Ronald Knot
Ronald Knot (born August 8, 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Ronald Knot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 3, 1994 Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Arizona Coyotes Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) HC Slavia Praha BK Mladá Boleslav Piráti Chomutov HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
Knot made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Slavia Praha[1] during the 2012–13 Czech Extraliga season[2] and has also played for BK Mladá Boleslav and Piráti Chomutov.
Following two seasons with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec, Knot left the ELH for the first time in his professional career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on 18 May 2021.[3]
In the following 2021-22 season, Knot added size and a physical presence to the Neftekhimik blueline, contributing 4 goals and 17 points through 49 regular season games. He made three playoff appearances as Neftekhimik bowed out in the first-round sweep to Traktor Chelyabinsk.
As a free agent following the conclusion of his contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Knot left the KHL and secured a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL on 1 June 2022.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slavia Praha | Czech.1 | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Slavia Praha | Czech.1 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Slavia Praha | Czech.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 51 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 50 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | ELH | 51 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 49 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ELH totals | 266 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 203 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| KHL totals | 49 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | OG | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References
- "hrac › Ronald Knot" (in Czech). hockej.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- "hrac › Ronald Knot" (in Czech). hokejkv.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- "Neftekhimik sign contract with Czech defenseman" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "Coyotes sign Knot to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database