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Espen Knutsen

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: January 12, 1972 in Oslo, Norway

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 10th round (204th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1997-98 26 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 19 3 0 3 -10 6 2 1 0 0 21 14.3
2000-01 29 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66 11 42 53 -3 30 9 2 0 0 62 17.7 1054 15:59
2001-02 30 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 77 11 31 42 -28 47 4 5 2 1 102 10.8 1559 20:15
2002-03 31 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 31 5 4 9 -15 20 2 3 0 1 28 17.9 519 16:44
2003-04 32 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14 0 4 4 -5 2 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 216 15:28
Career 5 Seasons NHL 207 30 81 111 -61 105 17 11 2 2 224 13.4 3349 17:49

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1997-98 26 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 19 0.16 0.00 0.16 0.09 -0.53 0.32 1.11 3 0 3 2 6 4 12 0 -10
2000-01 29 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66 0.17 0.64 0.80 0.27 -0.05 0.45 0.94 12 45 57 19 71 36 38 0 -3
2001-02 30 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 77 0.14 0.40 0.55 0.19 -0.36 0.61 1.32 13 35 48 17 68 32 77 13 -28
2002-03 31 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 31 0.16 0.13 0.29 0.12 -0.48 0.65 0.90 6 4 10 4 15 8 29 7 -15
2003-04 32 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14 0.00 0.29 0.29 0.08 -0.36 0.14 0.79 0 5 5 1 6 3 8 0 -5
Career 5 Seasons NHL 207 0.14 0.39 0.54 0.19 -0.29 0.51 1.08 34 89 123 43 166 83 164 20 -61

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1988-89 17 Valerengen IF Oslo Jr. Nor-Jr. 36 14 7 21 18
1988-89 17 Norway WJC-A 6 0 2 2 6
1988-89 17 Norway EJC-A 5 8 4 12 10
1989-90 18 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 40 25 28 53 44
1989-90 18 Norway WJC-A 7 2 7 9 6
1989-90 18 Norway EJC-A 6 6 11 17 10
1990-91 19 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 31 30 24 54 42
1990-91 19 Norway WJC-A 7 1 2 3 4
1991-92 20 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 30 28 26 54 37
1992-93 21 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 13 11 13 24 4
1993-94 22 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 38 32 26 58 20
1993-94 22 Norway Olympics 7 1 3 4 2
1993-94 22 Norway WC-A 6 3 2 5 0
1994-95 23 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 30 6 14 20 18
1994-95 23 Norway WC-A 5 2 1 3 0
1995-96 24 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 32 10 23 33 50
1995-96 24 Norway WC-A 5 3 0 3 0
1996-97 25 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 39 16 33 49 20
1996-97 25 Norway WC-A 8 0 5 5 4
1997-98 26 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 41 4 13 17 -26 18 2 2 0 0 55 7.3
1998-99 27 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 39 18 24 42 32
1998-99 27 Djurgardens IF Stockholm EuroHL 4 2 2 4 2
1999-00 28 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 48 18 35 53 65
2002-03 31 Norway WC-B 5 4 5 9 8
2003-04 32 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1 0 0
2003-04 32 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 1 0 0 0 4
2003-04 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 6 2 3 5 4
2004-05 33 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 15 0 8 8 12
Career 2 Seasons AHL 43 5 14 19 -27 18 2 3 0 0 55 7.3
Career 2 Seasons EJC-A 11 14 15 29 20
Career 1 Season EuroHL 4 2 2 4 2
Career 1 Season Nor-Jr. 36 14 7 21 18
Career 6 Seasons Norway 153 126 117 243 151
Career 1 Season Olympics 7 1 3 4 2
Career 7 Seasons Sweden 209 70 140 210 201
Career 4 Seasons WC-A 24 8 8 16 4
Career 1 Season WC-B 5 4 5 9 8
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 20 3 11 14 16

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 19 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 5 3 4 7
1991-92 20 Valerengen IF Oslo Norway 8 7 8 15
1994-95 23 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 3 0 1 1 0
1995-96 24 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 4 1 0 1 2
1996-97 25 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 4 2 4 6 6
1998-99 27 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 4 0 1 1 2
1999-00 28 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 13 5 16 21 2
2003-04 32 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 3 0 0 0 6
Career 2 Seasons Norway 13 10 12 22
Career 6 Seasons Sweden 31 8 22 30 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2002 NHL

Transactions

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October 1, 1996: Rights traded to Anaheim by Hartford for Kevin Brown, October 1, 1996.

May 25, 2000: Traded to Columbus by Anaheim for Columbus' 4th round choice (Vladmir Korsunov) in 2001 Entry Draft, May 25, 2000.

March 13, 2003: Missed majority of 2002-03 season recovering from groin (November 5, 2002 vs. Washington) and wrist (March 13, 2003 vs. Colorado) injuries.

December 17, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Valerenga (Norway), December 17, 2003.

December 30, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Djurgarden (Sweden), December 30, 2003.

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