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Samuel Knazko

#62

age22

posD

shotl

h6'1"

w190lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$847,500$848K

Term

3 Years

Expiry Status

RFA 2025 age 22

Qualifying Offer

$874,125$874K

Offer Sheet Eligible

Yes

Samuel Knazko is a Restricted Free Agent. His last contract was 3 years, $2,542,500 with a cap hit of $847,500 per season with the Columbus Blue Jackets. It expired at the end of the 2024-25 season.

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Draft Team

Round3

Pick78

Year2020

Agent Gerry Johannson

Birthdate Aug 7, 2002

Birthplace Trencin

Nationality Slovakia

UFA Year 2030

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $2,635,000

2024-25 Stats

Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$847,500 $848K	International	Slovakia (all)	3	0	2	2	2
2024-25	$847,500 $848K	OGQ	Slovakia	3	0	2	2	2
2024-25	$847,500 $848K	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	51	4	11	15	14
2023-24	$847,500 $848K	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	44	2	10	12	12							Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2022-23	$847,500 $848K	International	Slovakia (all)	11	1	6	7	2
2022-23	$847,500 $848K	WC	Slovakia	7	0	3	3	2
2022-23	$847,500 $848K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	2	0	0	0	0	30	50.00	37.30	-14.80	42.30	-6.70
2022-23	$847,500 $848K	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	50	1	20	21	17
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	OG	Slovakia	7	0	1	1	2
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	WHL	Seattle Thunderbirds	27	5	15	20	12							Playoffs	25	1	5	6	0
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	WJC-20 Cancelled	Slovakia U20 (all)	2	0	1	1	0
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	International	Slovakia (all)	13	0	1	1	2
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	Deutschland Cup	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	0
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	15	4	10	14	4
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	Champions HL	TPS	2	0	0	0	2
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	OGQ	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	0
2021-22	$870,000 $870K	Liiga	TPS	1	0	0	0	0
2020-21	$0 $0K	International	Slovakia (all)	14	0	1	1	2
2020-21	$0 $0K	WC	Slovakia	8	0	0	0	0
2020-21	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	4	0	1	1	14
2020-21	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	23	5	10	15	22							Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0
2019-20	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	5	0	1	1	4
2019-20	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U20 (all)	20	3	5	8	6
2019-20	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	48	7	21	28	6							Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2019-20	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Slovakia U18	4	0	0	0	2
2018-19	$0 $0K	5-Ntn Zuchwil	Slovakia U18	4	0	1	1	2
2018-19	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U18 (all)	16	3	4	7	10
2018-19	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Slovakia U18	7	0	0	0	4
2018-19	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	5	1	1	2	0							Playoffs	1	1	0	1	0
2018-19	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Slovakia U18	4	0	2	2	4
2018-19	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	49	2	15	17	8
2017-18	$0 $0K	5-Ntn Zuchwil	Slovakia U18	4	2	2	4	6
2017-18	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Slovakia U18	5	2	1	3	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U17 (all)	3	0	0	0	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U18 (all)	15	2	4	6	4
2017-18	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U16 (all)	3	0	1	1	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	Slovakia U20	HK Dukla Trencin U20	21	4	6	10	8							Playoffs	17	1	5	6	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	Slovakia U18	HK Dukla Trencin U18	24	4	18	22	10							Playoffs	5	0	5	5	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Slovakia U16	HK Dukla Trencin U16	3	0	2	2	0							Playoffs	13	2	7	9	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Slovakia U18	HK Dukla Trencin U18	43	7	16	23	8							Playoffs	8	0	3	3	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	WSI U14	Slovakia Selects U14	6	1	1	2	4
2015-16	$0 $0K	Slovakia U18	HK Dukla Trencin U18	4	1	2	3	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	QC Int PW	Slovakia Elite Hockey	2	1	0	1	2
2014-15	$0 $0K	WSI U13	Slovakia Selects U13	6	0	2	2	2
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

06/9

2021

Knazko, Samuel

3yrs

$847,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

May

Knazko, Samuel

Knazko will represent Slovakia at the 2025 IIHF World Championship.

04/15

2023

Knazko, Samuel

Knazko was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Friday.

04/12

2023

Knazko, Samuel

Knazko was summoned from AHL Cleveland on an emergency basis Wednesday.

11/8

2021

Knazko, Samuel

Knazko is leaving TPS in Finland to play for Seattle in the WHL, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

06/9

2021

Knazko, Samuel

Knazko penned a three-year, entry-level contract with Columbus on Wednesday.

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Contract History

2021-2025 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,542,500$2.54M

cap hit$847,500$848K

expiry 2025 RFA age 22

Signed On Jun 9 2021

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.07%

Signing Status age 19

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$870,000$870K	$847,500$848K	$847,500$848K	$847,500$848K	RFAage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$902,500$903K	$902,500$903K	$902,500$903K
Base	-	$750,000$750K	$775,000$775K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	$82,500$83K	$82,500$83K	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$842,500$843K	$867,500$868K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K
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