Fred Knipscheer
| Fred Knipscheer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 3, 1969 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2000 | ||
Fred Knipscheer (born September 3, 1969 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues between 1993 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2000, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career[]
The native of Fort Wayne, Indiana grew up playing junior hockey at Snider High School.[1] He transferred to St. Cloud State after graduating and enjoyed three strong years there. In 1992-93 he scored 34 goals in 36 games and was voted on to the WCHA first all-star team and the NCAA West Second All-American Team.
The Boston Bruins signed him as a free agent after his big year and brought him up for eleven games in 1993-94. The youngster scored three goals and showed plenty of spunk but spent most of the year with the Providence Bruins of the AHL. He demonstrated the same zest the following year scoring 63 points in Providence and playing hard during a 16-game recall in Boston.
Early in the 1995-96 season Knipscheer was traded to the St. Louis Blues for veteran defenseman Rick Zombo. He only played one NHL game that year and returned to the minors where he remained through the 1999-00 season.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Omaha Lancers | USHL | 47 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Omaha Lancers | USHL | 48 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990–91 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 33 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 36 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 62 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 71 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 68 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 24 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 41 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 58 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 43 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 40 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 218 | 91 | 91 | 182 | 232 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| IHL totals | 235 | 63 | 99 | 162 | 226 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 28 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1992–93 |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1992–93 |
References[]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey centers
- Ice hockey players from Indiana
- Boston Bruins players
- Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
- Indianapolis Ice players
- Kentucky Thoroughblades players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Omaha Lancers players
- Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
- Providence Bruins players
- St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Sportspeople from Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players
- Worcester IceCats players
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
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