| Kimmo Kuhta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
(1975-06-19) June 19, 1975 (age 49) Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HIFK Kiekko-Espoo SC Bern Hamburg Freezers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
Kimmo Kuhta (born June 19, 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward.
Apart from spending the 2005–06 season in the Swiss league, Kuhta represented HIFK in the SM-liiga from 1998 to the end of his career in 2013. He played a total of 728 games in HIFK, second only to Pertti Lehtonen with 851 on the team, and also holds the record for most goals in HIFK with 248 in total. For his long and successful career on the team, he is considered an iconic HIFK player and a favorite among fans. In October 2018, HIFK retired the number 9 in his honor before a match against Tappara.
After his playing career, he has worked as a hockey expert and a commentator for Yle, and coached junior teams for HIFK.
Awards
- Raimo Kilpiö trophy for gentleman player - 2004
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Karhu-Kissat Jr. | Fin-Jr. B | 14 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Karhu-Kissat Jr. | Fin-2 Jr. | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Karhu-Kissat Jr. | Fin-Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Karhu-Kissat Jr. | Fin-2 Jr. | 22 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-Espoo Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 36 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HIFK | SM-l | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | PiTa | Fin-2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HIFK | SM-l | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Haukat | Fin-2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HIFK | SM-l | 45 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HIFK | SM-l | 47 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HIFK | SM-l | 43 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | HIFK | SM-l | 51 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HIFK | SM-l | 46 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK | SM-l | 56 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | SM-l | 56 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | SC Bern | NLA | 42 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | HIFK | SM-l | 55 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-l | 56 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HIFK | SM-l | 34 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 32 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | SM-l | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | HIFK | SM-l | 59 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | HIFK | SM-l | 50 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HIFK | SM-l | 51 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| SM-l totals | 730 | 249 | 231 | 480 | 329 | 81 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 28 | ||||
References
- "The Finnish league's stats". 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Mitä teki Kimmo Kuhta, kun sai ensimmäisen palkan HIFK:lta? "No sehän oli ihan hirveä virhe" (in Finnish)". 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Kimmo Kuhta, Numero 9 (in Finnish)". 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "HIFK retired Kimmo Kuhta's jersey number in a stylish ceremony — "This is really important to me"" (in Finnish). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Kimmo Kuhta Yle Puheen Jääkiekkokierroksen uusi asiantuntija (in Finnish)". 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
External links
- (in Finnish)
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded byVille Peltonen | Winner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy 2003-04 |
Succeeded byJani Rita |
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