Eric Knodel (born June 8, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who most recently played for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round (128th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Eric Knodel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Knodel with Lehigh Valley in 2020. | |||
| Born |
June 8, 1990 West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
free agent Toronto Marlies San Diego Gulls Rochester Americans Lehigh Valley Phantoms | ||
| NHL Draft |
128th overall, 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Junior Flyers | 18U AAA | 51 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia Junior Flyers | 18U AAA | 51 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 50 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of New Hampshire | H-East | 37 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of New Hampshire | H-East | 38 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | University of New Hampshire | H-East | 41 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 56 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 58 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 57 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 70 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 44 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 49 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Hockey East | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2014 | |
| ECHL | ||
| ECHL All-Star Game | 2017 | |
| Defenseman of the Year | 2019 | [2] |
| First All-Star Team | 2019 | [3] |
| Second All-Star Team | 2018, 2020 | [4][5] |
References edit
- ^ "Leafs Sign Knodel To Entry Level Contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 25, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Cincinnati's Knodel named CCM/ECHL Defenseman of the Year". ECHL. April 10, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "All-ECHL First and Second Teams Announced". ECHL. April 4, 2019.
- ^ "2017–18 All-ECHL Second Team Announced". ECHL. April 5, 2018. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ "ALL-ECHL FIRST AND SECOND TEAMS ANNOUNCED". ECHL. April 3, 2020.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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