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Finland Kim Hirschovits
a.k.a. "Kim Hirschovits-Gertz"
#44 Kiekko-Espoo / Suomi-sarja - 18/19
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2. Jason Akeson 38 12 33 45
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4. Chris Bourque 38 7 35 42
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 09, 1982
Position
C
Age
38
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jäähonka
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 6 #194 overall by New York Rangers
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1

Hirschovits is a center with terrific stickhandling ability and puck control. Skates well. Likes to be the playmaker and run the powerplay. Lacks an aggressive edge to his game and can be inconsistent.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1 0 1 1 0 |
Finland U15 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 |
1997-98 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10 6 10 16 20 |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 22 13 21 34 22 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3 0 1 1 2 |
1998-99 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 31 19 11 30 22 | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 2
1999-00 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 6 6 3 9 6 | Playoffs 3 0 5 5 2
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 40 10 10 20 45 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0
2000-01 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 35 24 20 44 41 | Playoffs 9 6 6 12 6
HIFK SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2001-02 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 5 4 7 11 8 8 | Playoffs 4 3 6 9 0 4
HIFK SM-liiga 45 6 10 16 24 12 |
KJT Mestis 3 1 2 3 6 0 |
Chicago Steel USHL 6 2 2 4 6 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 0 1 1 6 1 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 11 1 1 2 10 |
2002-03 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 3 3 0 0 |
HIFK SM-liiga 55 4 11 15 26 -1 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2003-04 HIFK SM-liiga 56 7 12 19 56 9 | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 8 1
2004-05 HIFK SM-liiga 55 8 13 21 61 4 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 16 -1
2005-06 HIFK SM-liiga 53 14 26 40 69 0 | Playoffs 12 4 1 5 16 -2
2006-07 Jokerit SM-liiga 54 19 40 59 62 16 | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 14 -4
2007-08 Jokerit SM-liiga 54 17 24 41 99 2 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 10 -4
2008-09 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 58 18 48 66 54 4 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 12 -2
2009-10 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 54 18 26 44 62 5 | Playoffs 6 3 6 9 10 1
2010-11 Timrå IK “A” Elitserien 52 12 21 33 52 -2 |
2011-12 HIFK SM-liiga 30 3 4 7 30 -5 |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 12 2 3 5 4 -4 | Playoffs 12 2 3 5 6 3
2012-13 Luleå HF Elitserien 39 7 9 16 28 12 |
Dynamo Minsk KHL 3 0 3 3 2 0 |
2013-14 Blues “C” Liiga 60 9 22 31 62 4 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -7
2014-15 Blues “C” Liiga 59 13 45 58 46 14 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 -2
2015-16 Blues “C” Liiga 25 3 10 13 18 -1 |
Kärpät Liiga 29 2 11 13 22 1 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -1
2016-17 Espoo United “C” Mestis 3 0 1 1 2 -1 |
2017-18 Espoo United “C” Mestis 29 2 19 21 28 7 |
2018-19 Kiekko-Espoo Suomi-sarja 11 3 5 8 6 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 HIFK Spengler Cup 4 2 0 2 0 |
2006-07 Finland EHT 6 3 0 3 6 1 |
2007-08 Finland EHT 3 1 1 2 4 0 |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3 1 4 5 2 -2 |
2011-12 HIFK ET 8 2 4 6 8 |
2012-13 Luleå HF ET 7 1 2 3 4 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2
Dynamo Minsk Nadezhda Cup 6 1 6 7 2 4 |
2015-16 Blues “C” Champions HL 8 4 5 9 10 5 |
2018-19 Kiekko-Espoo Suomen Cup 2 1 0 1 2 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2018-19 Kiekko-Espoo Suomi-sarja Sports Manager
2019-20 Kiekko-Espoo Suomi-sarja Sports Manager
Kiekko-Espoo Suomi-sarja Head Coach
2020-21 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis Sports Manager
Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 8 4 5 9 1.13 10 5 | 0
EHT 3 12 5 5 10 0.83 12 -1 | 0
ET 2 15 3 6 9 0.60 12 - | 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 -
International-Jr 3 17 1 2 3 0.18 12 - | 0
KHL 2 15 2 6 8 0.53 6 -4 | 1 12 2 3 5 0.42 6 3
Liiga (SM-liiga) 14 689 141 302 443 0.64 691 64 | 11 77 10 18 28 0.36 94 -23
Mestis 3 35 3 22 25 0.71 36 6 | 0
Nadezhda Cup 1 6 1 6 7 1.17 2 4 | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 2 91 19 30 49 0.54 80 10 | 0
Spengler Cup 1 4 2 0 2 0.50 0 - | 0
Suomen Cup 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 2 - | 0
Suomi-sarja 1 11 3 5 8 0.73 6 - | 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 -
U16 SM-sarja 1 22 13 21 34 1.55 22 - | 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 4 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 11 6 11 17 1.55 20 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 37 25 14 39 1.05 28 - | 2 6 2 5 7 1.17 4 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 81 38 40 78 0.96 94 8 | 3 16 9 13 22 1.38 6 4
USHL 1 6 2 2 4 0.67 6 - | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 6 1 | 0
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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/30/2019
07/30/2019 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo Retired
06/18/2018
06/18/2018 Confirmed Espoo United Kiekko-Espoo
06/22/2016
06/22/2016 Confirmed Kärpät Espoo United
12/02/2015
12/02/2015 Confirmed Blues Kärpät
11/24/2014
11/24/2014 Extension Blues Blues
02/13/2014
02/13/2014 Extension Blues Blues
06/25/2013
06/25/2013 Confirmed Dinamo Minsk Blues
01/31/2013
01/31/2013 Confirmed Luleå HF Dinamo Minsk
06/19/2012
06/19/2012 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Luleå HF
01/14/2012
01/14/2012 Confirmed HIFK Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
05/23/2011
05/23/2011 Confirmed Timrå IK HIFK
04/16/2010
04/16/2010 Confirmed HIFK Timrå IK
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Cult/Star player for Blues

