Rick Knickle

Richard S. Knickle (born February 26, 1960 in Chatham, New Brunswick and raised in Greenwood, Nova Scotia) is a former ice hockey goaltender.

Rick Knickle
Born (1960-02-26) February 26, 1960
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 116th overall, 1979
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19801997

Biography

As a youth, Knickle played in the 1971, 1972 and 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Greenwood.[1] He was drafted in the sixth round, 116th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Knickle played for eleven different International Hockey League teams in his career. He later played fourteen games with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. Knickle joined the Phoenix Coyotes as their Director of Amateur Scouting on July 28, 2011.

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.


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