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Espen
Knutsen
Center
Birthdate
12/1/1972
Birthplace
Oslo, NOR
Draft Info
1990: Rd 10, Pk 204 (HAR)
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season
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97-98
ANA
00-01
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19
3
0
3
-10
6
0
14.3
1
0
0
0
0
0:00
0:00
66
11
42
53
-3
30
0
17.7
2
25
0
0
0
15:58
19:53
77
11
31
42
-28
47
0
10.8
5
15
2
1
1
20:14
37:07
31
5
4
9
-15
20
0
17.9
3
1
0
0
1
16:44
57:39
14
0
4
4
-5
2
0
0.0
0
1
0
1
0
15:27
54:07
207
30
81
111
-61
105
0
13.4
11
42
2
2
2
16:10
168:47
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