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Cult/Star player for HIFK U20

Career transactions
- 2015-12-02 • Signed to a end of the season contract + option year (Player/Team) with Kärpät
- 2015-12-01 • Mutual contract termination with Blues
- 2014-11-24 • Singed to a two-year extension with Blues
- 2013-06-25 • Signed to a one-year contract with Blues
- 2013-02-02 • Signed to a end of the season contract with Dinamo Minsk
- 2012-06-19 • Signed to a one-year contract with Luleå HF
- 2012-01-14 • Signed to a end of the season contract with Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod
- 2012-01-12 • Terminated contract by HIFK
- 2011-05-23 • Signed to a two-years contract with HIFK
- 2011-05-06 • Mutual contract termination with Timrå IK
- 2010-04-16 • Signed to a two-years contract with Timrå IK
- 2008-04-16 • Signed to a two-years contract with HIFK
- 2006-05-02 • Signed to a two-years contract with Jokerit
- 2004-04-29 • Signed to a two-years contract with HIFK
- 2003 • Signed to a one-year contract with HIFK
- 2002 • Signed to a one-year contract with HIFK
- 2001-04-17 • Signed to a one-year contract with HIFK

Career assingments
- 2002-Spring• Played on Chicago Steel (USHL) six game period
- 2001-2002 • Loaned to KJT by HIFK

Other memorable moments
- 2015-02-10 • Scored 400th Liiga point
- 2014-11-24 • Played 600th Liiga game (vs.Saipa)
- 2012-01-28 • Scored first KHL goal (assisted by I.Krikunov and Y.Varlamov), vs. Atlant Mytishtshi(K.Barulin)
- 2012-01-24 • Scored first KHL point (assist) (vs.Dinamo Riga)
- 2012-01-14 • Made KHL debut (vs.Avangard Omsk) +/-: -1 S: 0 TOI: 13:50
- 2006-12-18 • Scored first men's National Team goal (vs.Sweden)
- 2006-12-14 • Made men's National Team debut (vs.Czech Republic)
- 2000-2001 • Made Liiga debut

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