Born: | Sept. 10, 1990 | Draft: | 2009, Florida Panthers, #135 Overall |
Hometown: | Oliver, BC, CAN | Position: | C |
Known For: | NCAA career | Shoots/Catches: | Right |
National Team: | Canada | Current Team: | Avangard Omsk (KHL) |
Corban Knight (born September 10, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was a fifth-round selection, 135th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Calgary Flames after the Panthers were unable to sign him to a contract. Knight played four seasons of college hockey with the University of North Dakota and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2012–13.
Corban Knight Statistics
Deeper Dive
- Calgary Flames Acquire Smilin’ Corban Knight
- Calgary Flames – Who Is Corban Knight?
- NCAA Hockey: Viva Las Vegas
Achievements
- AMHL Top Forward 2007-2008
- AJHL (South) All-Rookie Team 2008-2009
- AJHL (South) All-Star Team 2008-2009
- AJHL Rookie of the Year 2008-2009
- NCAA (WCHA) Champion 2009-2010
- NCAA (WCHA) Champion 2010-2011
- NCAA (WCHA) Champion 2011-2012
- NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team 2012-2013
- NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 2012-2013
- NCAA Top Collegiate Player (Hobey Baker Award) Finalist 2012-2013
- KHL Forward of the Week (Dec. 23) 2019-2020
- KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 2020-2021
- KHL Most Points by Foreigner (48) 2021-2022