Ronald Knot

Ronald Knot
Knot with the Tucson Roadrunners in 2023
Born	(1994-08-03) August 3, 1994 (age 30) 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	2012–present

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		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
2022–23	Tucson Roadrunners	AHL		64	4	13	17	63		2	0	1	1	2
2023–24	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		40	5	9	14	41		8	0	1	1	4
ELH totals				306	24	47	71	244		29	1	8	9	10
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	U18	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
2023	Czech Republic	WC	8th		4	0	0	0	0
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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database