Richard S. Knickle (born February 26, 1960) is a Canadian former professional

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. He played 14 games in the

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with the

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during the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1997, was spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

As a youth, Knickle played in the 1971, 1972 and 1973

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s with a

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team from Greenwood. Knickle won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 1979 with the

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He was drafted in the sixth round, 116th overall, by the

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in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Knickle played for eleven different International Hockey League teams in his career. He won the

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in 1984 with the

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He later played fourteen games with the

in the

. Knickle joined the

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as their Director of Amateur Scouting on July 28, 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

* WHL First All-Star Team – 1979

References

External links

*
Rick Knickle @ hockeygoalies.org
1960 births Living people Albany Choppers players Arizona Coyotes scouts Brandon Travellers players Brandon Wheat Kings players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Columbus Blue Jackets scouts Detroit Vipers players Flint Generals (IHL) players Flint Spirits players Fort Wayne Komets players Ice hockey people from New Brunswick Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Las Vegas Thunder players Los Angeles Kings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players Muskegon Mohawks players Nashville Predators scouts People from Kings County, Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Miramichi, New Brunswick Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Rochester Americans players Saginaw Generals players San Diego Gulls (IHL) players Sherbrooke Canadiens players Springfield Indians players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub