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Espen Knutsen

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: January 12, 1972 in Oslo, Norway

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 10th round (204th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1997-98 26 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 19 3 0 3 0.16 2 0.08 6 4 12 0 -10 6 2 1 0 0 21 1.11 14.3
2000-01 29 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66 11 42 53 0.80 19 0.28 71 36 38 0 -3 30 9 2 0 0 62 0.94 17.7 1054 15:59
2001-02 30 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 77 11 31 42 0.55 15 0.19 68 32 77 13 -28 47 4 5 2 1 102 1.32 10.8 1559 20:15
2002-03 31 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 31 5 4 9 0.29 4 0.12 15 8 29 7 -15 20 2 3 0 1 28 0.90 17.9 519 16:44
2003-04 32 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14 0 4 4 0.29 1 0.09 6 3 8 0 -5 2 0 0 0 0 11 0.79 0.0 216 15:28
Career 5 Seasons NHL 207 30 81 111 0.54 40 0.19 166 83 164 20 -61 105 17 11 2 2 224 1.08 13.4 3349 17:49

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1988-89 17 Valerengen IF Oslo Jr. Nor-Jr. 36 14 7 21 0.58 18
1988-89 17 Norway WJC-A 6 0 2 2 0.33 6
1988-89 17 Norway EJC-A 5 8 4 12 2.40 10
1989-90 18 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 40 25 28 53 1.33 44
1989-90 18 Norway WJC-A 7 2 7 9 1.29 6
1989-90 18 Norway EJC-A 6 6 11 17 2.83 10
1990-91 19 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 31 30 24 54 1.74 42
1990-91 19 Norway WJC-A 7 1 2 3 0.43 4
1991-92 20 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 30 28 26 54 1.80 37
1992-93 21 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 13 11 13 24 1.85 4
1993-94 22 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 38 32 26 58 1.53 20
1993-94 22 Norway Olympics 7 1 3 4 0.57 2
1993-94 22 Norway WC-A 6 3 2 5 0.83 0
1994-95 23 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 30 6 14 20 0.67 18
1994-95 23 Norway WC-A 5 2 1 3 0.60 0
1995-96 24 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 32 10 23 33 1.03 50
1995-96 24 Norway WC-A 5 3 0 3 0.60 0
1996-97 25 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 39 16 33 49 1.26 20
1996-97 25 Norway WC-A 8 0 5 5 0.63 4
1997-98 26 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 41 4 13 17 0.41 -26 18 2 2 0 0 55 1.34 7.3
1998-99 27 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 39 18 24 42 1.08 32
1998-99 27 Djurgardens IF Stockholm EuroHL 4 2 2 4 1.00 2
1999-00 28 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 48 18 35 53 1.10 65
2002-03 31 Norway WC-B 5 4 5 9 1.80 8
2003-04 32 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2 1 1 2 1.00 -1 0 0 1 0 0
2003-04 32 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 1 0 0 0 0.00 4
2003-04 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 6 2 3 5 0.83 4
2004-05 33 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 15 0 8 8 0.53 12
Career 2 Seasons AHL 43 5 14 19 0.44 -27 18 2 3 0 0 55 1.34 7.3
Career 2 Seasons EJC-A 11 14 15 29 2.64 20
Career 1 Season EuroHL 4 2 2 4 1.00 2
Career 1 Season Nor-Jr. 36 14 7 21 0.58 18
Career 6 Seasons Norway 153 126 117 243 1.59 151
Career 1 Season Olympics 7 1 3 4 0.57 2
Career 7 Seasons Sweden 209 70 140 210 1.00 201
Career 4 Seasons WC-A 24 8 8 16 0.67 4
Career 1 Season WC-B 5 4 5 9 1.80 8
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 20 3 11 14 0.70 16

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 19 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 5 3 4 7 1.40
1991-92 20 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 8 7 8 15 1.88
1994-95 23 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 3 0 1 1 0.33 0
1995-96 24 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 4 1 0 1 0.25 2
1996-97 25 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 4 2 4 6 1.50 6
1998-99 27 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 4 0 1 1 0.25 2
1999-00 28 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 13 5 16 21 1.62 2
2003-04 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 3 0 0 0 0.00 6
Career 2 Seasons Norway 13 10 12 22 1.69
Career 6 Seasons Sweden 31 8 22 30 0.97 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

2002 NHL

Transactions

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October 1, 1996: Rights traded to Anaheim by Hartford for Kevin Brown, October 1, 1996.

May 25, 2000: Traded to Columbus by Anaheim for Columbus' 4th round choice (Vladmir Korsunov) in 2001 Entry Draft, May 25, 2000.

March 13, 2003: Missed majority of 2002-03 season recovering from groin (November 5, 2002 vs. Washington) and wrist (March 13, 2003 vs. Colorado) injuries.

December 17, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Valerenga (Norway), December 17, 2003.

December 30, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Djurgarden (Sweden), December 30, 2003.