2020-21 Men's Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 30
Spencer Knight
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 192
- Shoots:
- L-C
- Hometown:
- Darien, Conn.
- Previous Team:
- U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS:
Saves: 47 (most recent at UNH, March 7, 2020)
Goals Allowed: 6 (twice, most recent vs. UMass Lowell, March 17, 2021)
Assists: 1 (most recent at UMass (Nov. 28, 2020)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21):
• Named a First Team All-American
• Won the Hockey East Player and Goaltender of the Year awards
• Top-10 Finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and Top-3 Finalist for the Mike Richter Award
• Ranked fifth in the country with a .932 save percentage and tied for fourth in winning percentage (.786)
• Closed the year with a 16-4-1 record in 21 starts with a 2.18 goals against average
• Went unbeaten (10-0-1) in his first 11 starts of the season
• Made at least 30 saves on 13 of his 21 total starts
• Named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for November and December
• Posted back-to-back shutouts against Providence in a home-and-home sweep (Dec. 4-5)
• Made 24 saves against Maine at home for his third shutout of the season (Feb. 20)
• Started in net and won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships
• Registered the first shutout in a medal round in U.S. history, beating Canada in the Gold Medal Game with 34 saves
• Set the Team USA record for shutouts in a WJC single tournament (3) and a WJC career (3)
• Went 5-1-0 in six starts with a 1.63 goals against average and a .940 save percentage
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20):
• Finalist for the Mike Richter Award (Top-5)
• Named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star
• Unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team
• Honored with the Norman F. Dailey Award as the team's co-MVP with David Cotton
• Won a total of six Hockey East weekly awards
• Recognized as Rookie of the Month (November) and Goaltender of the Month (December)
• Tied for third in the nation with five shutouts
• Ranked fifth nationally in winning percentage (.727) with a 23-8-2 record in 33 starts
• Was ninth in the country in both GAA (1.97) and SV% (.931)
• Closed the season riding a personal nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1)
• Posted a career-high 47 saves at UNH in the regular season finale (March 7)
• Started for Team USA at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic
• Made four starts in the tournament with a 2.49 GAA and .913 SV%
BEFORE BC:
• Selected by the Florida Panthers in the first round (13th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft
• The 10th American goaltender ever drafted in the first round and the first selected in the top-15 picks since 2010
• Went 32-4-0 in net for the U.S. Under-18 National Team during the 2018-19 season
• Posted a 2.36 GAA and a .913 SV% in nearly 2,000 minutes
• Member of Team USA's silver medal winning squad at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships
• Won bronze at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships with the best GAA (1.51) and SV% (.936) during the tournament
• During the 2017-18 season, won gold at the World Hockey Challenge and silver at the U18 World Championships
• Posted a 2.55 GAA and .915 SV% in 25 appearances for the U.S. U17 National Team
• Registered a 1.89 GAA and .935 SV% in 22 games at Avon Old Farms in 2016-17
PERSONAL:
• Recipient of the E. Paul Robsham, Jr. Goalie Scholarship Fund in Men's Hockey
• Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management
• Son of Chris and Lilly Knight
• Mother was on the sailing and ice hockey teams at Hobart William Smith College
• Has two younger sisters, Claire and Hannah
Saves: 47 (most recent at UNH, March 7, 2020)
Goals Allowed: 6 (twice, most recent vs. UMass Lowell, March 17, 2021)
Assists: 1 (most recent at UMass (Nov. 28, 2020)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21):
• Named a First Team All-American
• Won the Hockey East Player and Goaltender of the Year awards
• Top-10 Finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and Top-3 Finalist for the Mike Richter Award
• Ranked fifth in the country with a .932 save percentage and tied for fourth in winning percentage (.786)
• Closed the year with a 16-4-1 record in 21 starts with a 2.18 goals against average
• Went unbeaten (10-0-1) in his first 11 starts of the season
• Made at least 30 saves on 13 of his 21 total starts
• Named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for November and December
• Posted back-to-back shutouts against Providence in a home-and-home sweep (Dec. 4-5)
• Made 24 saves against Maine at home for his third shutout of the season (Feb. 20)
• Started in net and won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships
• Registered the first shutout in a medal round in U.S. history, beating Canada in the Gold Medal Game with 34 saves
• Set the Team USA record for shutouts in a WJC single tournament (3) and a WJC career (3)
• Went 5-1-0 in six starts with a 1.63 goals against average and a .940 save percentage
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20):
• Finalist for the Mike Richter Award (Top-5)
• Named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star
• Unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team
• Honored with the Norman F. Dailey Award as the team's co-MVP with David Cotton
• Won a total of six Hockey East weekly awards
• Recognized as Rookie of the Month (November) and Goaltender of the Month (December)
• Tied for third in the nation with five shutouts
• Ranked fifth nationally in winning percentage (.727) with a 23-8-2 record in 33 starts
• Was ninth in the country in both GAA (1.97) and SV% (.931)
• Closed the season riding a personal nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1)
• Posted a career-high 47 saves at UNH in the regular season finale (March 7)
• Started for Team USA at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic
• Made four starts in the tournament with a 2.49 GAA and .913 SV%
BEFORE BC:
• Selected by the Florida Panthers in the first round (13th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft
• The 10th American goaltender ever drafted in the first round and the first selected in the top-15 picks since 2010
• Went 32-4-0 in net for the U.S. Under-18 National Team during the 2018-19 season
• Posted a 2.36 GAA and a .913 SV% in nearly 2,000 minutes
• Member of Team USA's silver medal winning squad at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships
• Won bronze at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships with the best GAA (1.51) and SV% (.936) during the tournament
• During the 2017-18 season, won gold at the World Hockey Challenge and silver at the U18 World Championships
• Posted a 2.55 GAA and .915 SV% in 25 appearances for the U.S. U17 National Team
• Registered a 1.89 GAA and .935 SV% in 22 games at Avon Old Farms in 2016-17
PERSONAL:
• Recipient of the E. Paul Robsham, Jr. Goalie Scholarship Fund in Men's Hockey
• Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management
• Son of Chris and Lilly Knight
• Mother was on the sailing and ice hockey teams at Hobart William Smith College
• Has two younger sisters, Claire and Hannah
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