Mike Knuble
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
ft in
( m) 232 lb (105 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Boston Bruins |
| Nationality |  United States & Canada |
| Born | July
4 1972 , Toronto, ON, CA |
| NHL Draft | 76th overall, 1991 Detroit Red Wings |
| Pro Career | 1995 – present |
Michael Knuble (born July 4, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born American professional right winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL.
Playing career
Raised in Kentwood, Michigan by his Latvian-American parents, Knuble was drafted 76th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played the next four years at the University of Michigan and was given Second Team CCHA All-Star honors in 1994 and 1995 and NCAA West All-American Team honors in 1995. Following his collegiate career, he made his professional debut in the 1995 Calder Cup playoffs with the Adirondack Red Wings. He spent the entire 1995-96 season and most of the 1996-97 season with Adironack before making his NHL debut in Detroit, playing 9 regular season games in 1996-97. Detroit won the Stanley Cup that season, but Knuble's name wasn't engraved on the Cup since he had not played enough games. However, Detroit repeated as Cup Champions in 1997-98, his first full season in the NHL, and though he only played three playoff games, his name was engraved on the Cup.
Prior to the 1998-99 season, Detroit traded Knuble to the New York Rangers for a 2000 2nd round draft choice (Tomas Kopecky). Knuble played in all 82 games with the Rangers that season, recording 15 goals and 20 assists. With a month to go in the 1999-2000 season, the Rangers traded him to the Boston Bruins for Rob DiMaio. After posting 20 points in 82 games in 2000-01 and 14 points in 54 games in 2001-02, Knuble found himself playing left wing on a line with Joe Thornton and Glen Murray beginning in 2002-03. He scored 30 goals and 29 assists in 75 games, good for third on the Bruins. After another solid season in 2003-04, 21 goals and 25 assists in 82 games, Knuble signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in the off-season. He played for Linkopings HC of the Elitserien during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, scoring 26 goals and assisting on 13 others in 49 games.
When the lockout came to an end, Knuble was slotted to play right wing on a line with Simon Gagne and Peter Forsberg, a line which was later nicknamed the Deuces Wild Line. He responded with his best season as a pro in 2005-06, recording career highs in goals (34), assists (31), and points (65). On pace to duplicate his numbers despite his team's poor performance in 2006-07, Knuble's season was nearly cut short after a collision with Rangers forward Brendan Shanahan. After missing a month of action he returned to the ice and finished with 24 goals and 30 assists in 64 games and brought his plus/minus to +2, Knuble being one of two Flyers (Gagne being the other) to finish with a plus rating.
Awards
- 1993-94: Second Team All-Star (CCHA)
- 1994-95: Second Team All-Star (CCHA)
- 1994-95: West All-American Team (NCAA)
- 1997-98: Stanley Cup Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
- 2006-07: Yanick Dupre Memorial
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991-92 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 43 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 71 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 34 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 80 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 68 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 53 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-2000 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-2000 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 54 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 75 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003-04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 49 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2006-07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 64 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 656 | 159 | 168 | 327 | 360 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
International play
Played for the United States in:
- 1995 - World Ice Hockey Championships
- 1999 - World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2001 - World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2005 - World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2006 - XX Olympic Winter Games
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | USA | WC-A | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1999 | USA | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2001 | USA | WC-A | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | USA | WC-A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | USA | Olym. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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