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Hilary Knight (ice hockey)

For the illustrator, see Hilary Knight (illustrator).

Hilary Atwood Knight (born July 12, 1989)[1] is an American ice hockey forward and captain of the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is also a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.[2] She previously played for the Les Canadiennes de Montréal of the CWHL and the Boston Pride of the NWHL, with whom she won the inaugural Isobel Cup.

Hilary Knight
Knight in 2018
Born (1989-07-12) July 12, 1989 (age 35)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Boston Fleet
PWHPA Minnesota
Les Canadiennes de Montreal
Boston Pride
Boston Blades
Wisconsin Badgers
National team  United States
Playing career 2006–present
Website hilary-knight.com
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 China
Gold medal – first place 2009 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2011 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2013 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2016 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2017 United States
Gold medal – first place 2019 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2023 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2012 United States
Silver medal – second place 2007 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2024 United States

Knight played high school hockey for Choate Rosemary Hall and college hockey at Wisconsin. In her first year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Knight helped the team place second in the NCAA championships. The following year she led her team in points as the Badgers went on to win the National Championship.[3] With the US national team, she has won nine gold medals at the IIHF World Women's Championship and a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Knight was the inaugural recipient of the IIHF Female Player of the Year award in 2023.[4]

Early life

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Knight was born in Palo Alto, California but grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, and Hanover, New Hampshire.[5][6] After moving to Illinois her mother enrolled Knight and her three younger brothers in hockey. She grew up in a skiing family. Her cousin is three-time Olympic alpine skier Chip Knight.[7]

Playing career

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Wisconsin Badgers

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Tile at the Kohl Center recognizing Knight's time with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team

In her freshman season (2007–2008), Knight ranked second on the team in goals (20) and tied for fifth on the team in assists (18). Her points total of 38 was third overall in team scoring. She ranked seventh in the nation in points per game for rookies and game-winning goals. During the season, Knight had 12 multi-point games (ranked third). For the season, Knight led the team in game-winning goals with six. On February 2, Knight recorded a hat trick against WCHA rival North Dakota.

As a sophomore, Knight appeared in 39 games for the Badgers. Knight led the NCAA in goal scoring (45) and points (83). Her 16 power-play goals ranked first in the NCAA. Based on her statistical accomplishments, Knight became the new Badgers record-holder for points, goals, and power-play goals in one season. She recorded 24 multi-point games, 13 multi-goal games, and 11 multi-assist games.

On September 27, 2008, versus the Quinnipiac Bobcats, Knight had a career-high (and school record) five goals in one game. In the process, she recorded her first natural hat trick. Versus WCHA rival North Dakota (on November 16), Knight got her second hat trick of the season. During the Frozen Four, Knight led the team in scoring with six points (three goals and three assists). From September 26 to October 31, Knight had a nine-game point-scoring streak. She would end the season with a six-game point streak.

On October 2, 2010, Knight had a five-point game in a 6–0 victory over RPI. She had a natural hat trick to start the game and then had two assists.[8] On January 14 and 16, 2011, Knight produced eight scoring points while leading the Badgers to a two-game sweep of St. Cloud State. Knight accumulated five points on three goals and two assists in the January 14, 10–0 win. On the 16th, she had two more goals and one assist for three points as the Badgers won 6–0. Of her five goals, two were scored on the power play, and one of the goals on January 14 was the game-winner. With the sweep, the Badgers increased their winning streak to 10 straight games. Knight was the top goal scorer in Div. 1 women's hockey this season with 31.[9] On February 5, 2011, Knight scored her 36th goal of the year at 2:46 in the overtime period as Wisconsin defeated the Bemidji State Beavers by a 3–2 mark at the Sanford Center. Bemidji State goalie Alana McElhinney made 43 saves on the night, including 24 in the second period.[10]

 
Plaque at LaBahn Arena recognizing Knight as one of the All-American recognized alumni of the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team

