Rick Knickle

Rick Knickle
Born (1960-02-26) February 26, 1960 (age 64)
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 116th overall, 1979
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1979–1997

Richard S. Knickle (born February 26, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 14 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1997, was spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

As a youth, Knickle played in the 1971, 1972 and 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Greenwood.[1] Knickle won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 1979 with the Brandon Wheat Kings

He was drafted in the sixth round, 116th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Knickle played for eleven different International Hockey League teams in his career. He won the Turner Cup in 1984 with the Flint Generals (1969–1985)

He later played fourteen games with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. Knickle joined the Phoenix Coyotes as their Director of Amateur Scouting on July 28, 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1976–77 Yarmouth Mariners MJRHL 13 — — — 780 40 1 3.08 — — — — — — — — —
1977–78 Brandon Travellers MJHL 7 — — — 427 26 0 3.65 — — — — — — — — —
1977–78 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 49 34 5 7 2806 182 0 3.89 .898 8 4 4 450 36 0 4.82 —
1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 38 26 3 8 2240 118 1 3.16 .909 16 12 3 886 41 1 2.78 —
1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 2 0 2 123 11 0 3.57 .863
1979–80 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 33 11 14 1 1604 125 0 4.68 .885 — — — — — — — —
1979–80 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 16 — — — 829 52 0 3.76 — 3 — — 156 17 0 6.54 —
1980–81 Erie Blades EHL 43 — — — 2347 125 1 3.20 — 8 — — 446 14 0 1.88 —
1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL 31 10 12 5 1753 108 1 3.70 — 3 0 2 125 7 0 3.37 —
1982–83 Flint Generals IHL 27 — — — 1638 92 2 3.37 — 3 — — 193 10 0 3.11 —
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 4 0 3 0 143 11 0 4.64 — — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Flint Generals IHL 60 32 21 5 3518 203 3 3.46 — 8 8 0 480 24 0 3.00 —
1984–85 Flint Generals IHL 36 18 11 3 2018 115 2 3.42 — 7 3 4 401 27 0 4.04 —
1984–85 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 14 7 6 0 780 53 0 4.08 — — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Saginaw Generals IHL 39 16 15 0 2235 135 2 3.62 — 3 2 1 193 12 0 3.73 —
1986–87 Saginaw Generals IHL 26 9 13 0 1413 113 0 4.80 — 5 1 4 329 21 0 3.83 —
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 13 2 8 1 705 58 0 4.94 — 6 3 3 294 20 0 4.08 —
1988–89 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 47 22 16 0 2716 141 1 3.11 — 4 1 2 173 15 0 5.20 —
1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 55 25 24 1 2998 210 1 4.20 — 2 0 2 101 13 0 7.72 —
1990–91 Albany Choppers IHL 14 4 6 2 679 52 0 4.59 — — — — — — — — —
1990–91 Springfield Indians AHL 9 6 0 2 509 28 0 3.30 — — — — — — — — —
1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 46 28 13 4 2686 155 0 3.46 — 2 0 1 78 3 0 2.31 —
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 6 4 0 533 35 0 3.95 .880 — — — — — — — —
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 41 33 4 4 2437 88 4 2.17 .909 — — — — — — — —
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 1 2 0 174 9 0 3.11 .873 — — — — — — — —
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 25 8 9 3 1292 89 1 4.13 .876 — — — — — — — —
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 49 24 15 5 2725 134 3 2.95 >899 — — — — — — — —
1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 18 9 5 1 872 50 0 3.44 >874 — — — — — — — —
1995–96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 7 6 1 0 420 27 0 3.86 .885 4 1 0 126 7 0 3.33 .889
1996–97 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 19 5 9 1 940 60 0 3.83 .877 — — — — — — — —
IHL totals 539 — — — 30,181 1778 19 3.53 — 47 — — 2524 169 0 4.02 —
NHL totals 14 7 6 0 707 44 0 3.74 .879 — — — — — — — —

Awards

  • WHL First All-Star Team – 1979

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.


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