Who is Hilary Knight? Know all about the American Ice Hockey forward

NameHilary Knight
Age32 years
Birth date12 July 1989
Birth PlacePalo Alto, California, U.S
Height1.8 m
ProfessionProfessional Ice Hockey Player
TeamUnited States Women’s National Hockey Team
Net Worth$2 million
Last UpdatedMay 2022

Hilary Knight is an American ice hockey forward who is with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association and the United States Women’s National Ice Hockey Team. She won the inaugural Isobel Cup when she was part of the Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the CWHL and the Boston Pride of the NWHL. During her 1st in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she helped the team place 2nd in the NCAA Championships.

The following year she led her team in points and won the National Championships with the Badgers. With the United Nation’s national team Hilary Knight won 7 gold medals at the IIHF World Women’s Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She completed both in Wisconsin’s Badgers Womes Ice Hockey Program and as well as for the Choate Rosemary Hall. her ice hockey career began at home at an early age where she learned to skit on the ice at a tender age.

Hilary Knight Net Worth (2022)

Through her extraordinary plays, Hilary Knight has successfully won several medals and badges in her career. Her net worth stands at $2 million as per abtc.ng. It is said that she earns an average of $750,000 annually. After signing with the CWHL her annual salary ranged from $2000 to $10,000. Though aside from her annual salary she has made quite a hefty sum from all the championships and games she has won. She also adds to her endorsement contracts which will be further discussed in this article.

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Hillary Knight AHL Career

In November 2006 Hilary Knight participated in the Team USA Four-Nation Cup championship and also in the 2007 IIHF World Women’s Championship where she was considered the youngest player on both the teams. During her freshman season, she scored 20 goals and 18 assists and was ranked 7th in the nation in points per game for rookies and game-winning goals. She had 12 multi-point games in the 2007-2008 season. On February 2, Knight registered a hat trick against WCHA rival North Dakota.

On September 27, 2008, she enjoyed a career-high of 5 goals in 1 game against the Quinnipiac Bobcats, and shortly after on November 6 she had her third hat trick. On December 10, 2011, Hilary Knight scored 4 points in a game against the Bemidji State and had a career total of 239 points. She ended her career with the Badgers with 262 career points, the all-time leader in 143 goals, 30 game-winning goals, 37 power-play goals, and 8 short-hand goals.

She was later selected in the 2012 CWHL Draft by the Boston Blades where she ended the season as the 3rd overall in league scoring. Knight won the CWHL’s MVP Award. Later she started her career with the Boston Pride of the NWHL. She scored an OT goal in Game 1 of the 2016 Isobel Cup Finals. On March 8, 2018, the Les Canadiennes de Montreal announced that Knight would be part of their team for the 2018 CWHL playoff run. She helped the team achieve the 2019 Clarkson Cup finals.

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Hilary Knight Endorsements

Apart from her salary discussed earlier in the article, Hilary Knight has also signed a few endorsement and sponsorship deals. Some of them include Nike, Red Bull, GoPro, Chobani, and Bauer. Details regarding her deals are not disclosed as of now. But considering the high-end companies she has signed up with, it is sure that she earns quite a sum of money from all her endorsements as well as her playing career.

Hilary Knight Boyfriend

Though she is mostly celebrated as an ice hockey professional player, she has also quite kept her personal life balanced. Hilary Knight is currently in a relationship with her boyfriend Frederik Andersen who is himself a professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The power-packed couple sharing a relationship since 2014. It’s been quite a long time since then and we may soon hear some good news. As of now the duo is not married and enjoying their personal time together.

Q. Who is Hilary Knight?

Hilary Knight is a professional ice hockey player with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association and the United States Women’s National Ice Hockey Team.

Q. What is Hilary Knight’s net worth?

Hilary Knight is currently enjoying a net worth of $2 million as of 2022.

Q. How tall is Hilary Knight?

Hilary Knight is 1.8 m tall.

Q. Who is Hilary Knight’s boyfriend?

Hilary Knight is currently dating the Toronto Leafs’ player Frederik Andersen.

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