Kimmo Kuhta
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Born |
Helsinki, Finland | June 19, 1975||
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 | ||
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.[1] For his long and successful career on the team, he is considered an iconic HIFK player and a favorite among fans.[2][3] In September 2018, HIFK announced that they would retire the number 9 in his honor on October 26.[4]
After his playing career, he has worked as a hockey expert and a commentator for Yle,[5] and coached junior teams for HIFK.
Awards
- Raimo Kilpiö trophy for gentleman player - 2004
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 retires Kimmo Kuhta's jersey number — number nine starts hanging from the rafters in October" (in Finnish). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ↑ "Kimmo Kuhta Yle Puheen Jääkiekkokierroksen uusi asiantuntija (in Finnish)". 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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Preceded by Ville Peltonen |
Winner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy 2003-04 |
Succeeded by Jani Rita |
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