Miami Redhawks

2020-21
Played in all 25 games as a senior … named Miami’s team captain … named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference team, as well as a NCHC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … notched nine points for three goals and six assists … scored goals in wins over Denver (12/17) and Western Michigan (1/2) … recorded two assist in win at Western Michigan (1/3) … finished season with a goal against North Dakota in the NCHC Playoffs (3/12).

2019-20
Played in 32 of 34 games … named NCHC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and a member of the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team … recorded 11 points on three goals and eight assists … dished out two assists in a win at Colorado College (Jan. 10) … blocked 20 shots.

2018-19
Played in 32 games … named NCHC Academic All-Conference ... finished the year with nine points on six goals and three assists … had a two-point weekend against No. 12/13 Western Michigan (3/8-3/9) … scored a shorthanded goal in the Ice Breaker against Mercyhurst (10/13).

2017-18
Suited up in all 37 games … led all freshmen with 20 points on 11 goals (third on the team) and nine assists … posted three multi-point games with two multi-goal outings … nine of his 11 goals and 14 of his 20 points came in his final 21 games … named NCHC Rookie of the Week twice (Dec. 11 and Jan. 15) … put up back-to-back two goal games at Omaha (1/12-13), adding an assist in the first contest with the Mavericks.

Before Miami
Drafted in the first round (15th overall) in the 2015 USHL Entry Draft … finished second on the Sioux City Musketeers with 21 goals while posting 41 points in 60 games in 2016-17 … helped the Musketeers post the USHL's top record in 2016-17 while adding 10 points (3g, 7a) in 13 playoff games … skated in 47 games with the Musketeers in 2015-16, posting 13 points (5g, 8a) as one of the league's youngest players … served as assistant captain of the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 team in 2014-15, where he put up 15 goals and 16 assists in 22 games with an additional four goals and three assists in four playoff outings.

Personal
Born June 4, 1998 in Slovakia … parents are Michaela and Miroslav Knies … majoring in finance.