Katy Knoll
| Katy Knoll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Knoll in 2025 | |||
| Born |
January 16, 2001 Amherst, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL Las Vegas Minnesota Frost | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Katelyn Joyce Knoll (born January 16, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey forward for PWHL Las Vegas of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Minnesota Frost of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern.
Early life
[edit]Knoll attended Nichols School in Buffalo, New York, where she played ice hockey, tennis and golf. She was named the Buffalo News Prep Talk Player of the Year in 2017.[1][2]
Playing career
[edit]College
[edit]Knoll began her collegiate hockey career at Northeastern during the 2019–20 season. In her freshman year, she recorded ten goals and 16 assists in 38 games, and led all Huskies rookies with 26 points. During the 2020–21 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded 12 goals and ten assists in 25 games, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021–22 season, in her junior year, she recorded ten goals and 11 assists in 37 games. During the 2022–23 season, in her senior year, she recorded 18 goals and 16 assists in 38 games. During the 2023–24 season, in her graduate student year, she recorded 11 goals and 17 assists in 39 games.[1] She finished her collegiate career with 61 goals and 70 assists in 177 games.[3]
Professional
[edit]On June 10, 2024, Knoll was drafted in the seventh round, 39th overall, by PWHL Minnesota in the 2024 PWHL Draft.[4][5] In November 2024, following pre-season mini camp, she signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Frost.[6] During the 2024–25 season, she recorded one goal and one assist in 21 games. During the 2025 PWHL playoffs she recorded two goals and three assists in eight games. During game three of the 2025 PWHL Finals against the Ottawa Charge, she scored the game-winning goal in triple-overtime, to put the Frost one win away from their second consecutive Walter Cup.[7][8]
On June 27, 2025, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Frost.[9] During the 2025–26 season, she recorded seven goals and two assists in 30 regular season games and one goal in five games during the 2026 Walter Cup playoffs.[10]
During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she signed a two-year contract with PWHL Las Vegas on June 15, 2026.[11]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 2018 Russia | |
 | 2019 Japan | |
Knoll represented the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded two goals in five games and won a gold medal.[12] She again represented the United States at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she recorded three goals and two assists in five games and won a silver medal.[13][14]
Personal life
[edit]Knoll was born to Dan and Sue Knoll, and has a brother, Dan, and a sister, Kristen.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Northeastern University | HE |
38 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Northeastern University | HE |
25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Northeastern University | HE |
37 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Northeastern University | HE |
38 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Northeastern University | HE |
39 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Minnesota Frost | PWHL |
21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Minnesota Frost | PWHL |
30 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PWHL totals | 51 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | United States | U18 |  |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | United States | U18 |  |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Honors | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| PWHL | ||
| Walter Cup Champion | 2025 | [15] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Katy Knoll Bio". nuhuskies.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ Bailey, Budd (June 5, 2017). "Prep Talk Player of the Year in girls hockey: Katy Knoll, Nichols". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ Cooke, Jason (May 29, 2024). "Boston Connections In The PWHL Draft". The Hockey News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Three Huskies Selected In 2024 PWHL Draft". nuhuskies.com. June 10, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ Tibbetts, Dom (July 17, 2024). "Life in the fast lane: How hockey and racing brought WNY native Katy Knoll to the PWHL". WKBW-TV. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Minnesota Frost Announce 2024-25 Roster". thepwhl.com. November 29, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Knoll's triple overtime winner gives Minnesota 2-1 series lead over Ottawa". thepwhl.com. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ↑ Spiros, Dean (May 25, 2025). "Katy Knoll's goal in third OT puts Frost one game from championship". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Minnesota Frost re-sign Katy Knoll to one-year contract". thepwhl.com. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ↑ "PWHL Las Vegas signs Katy Knoll to two-year contract". thepwhl.com. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ "PWHL Las Vegas signs forward Katy Knoll to two-year contract". fox5vegas.com. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ Filipowski, Nick (January 16, 2018). "Katy Knoll returns to Nichols to "Hero's Welcome"". WIVB-TV. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Katy Knoll". USA Hockey. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Miguel (February 7, 2019). "Katy Knoll has special experience playing for Team USA Under-18 women". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Minnesota Frost capture second Walter Cup title". Sportsnet.ca. May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- Northeastern Huskies bio