Theresa Knutson
Theresa Knutson | |||
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Born |
Onalaska, Wisconsin, United States | April 1, 1996||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
NWHL team | Metropolitan Riveters | ||
Played for |
University of Connecticut | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Theresa Knutson is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
Career[]
She attended Aquinas High School but played varsity hockey for Onalaska High School, where she led the state in scoring four years in a row, was named Wisconsin High School Offensive Player of the Year three times, and won the Wisconsin Miss Hockey Award in 2014.[1][2][3]
From 2014 to 2018, she attended the University of Connecticut, scoring 79 points in 135 NCAA games.[4] She scored her first career collegiate goal on the 19th of October 2014 against Syracuse University.[5][6]
After graduating, she moved to Germany to sign with in the Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga.[7] She scored 66 points in 28 games in her rookie Bundesliga season, including 48 goals, good for 3rd in the league in points.[8][9]
She returned to North America for the 2020–21 season, signing with the NWHL's Metropolitan Riveters.[10]
Career statistics[]
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2018-19 | DFEL | 28 | 48 | 18 | 66 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2019-20 | DFEL | 21 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
DFEL totals | 49 | 63 | 31 | 94 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - |
References[]
- ^ Sommerfeldt, Todd. "College hockey: La Crosse Aquinas graduate Theresa Knutson coming off 2-goal performance for UConn". La Crosse Tribune.
- ^ "Ona Co-op's Theresa Knutson concludes historic high school career". March 10, 2014.
- ^ Griswold, David. "David Griswold: Knutson among nation's all-time top scorers in girls hockey". La Crosse Tribune.
- ^ "Theresa Knutson - Women's Ice Hockey". University of Connecticut Athletics.
- ^ Hanse, Heidi. "Onalaska graduate Theresa Knutson finds success with University of Connecticut's hockey team". La Crosse Tribune.
- ^ "UConn Women's Hockey Team Stays Alive". courant.com.
- ^ "Mad Dogs sichern sich US-Star - Mannheimer Morgen". www.morgenweb.de.
- ^ "Mannheims Amerikanerin Knutson besiegt Bärinnen "im Alleingang"".
- ^ Teimann, Thorsten. "HA+ Theresa Knutson umkurvt den EC Bergkamen". Hellweger Anzeiger.
- ^ "Riveters Sign Theresa Knutson, Prolific Goal Scorer from UConn and the Frauen-Bundesliga". www.nwhl.zone.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Theresa Knutson on Twitter
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Metropolitan Riveters players
- UConn Huskies women's ice hockey players
- American women's ice hockey forwards
- People from Onalaska, Wisconsin
- American expatriate sportspeople in Germany