Ronald Knot
Knot with the Tucson Roadrunners in 2023
Born (1994-08-03) 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
ELH team
Former teams
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
HC Slavia Praha
BK Mladá Boleslav
Piráti Chomutov
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012present

Ronald Knot (born August 3, 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

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 National Hockey League (NHL) on 1 June 2022.[4] In the 2022–23 season, Knot played exclusively with the Coyotes American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. As a fixture on the blueline he recorded 4 goals and 17 points through 63 regular season games.

As a pending free agent from the Coyotes, without having featured in the NHL, Knot opted to return to his native Czech Republic, linking up with former club HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the ELH, on a three-year contract on 9 May 2023.[5]

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 140114 40000
2009–10 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 4223530 51122
2010–11 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 395101520 10000
2010–11 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 1312310
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 163366
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 271014 20000
2012–13 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 32791645
2012–13 HC Slavia Praha ELH 10000
2013–14 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 15291110 310116
2013–14 HC Slavia Praha ELH 3202210 50110
2014–15 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 40338
2014–15 HC Slavia Praha ELH 3420253
2015–16 HC Slavia Praha Czech.1 475172212 1826810
2016–17 HC Slavia Praha Czech.1 495101532 904410
2017–18 BK Mladá Boleslav ELH 2611216
2017–18 HC Slavia Praha Czech.1 10000
2017–18 Piráti Chomutov ELH 2114532
2018–19 Piráti Chomutov ELH 516111718
2019–20 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 50491338
2019–20 HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czech.1 11010
2020–21 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 515111636 161676
2021–22 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 494131726 30000
2022–23 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 644131763 20112
ELH totals 266193857203 211786
KHL totals 494131726 30000

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Czech Republic IH18 6th 40110
2012 Czech Republic U18 8th 60006
2014 Czech Republic WJC 6th 40006
2022 Czech Republic OG 9th 4 0 1 1 2
2023 Czech Republic WC 8th 40000
Junior totals 14 0 1 1 12
Senior totals 8 0 1 1 2

References

  1. "hrac › Ronald Knot" (in Czech). hockej.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. "hrac › Ronald Knot" (in Czech). hokejkv.cz. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  3. "Neftekhimik sign contract with Czech defenseman" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. "Coyotes sign Knot to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. "National Team defenseman returns to White Tigers" (in Czech). HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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