Chris Knupp

Chris Knupp

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Crystal Lake, Ill.

Last College:
Chicago Freeze (NAHL)

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 198

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
11/03/1979

Shoots/Catches:
Left

2001-02 Penciled into 35 of 36 games for Miami, netting one goal and handing out five assists … passed out a career-high two assists in 5-2 win versus Western Michigan on November 3, also was a career-high for points in a single game … scored a power-play goal versus Michigan on December 8 for his only goal of the season … was second on the team with 38 penalty minutes … tallied a personal best with six points on the year.

2000-01 Played in 35 games, tallying three goals and two assists ... ended a 28-game scoring drought on Feb. 2 with the game-winning goal versus Western Michigan ... tallied goals in next to outings to cap a three-game goal scoring streak ... tallied assists in two of the season’s final three games ... established a personal best with five points on the year.

1999-2000 Earned his first letter, playing in 28 games ... made his collegiate debut in Miami’s 5-2 win over Providence College (Oct. 23) ... recorded his first collegiate assist in a 4-4 tie with Ferris State (Jan. 21) ... posted his first collegiate goal in Miami’s 5-4 overtime win over Alaska-Fairbanks (Feb. 5) ... scored the only Miami goal in a 2-1 loss to Ohio State (March 4) ... posted a total of four points on three goals and one assist ... finished the season -1 plus/minus.

Prior to Miami Played for the Chicago Freeze of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) ... finished 13th in the NAHL in scoring with 59 points and was named Chicago’s team MVP... selected to the NAHL All-Star Game ... ranked third in the NAHL in power play goals with 14, and his 34 overall goals were fourth in the league ... his four short-handed goals tied for the league lead ... helped Team Illinois’ Midget “AAA” team to a 1997 national championship ... also lettered two years in golf at Crystal Lake Central.

Personal Majoring in finance ... shoots left ... born November 3, 1979 ... son of Rick and Sherri Knupp.


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