| Igor Knyazev | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 23, 1983 Elektrostal, Soviet Union |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| team Former teams |
free agent Spartak Moscow Ak Bars Kazan Khimik Voskresensk Khimik Moscow Oblast Dynamo Moscow Vityaz Chekhov HC MVD |
| NHL Draft | 15th overall, 2001 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
Igor Knyazev (born January 23, 1983 in Elektrostal, Soviet Union) is a Russian ice hockey defenceman. Knyazev was drafted in the first-round, 15th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent two seasons in the American Hockey League with the Lowell Lock Monsters and the Springfield Falcons before returning to the Russian Super League in 2004. He never played in the National Hockey League
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999-00 | Spartak Moscow | RUS-2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | Spartak Moscow | RUS-2 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | ||
| 2001-02 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 68 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003-04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 72 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005-06 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007-08 | HC MVD | RSL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC MVD | KHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RUS-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Russia | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001 | Russia | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 2002 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Junior Int'l Totals | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 57 | ||||
| Preceded by David Tanabe |
Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick 2001 |
Succeeded by Cam Ward |