Fred Knipscheer

Fred Knipscheer (born September 3, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues between 1993 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2000, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana grew up playing junior hockey at R. Nelson Snider High School. He attended St. Cloud State University and played for the St. Cloud State Huskies for three seasons. During the 1992–1993 season, he scored 34 goals in 36 games and was voted on to the WCHA first all-star team and the NCAA West Second All-American Team.

Career Knipscheer was signed by the Boston Bruins as a free agent and played eleven games for the team during the 1993–1994 season. Knipscheer scored three goals but spent most of the year with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. He scored 63 points in Providence and played a 16-game recall in Boston.

Early in the 1995–1996 season, Knipscheer was traded to the St. Louis Blues for veteran defenseman Rick Zombo. He only played one NHL game that year and returned to the minors, where he remained through the 1999–2000 season.

After retiring from hockey, Knipscheer started a hospitality holding group and became the managing partner of two restaurants in Indianapolis. He also coaches youth hockey and founded a company that produces CBD products.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Omaha Lancers USHL 47 32 33 65 123 — — — — — 1989–90 Omaha Lancers USHL 48 38 46 84 66 — — — — — 1990–91 St. Cloud State University WCHA 40 9 10 19 57 — — — — — 1991–92 St. Cloud State University WCHA 33 15 17 32 48 — — — — — 1992–93 St. Cloud State University WCHA 36 34 26 60 68 — — — — — 1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 11 3 2 5 14 12 2 1 3 6 1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 62 26 13 39 50 — — — — — 1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 16 3 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 71 29 34 63 81 — — — — — 1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 68 36 37 73 93 3 0 0 0 2 1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 24 5 11 16 19 — — — — — 1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 41 10 9 19 46 4 0 2 2 10 1997–98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 17 0 7 7 8 3 0 1 1 7 1997–98 Utah Grizzlies IHL 58 21 32 53 69 2 0 0 0 4 1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 21 4 9 13 20 — — — — — 1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 43 14 15 29 44 3 2 1 3 4 1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 8 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1999–00 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 40 8 23 31 26 3 2 2 4 0 AHL totals 218 91 91 182 232 6 0 1 1 9 IHL totals 235 63 99 162 226 12 4 5 9 18 NHL totals 28 6 3 9 18 16 2 1 3 6

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1992–93 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1992–93