Kimmo Kuhta (born June 19, 1975) is a Finnish former professional
ice hockey
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forward.
Apart from spending the 2005–06 season in the
Swiss league, Kuhta represented
HIFK
HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK ) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...
in the
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...
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
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
the number 9 in his honor before a match against
Tappara
Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...
.
After his playing career, he has worked as a hockey expert and a commentator for
Yle
Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...
,
and coached junior teams for HIFK.
Awards
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Raimo Kilpiö trophy The Raimo Kilpiö trophy is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Liiga to the player who has shown the most sportsmanship and good behaviour as well as high quality performance for their team. It is named after Raimo Kilpiö who played in the ...
for gentleman player - 2004
Career statistics
References
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External links
(in Finnish)
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1975 births
SC Bern players
Finnish ice hockey right wingers
Espoo Blues players
Hamburg Freezers players
HIFK (ice hockey) players
Living people
Ice hockey people from Helsinki
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