Jerry Knightley

Gerald N. "Jerry" Knightley is a Canadian retired ice hockey Winger and coach who was a two-time All-American for Rensselaer.

Bjorkman left after one season and former standout Garry Kearns took over, however, the team was beginning to suffer from two years of little to no recruiting. With Brinkworth gone due to graduation the team's offense was led almost exclusively by Knightley. He finished with just 49 points on the year but still had 11 more than the next Engineer. While ECAC Hockey had split into two divisions, RPI still declined in the standings and missed out on the postseason. Knightley was still highly regarded for leading his team through a difficult season and was named an All-American once more.

After graduating with a degree in management engineering, Knightley returned to Ontario and attended Western Ontario. While earning his MBA Knightley also played for the Mustangs. He was inducted into the RPI Athletic Hall of Fame in 1968.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1960–61 Unionville Jets OHA-B 24211233—————— 1962–63 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 2330336332————— 1963–64 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 2633427533————— 1964–65 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 2227224934————— 1965–66 Western Mustangs CIAU —————————— NCAA Totals 71 90 97 187 99 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1962–63 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1963–64 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1964 NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1964 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1964–65