Matt McKnight explained

Matt McKnight
Team:Bietigheim Steelers
League:DEL
Former Teams:Las Vegas Wranglers
Idaho Steelheads
Lausitzer Füchse
Position:Centre
Birth Date:14 June 1984
Birth Place:Halkirk, Alberta, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
Shoots:Right
Draft:280th overall
Draft Team:Dallas Stars
Draft Year:2004
Career Start:2008
Career End:2022

Matt McKnight (born June 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 9th round (280th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

McKnight is currently playing for the Bietigheim Steelers in the DEL in Germany. He previously played for the Lausitzer Füchse in the German 2nd Bundesliga from 2011 to 2013.[1] He received 2016-17 DEL2 Regular Season Forward of the Year honours after leading the league in points (24 goals, 48 assists in 50 games).[2]

In the 2020/2021 season of the DEL2 he was promoted to the DEL with the Bietigheim Steelers after the DEL2 championship and at the age of 37 he played for the first time in the highest German ice hockey league, the DEL.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2000–01Red Deer Chiefs AAAAMHL36 11 8 19 28
2001–02Red Deer Chiefs AAAAMHL36 33 26 59 26
2002–03Camrose KodiaksAJHL56 16 31 47 12
2003–04Camrose KodiaksAJHL42 20 36 56 31
2004–05University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA30 6 13 19 16
2005–06University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA40 9 16 25 24
2006–07University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA29 4 5 9 16
2007–08University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA33 6 10 16 24
2008–09Las Vegas WranglersECHL4 0 1 1 4
2008–09 Idaho SteelheadsECHL62 10 23 33 444 1 0 1 0
2009–10Idaho SteelheadsECHL48 13 18 31 169 5 2 7 6
2010–11Idaho SteelheadsECHL16 3 6 9 6
2011–12Lausitzer FüchseGER.245 16 28 44 325 1 7 8 6
2012–13Lausitzer FüchseGER.240 15 40 55 285 3 5 8 16
2013–14Bietigheim SteelersDEL246 20 32 52 1816 5 15 20 8
2014–15Bietigheim SteelersDEL251 21 56 77 144 0 4 4 0
2015–16Bietigheim SteelersDEL234 8 24 32 1214 1 9 10 8
2016–17Bietigheim SteelersDEL251 24 48 72 2015 9 13 22 10
2017–18Bietigheim SteelersDEL252 34 44 78 1613 2 13 15 10
2018–19Bietigheim SteelersDEL251 26 53 79 287 3 8 11 8
2019–20Bietigheim SteelersDEL250 16 34 50 222 2 2 4 2
2020–21Bietigheim SteelersDEL247 24 32 56 613 1 15 16 27
2021–22Bietigheim SteelersDEL55 9 13 22 4
ECHL totals13026487470136286
DEL2 totals38217332349613684237910273

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matt McKnight (b.1984) . hockeyDB.com . March 24, 2015.
  2. Web site: Kaufbeurens Stefan Vajs ist bester Spieler in der DEL2 2016/2017 del-2.org. GmbH. Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade. del-2.org. de. March 5, 2017.