{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1984)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Matt McKnight | team = Bietigheim Steelers | league = DEL | former_teams =Las Vegas Wranglers<br>Idaho Steelheads<br>Lausitzer Füchse | position = Centre | image = 2022-04-03 Eisbären Berlin gegen Bietigheim Steelers (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2021-22) by Sandro Halank–028.jpg | image_size = 230px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|06|14}} | birth_place = Halkirk, Alberta, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 190 | shoots = Right | draft = 280th overall | draft_team = Dallas Stars | draft_year = 2004 | career_start = 2008 | career_end = 2022 }} '''Matt McKnight''' (born June 14, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 9th round (280th overall) of the 2004 NHL entry draft.

McKnight is currently playing for the Bietigheim Steelers in the DEL in Germany. He previously played for the Lausitzer Füchse in the German 2nd Bundesliga from 2011 to 2013.<ref name="hockeyDB.com">{{cite web | url = http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=78661 | title = Matt McKnight (b.1984) | publisher = hockeyDB.com |date= |accessdate=March 24, 2015}}</ref> He received 2016-17 DEL2 Regular Season Forward of the Year honours after leading the league in points (24 goals, 48 assists in 50 games).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.del-2.org/nachrichten/del2/2894-kaufbeurens_stefan_vajs_ist_bester_spieler_in_der_del2_20162017.html|title=Kaufbeurens Stefan Vajs ist bester Spieler in der DEL2 2016/2017 {{!}} del-2.org|last=GmbH|first=Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade|website=del-2.org|language=de|access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref>

In the 2020/2021 season of the DEL2 he was promoted to the DEL with the Bietigheim Steelers after the DEL2 championship and at the age of 37 he played for the first time in the highest German ice hockey league, the DEL.

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2000–01 | Red Deer Chiefs AAA | AMHL | 36 || 11 || 8 || 19 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Red Deer Chiefs AAA | AMHL | 36 || 33 || 26 || 59 || 26 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2002–03 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 56 || 16 || 31 || 47 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 42 || 20 || 36 || 56 || 31 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2004–05 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 30 || 6 || 13 || 19 || 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 40 || 9 || 16 || 25 || 24 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 29 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 33 || 6 || 10 || 16 || 24 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2008–09 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 62 || 10 || 23 || 33 || 44 | 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | 2009–10 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 48 || 13 || 18 || 31 || 16 | 9 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 16 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2011–12 | Lausitzer Füchse | GER.2 | 45 || 16 || 28 || 44 || 32 | 5 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Lausitzer Füchse | GER.2 | 40 || 15 || 40 || 55 || 28 | 5 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 16 |- | 2013–14 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 46 || 20 || 32 || 52 || 18 | 16 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 || 21 || 56 || 77 || 14 | 4 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 0 |- | 2015–16 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 34 || 8 || 24 || 32 || 12 | 14 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 || 24 || 48 || 72 || 20 | 15 || 9 || 13 || 22 || 10 |- | 2017–18 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 52 || 34 || 44 || 78 || 16 | 13 || 2 || 13 || 15 || 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 || 26 || 53 || 79 || 28 | 7 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 8 |- | 2019–20 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 50 || 16 || 34 || 50 || 22 | 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 47 || 24 || 32 || 56 || 6 | 13 || 1 || 15 || 16 || 27 |- | 2021–22 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL | 55 || 9 || 13 || 22 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | ECHL totals ! 130 ! 26 ! 48 ! 74 ! 70 ! 13 ! 6 ! 2 ! 8 ! 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | DEL2 totals ! 382 ! 173 ! 323 ! 496 ! 136 ! 84 ! 23 ! 79 ! 102 ! 73 |}

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==External links== *{{Eliteprospects}} *{{hockeydb|78661}}

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