 1* 3* 0.38* 0* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 6 85* 39* 22* 61* 0.72* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 4 149* 22* 32* 54* 0.36* 48* 9* | 2 14 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.29 * 2 * 1 *
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 2 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Top Mini (U15-Elit) 3 67* 50* 28* 78* 1.16* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 4 62* 19* 34* 53* 0.85* 32* -* | 3 18 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.61 * 2 * - *
Top Novizen (U17-Top) 1 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 2 54* 15* 12* 27* 0.50* 16* -* | 2 8 4 * 5 * 9 * 1.13 * 6 * - *
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
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 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