Jordan Knackstedt

Jordan Knackstedt
Knackstedt in 2023
Born	(1988-09-28) September 28, 1988 (age 36) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Oberliga team Former teams	Hannover Scorpions Providence Bruins Rochester Americans HC Bolzano Tingsryds AIF Milano Rossoblu Abbotsford Heat Rubin Tyumen Saryarka Karaganda ESV Kaufbeuren Herlev Eagles Esbjerg Energy Eispiraten Crimmitschau Dresdner Eislöwen Selber Wölfe
NHL draft	189th overall, 2007 Boston Bruins
Playing career	2008–present

Jordan Knackstedt (born September 28, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Hannover Scorpions of the German Oberliga.

Playing career

Knackstedt entered the major junior ranks with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2004–05. Three seasons later, in his draft year, he was traded to the Moose Jaw Warriors and put up 56 points between the two teams. He was then drafted in the seventh round, 189th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Returning to the Warriors, Knackstedt recorded a team-leading 85 points, seventh overall in league scoring. ^[1] At the end of the WHL season, he was assigned by Boston to complete 2007–08 with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL).

On December 9, 2010, he was traded along with Jeff LoVecchio to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Sean Zimmerman and a conditional seventh round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. ^[2]

Knackstedt signed a one-year contract with Bolzano-Bozen Foxes (HC Bolzano) as a free agent on 2011. ^[3]

On September 25, 2013, the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL signed Knackstedt for the 2013–14 season. ^[4]

After a successful season with the Condors, Knackstedt opted to resume a European career in signing a one-year deal with Rubin Tyumen of the Russian second league the VHL, on August 6, 2014. ^[5] He endured a journeyman 2014–15 season, transferring to fellow VHL club, Saryarka Karaganda before finishing the season in Germany with ESV Kaufbeuren of the DEL2.

On November 4, 2015, Knackstedt belatedly signed for the 2015–16 season, in returning to America to sign with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. ^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		52	1	2	3	34		7	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		72	12	28	40	36		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		33	10	7	17	54		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		39	13	26	39	44		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		72	31	54	85	116		6	1	1	2	8
2007–08	Providence Bruins	AHL		5	2	0	2	2		4	1	0	1	0
2008–09	Providence Bruins	AHL		71	10	16	26	55		16	3	1	4	11
2009–10	Providence Bruins	AHL		67	14	24	38	30		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Providence Bruins	AHL		22	7	5	12	12		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Rochester Americans	AHL		44	5	9	14	26		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Bolzano	ITA		42	18	35	53	64		12	10	11	21	6
2012–13	Tingsryds AIF	Allsv		11	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Hockey Milano Rossoblu	ITA		27	9	14	23	18		6	1	4	5	2
2013–14	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL		69	19	32	51	101		16	5	9	14	4
2013–14	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		1	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Rubin Tyumen	VHL		17	2	3	5	11		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Saryarka Karaganda	VHL		6	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2		10	4	5	9	24		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	ECHL		45	12	19	31	45		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Quad City Mallards	ECHL		18	3	10	13	14		4	1	1	2	4
2016–17	Herlev Eagles	DEN		32	12	19	31	143		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Esbjerg Energy	DEN		4	3	2	5	4		17	8	10	18	42
2017–18	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL2		51	22	46	68	122		9	3	7	10	8
2018–19	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2		51	21	50	71	119		14	6	21	27	22
2019–20	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2		51	20	47	67	91		2	2	3	5	2
2020–21	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2		43	23	28	51	32		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2		51	24	52	76	35		6	5	3	8	8
2022–23	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2		51	16	31	47	22		7	1	3	4	31
2023–24	Selber Wölfe	DEL2		49	23	23	46	73		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				210	38	54	92	130		20	4	1	5	11
DEL2 totals				357	153	282	435	518		38	17	37	54	71

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Canada Western	U17			6	1	0	1	2
Junior totals					6	1	0	1	2

References

1. "2007-08 WHL League Leaders". Hockeydb.com. November 10, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
2. "Rochester Amerks get wingers Jordan Knackstedt and Jeff Lovecchio in trade". Norton Sports. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
3. "2011 Free-Agent Tracker". May 23, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
4. "Big AHL RW Jordan Knackstedt signed". Bakersfield Condors. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
5. "Ruby has signed a contract with Canadian striker" (in Russian). Rubin Tyumen. August 6, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
6. "Swamp Rabbits add more than 200 games of AHL experience". Greenville Swamp Rabbits. November 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database