Igor Knyazev

Igor Knyazev
Born (1983-01-27) 27 January 1983 (age 41)
Elektrostal, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
team
Former teams
free agent
Spartak Moscow
Ak Bars Kazan
Khimik Voskresensk
Khimik Moscow Oblast
Dynamo Moscow
Vityaz Chekhov
HC MVD
NHL draft 15th overall, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 1999–2013

Igor Knyazev (born 27 January 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Knyazev was drafted in the first-round, 15th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent two seasons in the American Hockey League with the Lowell Lock Monsters and the Springfield Falcons before returning to the Russian Super League in 2004.