Samuel Knazko

Born on:
Birth place: Trencín, Slovakia
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (186 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
Birth place: Trencín, Slovakia
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (186 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
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 | SOG | 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: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 | 13 | 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 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Slovakia | | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025‑26 | HC Vitkovice Steel | ELH | 23 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2025‑26 | Team Slovakia | | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL Totals | 149 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 43 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | |||
| WHL Totals | 27 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | |||
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | |||
| 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 |
| 2024‑25 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WHL Totals | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
| Team Slovakia - World Championship 2025 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 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 |