On September 25, 2011, Knight scored her fifth career hat trick in a 13–0 defeat of the Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey program.[11] In a December 10, 2011, WCHA contest versus Bemidji State, Knight produced four points,[12] giving her a career total of 239. She has now surpassed Meghan Duggan's 238 career points to become the Wisconsin Badgers' all-time leading point scorer. For her efforts, Knight was recognized as the WCHA Player of the Week.[13] On January 28, 2012, the Badgers hosted a record crowd of 12,402 that attended the Kohl Center as Wisconsin swept the Bemidji State Beavers. Knight notched her first goal since December 10 with 7:38 left in the third period. Said goal would stand as the game-winner on Fill the Bowl night.[14] She graduated with 262 career points and is the Badgers all-time leader in goals (143), game-winning goals (30), power-play goals (37), and short-handed goals (8).[15]

CWHL

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Selected fourth overall by the Boston Blades in the 2012 CWHL Draft, Knight ended the season third overall in league scoring. She became the first American-born player to win the CWHL's Most Valuable Player Award. She was the leading scorer in the postseason, helping the Blades win the 2013 Clarkson Cup.[16][17]

NWHL

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On September 25, 2015, Knight moved to the Boston Pride of the NWHL.[18] In her first game with the Boston Pride, she scored the team's first goal and went on to score another goal in the game.[19] She finished the season as the NWHL's first scoring champion. Knight scored the overtime-winning goal in Game 1 of the 2016 Isobel Cup finals[20] and ultimately won the inaugural Isobel Cup with the Pride.[21] In February 2017, while playing for Team Kessel, Knight scored a goal at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[22]

Return to CWHL

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On March 8, 2018, Les Canadiennes de Montreal announced that Knight would be joining the team in time for the 2018 CWHL playoff run.[23] Knight would return to Les Canadiennes for the 2018-19 CWHL season, helping the club reach the 2019 Clarkson Cup finals. Knight would earn an assist in the game, despite the Calgary Inferno defeating Montreal in a 5–2 final score.

PWHPA

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In May 2019, Knight joined the #ForTheGame movement, leading to the formation of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.[24][25][26]

PWHL

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Knight with PWHL Boston in 2024

Knight was one of the first players to sign in the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) when she signed with PWHL Boston on September 7, 2023.[27] On January 2, 2024, Knight was named the team's inaugural captain.[28]

International

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Hilary Knight playing for Team USA in 2017

As a teenager, Knight was a United States senior national team member. In November 2006, she played for Team USA in the Four Nations Cup and was the youngest player for Team USA at 17 years old.[29] At the 2007 IIHF World Women's Championship, she was the youngest player on the United States squad. Her head coach was also the Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson. Knight earned silver at the tournament for the US. Later that year, she played for the United States Under 22 National Team. She scored the game-winning goal at 7:48 of overtime as the U.S. Women's National Team won its third consecutive world title with a 3–2 overtime victory against Canada at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship at Hallenstadion.[30] In the United States first game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Knight scored a hat trick in a victory over Russia.[31] In the opening match of the 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships, Knight scored two goals in a 9–2 win over Canada.[32]

Knight represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship where she recorded eight goals and four assists in seven games. During the championship game she recorded a hat trick to help lead USA to a gold medal. With 12 points during the tournament, she became the first player in IIHF World Women's Championship history to surpass 100 career points. The win also gave Knight nine career gold medals, tying Danielle Goyette for most all time. It was also her 13th career medal, tying Hayley Wickenheiser for the most medals all time.[33]

Olympics

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Knight has participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Knight took a year (2009–2010) off from school at the University of Wisconsin to join Team USA. She was the youngest member of either the men's or women's teams, at 20 years, 217 days of age.[34] She had 7 assists and 1 goal, with the lone goal coming against Finland. She finished the Olympics with 8 points and earned a silver medal.

In 2014, Knight was tied for the Team USA lead in points with 6 and scored the team's first goal of the tournament. She was named to the Media All-Star team after the end of the Games.[35] She finished the tournament with 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points and earned a silver medal.

In 2018, Knight scored Team USA's first goal in the final game and earned a gold medal.

