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| Simon Knak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 January 2002 Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team | HC Davos | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL draft |
179th overall, 2021 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Simon Knak (born 27 January 2002) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a winger for HC Davos of the National League (NL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the sixth round, 179th overall, of the 2021 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
[edit]Knak began his professional career in the 2018–19 season, playing three games for EHC Kloten in the Swiss League (SL), where he recorded one assist. On 1 July 2019, he departed from Kloten's U20 squad to join the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the 2019–20 campaign.[1]
Knak began the 2020–21 season with HC Davos in the National League (NL) due to the delayed start of the WHL season.[2] On 25 February 2021, it was confirmed that he would head back to Portland for the beginning of their season, following his final game with HC Davos against HC Fribourg-Gottéron on 26 February 2021.[3]
On 2 August 2021, Knak took a significant step in his hockey career by signing his first professional contract. The deal was a two-year agreement with HC Davos, one of the most prominent clubs in Switzerland's National League (NL). This contract secured his place on the team's roster through the end of the 2022–23 season.[4]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2025 Sweden/Denmark | |
| 2026 Switzerland | |
Knak was selected to represent Switzerland's U20 national team at the 2020 World Junior Championships held in the Czech Republic. He earned another selection for the 2021 tournament in Edmonton, Canada,[5] where he served as team captain.[6] During the competition, he scored one goal in four games, as Switzerland missed the quarterfinals for the first time in five years.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Kloten | Elite Jr. A | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC Kloten | Elite Jr. A | 37 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC Kloten | SL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 49 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Davos | NL | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 24 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Davos | NL | 42 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Davos | NL | 50 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Davos | NL | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | HC Davos | NL | 44 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2025–26 | HC Davos | NL | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| NL totals | 240 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 93 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Switzerland | HG18 | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Switzerland | U18 | 9th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Switzerland | HG18 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Switzerland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Switzerland | WJC | 9th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2025 | Switzerland | WC |  |
10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Switzerland | OG | 5th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Switzerland | WC | |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Winterhawks sign Knak and Brøndberg". winterhawks.com. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Confirmed - Simon Knak to start the season with HC Davos". swisshockeynews.ch. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "One out, one in - HC Davos loses Simon Knak but signs Tony Sund". swisshockeynews.ch. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ "Simon Knak returns to HC Davos". swisshockeynews.ch. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "Roster for the World Juniors set - three players didn't survive final cut". swisshockeynews.ch. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ "Simon Knak named Swiss captain for World Juniors". subnetwork.ca. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Simon Knak at Milano Cortina 2026
- Simon Knak at Olympics.com
- Simon Knak at Olympedia
- Simon Knak at InterSportStats
- 2002 births
- Living people
- HC Davos players
- Ice hockey people from Zurich
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- Portland Winterhawks players
- Swiss ice hockey right wingers
- Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
- Ice hockey players at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen