Samuel Knazko

Born on: August 7, 2002
Birth place: Trencín, Slovakia
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg)

Drafted by: Columbus Blue Jackets, 3. round (#78 overall), in 2020 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	19	2022	Team Slovakia	Olympics - Beijing	Beijing, China
Olympic Medals

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SHOTS	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Apr 13, 2023	PIT @ CBJ	(2-3)	0	0	0	0	1	9:35	9:35	0:00	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Apr 14, 2023	BUF @ CBJ	(5-2)	0	0	0	0	-1	21:42	20:44	0:00	0:58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2016‑17	Team Slovakia U16		14	3	0	2	2	4	3	0	0	0
2017‑18	Team Slovakia U17		15	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2017‑18	Team Slovakia U18		15	12	4	4	8	6	5	2	0	0	36.4
2018‑19	Team Slovakia U18		16	18	2	5	7	12	-4	2	0	1
2019‑20	Team Slovakia U20		17	10	0	2	2	4	-6	0	0	0
2019‑20	Team Slovakia U18		17	7	2	1	3	2	1	0	0	2	11.8
2020‑21	Team Slovakia U20		18	7	0	2	2	36	-2	0	0	0
2020‑21	Team Slovakia		18	8	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	TPS Turku	Liiga	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	19	27	5	15	20	12	14	1	0	1	11.1
2021‑22	Team Slovakia U20		19	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Team Slovakia		19	10	0	1	1	2	-2	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	20	50	1	20	21	17	-15	0	0	0	2.3
2022‑23	Team Slovakia		20	7	0	3	3	2	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2023‑24	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	21	44	2	10	12	12	-6	0	0	0	5.6
2024‑25	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	22	41	3	9	12	12	-9	0	0	0	8.3
2024‑25	Team Slovakia		22	3	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
	AHL Totals			135	6	39	45	41	-30	0	0	0	5.2
	WHL Totals			27	5	15	20	12	14	1	0	1	11.1
	NHL Totals			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Liiga Totals			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2021‑22	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	19	25	1	5	6	2	2	0	0	0	4.3
2023‑24	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	21	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0
	WHL Totals			25	1	5	6	2	2	0	0	0	4.3
	AHL Totals			2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Slovakia - U18 World Championship 2018	15	5	2	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	33.3
Team Slovakia - Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2018	15	4	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0
Team Slovakia - U18 World Championship 2019	16	7	0	0	0	4	-6	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2019	16	4	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 World Championship 2020	17	5	0	1	1	4	-8	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 World Championship 2021	18	4	0	1	1	14	-4	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - World Championship 2021	18	8	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 World Championship Cancelled Tournament 2022	19	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - Olympics ‑ Beijing 2022	19	7	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - World Championship 2023	20	7	0	3	3	2	-1	0	0	0	0.0
World Championship Totals		15	0	3	3	2	-2	0	0	0	0.0
U18 World Championship Totals		12	2	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	14.3
U20 World Championship Totals		11	0	3	3	18	-12	0	0	0	0.0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals		8	0	2	2	6	-1	0	0	0
Olympics Totals		7	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0.0

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Slovakia - U16 4‑Nations 2016	14	3	0	2	2	4	3	0	0	0
Team Slovakia - U17 4‑Nations 2017	15	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U18 5‑Nations 2017	15	4	2	2	4	6	0	2	0	0	40.0
Team Slovakia - U18 4‑Nations 2018	15	3	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U18 4‑Nations 2018	16	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	0	1	33.3
Team Slovakia - U18 5‑Nations 2018	16	4	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 4‑Nations 2019	17	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2019	17	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
Team Slovakia - U18 4‑Nations 2020	17	3	2	1	3	0	3	0	0	2	22.2
Team Slovakia - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2020	18	1	0	0	0	22	-1	0	0	0
Team Slovakia - U20 2‑Nations 2021	18	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - Deutschland Cup 2021	19	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Slovakia - 2026 Olympic Qualification 2024	22	3	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
U18 Men Totals		17	6	7	13	10	2	4	0	3	23.1
U20 Men Totals		8	0	2	2	22	4	0	0	0
Men Totals		6	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0.0
U17 Men Totals		3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
U16 Men Totals		3	0	2	2	4	3	0	0	0