On January 2, 2022, Knight was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[36]

Personal life

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Knight identifies as a member of the queer community.[37] Having been romantically linked to Frederik Andersen in 2014,[38] Knight began dating USA speed skater Brittany Bowe in December 2022.[39]

In addition to her playing career, Knight has served in various leadership roles within women's hockey. After the founding of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) in 2023, she was named to the executive committee of the league's labour union, the PWHL Players Association; she was also voted the union's player representative for PWHL Boston.[40]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 University of Wisconsin WCHA 36 19 16 35 24 5 1 2 3 4
2008–09 University of Wisconsin WCHA 34 39 28 67 18 5 6 10 16 6
2010–11 University of Wisconsin WCHA 34 42 27 69 10 7 5 7 12 2
2011–12 University of Wisconsin WCHA 34 28 26 54 22 6 3 3 6 0
2012–13 Boston Blades CWHL 24 17 15 32 10 4 1 4 5 0
2013–14 Boston Blades CWHL 4 4 4 8 0 4 5 1 6 0
2014–15 Boston Blades CWHL 13 8 14 22 4 3 4 3 7 6
2015–16 Boston Pride NWHL 17 15 18 33 8 4 7 2 9 0
2016–17 Boston Pride NWHL 10 8 7 15 4 2 3 2 5 2
2017–18 Les Canadiennes de Montréal CWHL 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Les Canadiennes de Montréal CWHL 23 9 8 17 4 4 4 4 8 0
NWHL totals 27 23 25 48 12 6 10 4 14 2
CWHL totals 65 38 41 79 20 17 14 12 26 6

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 United States WC   5 2 2 4 0
2008 United States WC   5 0 1 1 0
2009 United States WC   5 7 2 9 0
2010 United States OG   5 1 7 8 0
2011 United States WC   5 5 9 14 0
2012 United States WC   5 5 2 7 0
2013 United States WC   5 1 1 2 0
2014 United States OG   5 3 3 6 6
2015 United States WC   5 7 5 12 0
2016 United States WC   5 7 2 9 0
2017 United States WC   5 4 5 9 0
2018 United States OG   5 2 1 3 4
2019 United States WC   7 7 4 11 4
2021 United States WC   7 4 2 6 2
2022 United States OG   7 6 4 10 0
2022 United States WC   7 6 3 9 0
2023 United States WC   7 8 4 12 6
2024 United States WC   7 4 6 10 0
Senior totals 102 77 61 138 22

Career highs

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  • Most goals in one game: 5; vs. Quinnipiac (September 27, 2008)
  • Most assists in one game: 5; vs. St. Cloud State (February 11, 2012)
  • Most points in one game: 6; vs. St. Cloud State (February 11, 2012)
  • Longest point-scoring streak: 20 consecutive games; (December 10, 2010, to February 26, 2011)
  • Career multi-point games: 63[34]

Awards and honors

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  • The city of Sun Valley, Idaho, declared May 19, 2011, as Hilary Knight Day.[41]

IIHF

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NCAA

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  • 2009 RBK Hockey/AHCA Division I first-team All-American
  • 2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top 10 finalist
  • 2009 WCHA Player of the Year
  • 2009 Frozen Four All-Tournament team
  • 2011 Frozen Four All-Tournament team
  • 2011 NCAA Tournament MVP
  • 2008 WCHA All-Rookie Team
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of Oct.8, 2008)
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 19, 2008)
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5, 2010)
  • 2008–09 WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week honors (Week of January 7, 2009)
  • WCHA Rookie of the Week honors (Week of February 4, 2009)
  • 2010 WCHA Pre-Season Player of the Year[42]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of January 5, 2011)[43]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of January 19, 2011)[9]
  • 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee[44]
  • 2011 First Team All-America selection[45]
  • WCHA Player of the Week (Week of December 14, 2011)[13]

CWHL

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  • 2013 CWHL Most Outstanding Player Award

NWHL

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  • 2015–16 NWHL regular season scoring champion

USA Hockey

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References

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