Kimmo Kuhta

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =Kimmo_Kuhta_of_HIFK_-_20110418.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = HIFK
Kiekko-Espoo
SC Bern
Hamburg Freezers

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 187

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|6|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 1995

| career_end = 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.{{cite web|url=http://liiga.fi/tilastot/kaikki/runkosarja/pelaajat/?team=hifk&position=all|title=The Finnish league's stats|accessdate=2018-04-21|date=2018-04-21}} For his long and successful career on the team, he is considered an iconic HIFK player and a favorite among fans.{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000000658671.html|title=Mitä teki Kimmo Kuhta, kun sai ensimmäisen palkan HIFK:lta? "No sehän oli ihan hirveä virhe" (in Finnish)|accessdate=2018-04-21|date=2013-09-16}}{{cite web|url=https://hifk.fi/liiga/2013/kimmo-kuhta-numero-9/|title=Kimmo Kuhta, Numero 9 (in Finnish)|accessdate=2018-04-21|date=2013-04-05}} In October 2018, HIFK retired the number 9 in his honor before a match against Tappara.{{Cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000005878655.html|title=HIFK retired Kimmo Kuhta's jersey number in a stylish ceremony — "This is really important to me"|language=Finnish|accessdate=26 October 2018|date=26 October 2018}}

After his playing career, he has worked as a hockey expert and a commentator for Yle,{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-6828912|title=Kimmo Kuhta Yle Puheen Jääkiekkokierroksen uusi asiantuntija (in Finnish)|accessdate=2018-04-21|date=2015-02-18}} and coached junior teams for HIFK.

Awards

Raimo Kilpiö trophy for gentleman player - 2004

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! 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

| —

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| 1992–93

| Karhu-Kissat Jr.

| Fin-2 Jr.

| 6

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 6

| —

1993–94

| Karhu-Kissat Jr.

| Fin-Jr.

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| 2

| 0

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| 1995–96

| Kiekko-Espoo

| SM-l

| 2

| 0

| —

1996–97

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 38

| 1

| 2

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| PiTa

| Fin-2

| 10

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 0

| —

1997–98

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 23

| 1

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| Haukat

| Fin-2

| 13

| 6

| 10

| 16

| 2

| —

1998–99

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 45

| 12

| 10

| 22

| 45

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–2000

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 47

| 15

| 9

| 24

| 14

| 8

| 0

2000–01

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 43

| 19

| 5

| 24

| 16

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 51

| 10

| 13

| 23

| 14

| —

2002–03

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 46

| 22

| 16

| 38

| 8

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Hamburg Freezers

| DEL

| 32

| 14

| 5

| 19

| 35

| —

2009–10

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 18

| 8

| 6

| 14

| 6

| 5

| 0

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| HIFK

| SM-l

| 51

| 6

| 13

| 19

| 22

| 7

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 0

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! colspan="3" | SM-l totals

! 730

! 249

! 231

! 480

! 329

! 81

! 20

! 40

! 28

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100326172058/http://www.sm-liiga.fi/pelaajat/09-10/hifk/kuhta-kimmo.html] (in Finnish)
{{Ice hockey stats}}

{{succession box | before = Ville Peltonen | title = Winner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy | years = 2003-04 | after = Jani Rita}}

Category:1975 births

Category:SC Bern players

Category:Finnish ice hockey right wingers

Category:Espoo Blues players

Category:Hamburg Freezers players

Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players

Category:Living people

Category:Ice hockey people from Helsinki