Waxad ku qortaa sii wadida faqradan - Ka dib markii ay Hartford Whalers ku qortay wareega 10aad (204aad guud ahaan) 1990
, Knutsen wuxuu ku sugnaa Yurub ilaa 1997, isagoo u ciyaaray kooxda uu ka soo jeedo ee Vålerenga, ka dibna Djurgården ee Elitserien ee Sweden. Sanadkii 1996, kooxda Mighty Ducks ee Anaheim ayaa iibsatay xuquuqdiisa, wuxuuna markii ugu horreysay u ciyaaray kooxda Ducks sanadkii 1997. Ka dib xilli ciyaareed niyad jab leh (oo qayb ahaan u ciyaaray Horyaalka Hockeyga Mareykanka (AHL) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks), Knutsen wuxuu ku soo laabtay Djurgården. Intii lagu jiray xilli ciyaareedkii 1999-kii, wuxuu ahaa ciyaaryahanka ugu mushaarka badan Elitserien, isagoo kasbaday mushaar dhan $ 280,000.