Rick Knickle
Richard Knickle
Born: February 26, 1960
Chatham, NB Canada
Position: G
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1977-1996
Major league statistics
Rick Knickle compiled a career record of 368 wins, 220 losses and 59 ties with a goals against average of 3.58 in his career with the Brandon Wheat Kings, Muskegon Mohawks, Erie Blades, Rochester Americans, Flint Generals, Sherbrooke Canadiens, Saginaw Generals, Peoria Rivermen, Flint Spirits, Fort Wayne Komets, Springfield Indians, Albany Choppers, San Diego Gulls, Phoenix Roadrunners, Detroit Vipers, Las Vegas Thunder and Milwaukee Admirals. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the ice during the 1996 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WCHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 49 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | IHL | Muskegon Mohawks | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980-81 | EHL | Erie Blades | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981-82 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982-83 | IHL | Flint Generals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982-83 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983-84 | IHL | Flint Generals | 60 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984-85 | AHL | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984-85 | IHL | Flint Generals | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985-86 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986-87 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | IHL | Peoria Rivermen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | IHL | Flint Spirits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988-89 | IHL | Fort Wayne Komets | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | IHL | Flint Spirits | 55 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990-91 | AHL | Springfield Indians | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990-91 | IHL | Albany Choppers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991-92 | IHL | San Diego Gulls | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992-93 | IHL | San Diego Gulls | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993-94 | IHL | Phoenix Roadrunners | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | IHL | Detroit Vipers | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | IHL | Las Vegas Thunder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | IHL | Detroit Vipers | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | IHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 761 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WCHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 49 | 2806 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 3.89 | 1783 | 1601 | .898 |
| 1978-79 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 38 | 2240 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 3.16 | |||
| 1979-80 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 33 | 1604 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 4.68 | 1086 | 961 | .885 | |
| 1979-80 | IHL | Muskegon Mohawks | 16 | 829 | 0 | 52 | 3.76 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | EHL | Erie Blades | 43 | 2347 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 3.20 | 1294 | 1169 | .903 |
| 1981-82 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 31 | 1753 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 3.70 | |||
| 1982-83 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 4 | 143 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.62 | 81 | 70 | .864 |
| 1982-83 | IHL | Flint Generals | 27 | 1638 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 3.37 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | IHL | Flint Generals | 60 | 3518 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 203 | 3.46 | ||||
| 1984-85 | IHL | Flint Generals | 36 | 2018 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 3.42 | 1116 | 1001 | .897 |
| 1984-85 | AHL | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 14 | 780 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 4.08 | 364 | 311 | .854 |
| 1985-86 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 39 | 2235 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 3.62 | |||
| 1986-87 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 26 | 1413 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 113 | 4.80 | |||||
| 1987-88 | IHL | Peoria Rivermen | 13 | 705 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4.94 | ||||
| 1987-88 | IHL | Flint Spirits | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | |||||
| 1988-89 | IHL | Fort Wayne Komets | 47 | 2719 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 3.11 | |||
| 1989-90 | IHL | Flint Spirits | 55 | 2998 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 4.20 | |||
| 1990-91 | AHL | Springfield Indians | 9 | 509 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.30 | 238 | 210 | .882 |
| 1990-91 | IHL | Albany Choppers | 14 | 679 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4.59 | ||||
| 1991-92 | IHL | San Diego Gulls | 46 | 2686 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 155 | 3.46 | |||||
| 1992-93 | IHL | San Diego Gulls | 41 | 2437 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 2.17 | 969 | 881 | .909 |
| 1993-94 | IHL | Phoenix Roadrunners | 25 | 1292 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 4.13 | 717 | 628 | .876 |
| 1994-95 | IHL | Detroit Vipers | 49 | 2725 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 134 | 2.95 | 1330 | 1196 | .899 |
| 1995-96 | IHL | Las Vegas Thunder | 7 | 420 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.86 | 235 | 208 | .885 |
| 1995-96 | IHL | Detroit Vipers | 18 | 872 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 3.44 | 397 | 347 | .874 |
| 1996-97 | IHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 19 | 940 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 3.83 | 488 | 428 | .877 |
| Totals | 760 | 42366 | 368 | 220 | 59 | 17 | 22 | 2528 | 3.58 | 11539 | 9011 | .781 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WCHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978-79 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979-80 | IHL | Muskegon Mohawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980-81 | EHL | Erie Blades | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981-82 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982-83 | IHL | Flint Generals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983-84 | IHL | Flint Generals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984-85 | IHL | Flint Generals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985-86 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986-87 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987-88 | IHL | Peoria Rivermen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988-89 | IHL | Fort Wayne Komets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989-90 | IHL | Flint Spirits | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991-92 | IHL | San Diego Gulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | IHL | Las Vegas Thunder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WCHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978-79 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings | 16 | 886 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 2.78 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | IHL | Muskegon Mohawks | 3 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.54 | 0 | ||
| 1980-81 | EHL | Erie Blades | 8 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.88 | 0 | ||
| 1981-82 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 3 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.36 | 0 | ||
| 1982-83 | IHL | Flint Generals | 3 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.11 | 0 | ||
| 1983-84 | IHL | Flint Generals | 8 | 480 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| 1984-85 | IHL | Flint Generals | 7 | 401 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4.04 | 0 | ||
| 1985-86 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 3 | 193 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.73 | 0 | ||
| 1986-87 | IHL | Saginaw Generals | 5 | 329 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.83 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | IHL | Peoria Rivermen | 6 | 294 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4.08 | 0 | ||
| 1988-89 | IHL | Fort Wayne Komets | 4 | 173 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.20 | 0 | ||
| 1989-90 | IHL | Flint Spirits | 2 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.72 | 0 | ||
| 1991-92 | IHL | San Diego Gulls | 2 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.31 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | IHL | Las Vegas Thunder | 4 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.33 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 82 | 3981 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 3.48 | 231 | 0 | .000 |
