GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Former University of North Dakota forward Corban Knight was named to the 2022 Canadian Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team on Tuesday morning, as announced by Hockey Canada.
Knight is the 32nd UND product to compete at the Winter Olympics in men’s ice hockey, joining current North Dakota defenseman Jake Sanderson (UND) and former goaltender Matej Tomek (Slovakia) in this year’s Games. It also marks the 14th time a current or former UND player will represent Canada.
The 2022 Games will be the sixth time that North Dakota has had at least three representatives in men’s ice hockey, joining the 1956, 1964, 1980, 1984 and 2014 Games. Overall, UND has had representatives at 16 of the last 19 Winter Olympics in men’s ice hockey, with Dave Christian (1980, USA), Ed Belfour (2002, Canada) and Jonathan Toews (2010/2014, Canada) all winning gold.
Knight finished his career at North Dakota with 146 points in 161 career games with the Fighting Sioux, good for 27th on the all-time scoring list at the school. He helped UND reach the NCAA Tournament in all four of his seasons, including the Frozen Four in 2010-11. The High River, Alberta, native was named a Hobey Baker Finalist in his senior season after registering 49 points.
He currently plays for Omsk Avangard in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), where he has 48 points in 47 games this season.
