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Finland Kimmo Kuhta

#9 HIFK / SM-liiga - 12/13

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Kimmo Kuhta Facts

Date of Birth
Jun 19, 1975
Position
RW
Age
48
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Karhu-Kissat
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1

Scouting report
During his career Kuhta was known as a skilled winger with good all-around offensive ability. Great at skating with the puck. Useful also in shorthanded situations

Family relations
Son: Veeti Kuhta

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Kimmo Kuhta Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Karhu-Kissat U18 U18 SM-sarja 14 13 14 27 18 - | Relegation
Karhu-Kissat U20 U20 I-divisioona 6 4 5 9 6 - |
1993-94 Karhu-Kissat U20 U20 SM-liiga - - - - - - |
1994-95 Karhu-Kissat U20 U20 I-divisioona 22 34 20 54 16 - |
1995-96 Kiekko-Espoo U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 30 16 46 10 14 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 0
Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
1996-97 HIFK SM-liiga 38 1 1 2 14 -6 |
PiTa I-divisioona 10 4 1 5 0 0 |
1997-98 HIFK SM-liiga 23 1 1 2 8 0 |
Haukat I-divisioona 13 6 10 16 2 1 |
1998-99 HIFK SM-liiga 45 12 10 22 45 13 |
1999-00 HIFK SM-liiga 48 15 9 24 14 12 | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 -5
2000-01 HIFK SM-liiga 43 19 5 24 16 6 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -3
2001-02 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 51 10 13 23 14 6 |
Finland (all) International 3 0 0 0 2 1 |
2002-03 HIFK “A” SM-liiga 46 22 16 38 8 2 | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 2 -4
2003-04 HIFK “A” SM-liiga 56 31 28 59 18 15 | Playoffs 13 8 1 9 2 4
2004-05 HIFK “A” SM-liiga 56 29 20 49 36 6 | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 -4
2005-06 SC Bern NLA 42 16 21 37 16 - | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 2 -
2006-07 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 55 24 26 50 32 5 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -2
2007-08 HIFK “A” SM-liiga 56 20 18 38 36 -7 | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 6 0
2008-09 HIFK “A” SM-liiga 34 12 12 24 28 2 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2009-10 Hamburg Freezers DEL 32 14 5 19 35 -5 |
HIFK SM-liiga 18 8 6 14 6 3 | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 4 1
2010-11 HIFK SM-liiga 59 24 27 51 20 23 | Playoffs 16 5 7 12 10 5
2011-12 HIFK SM-liiga 50 14 26 40 26 13 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -1
2012-13 HIFK SM-liiga 51 6 13 19 22 0 | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 0 2

Kimmo Kuhta Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 HIFK Euro HL 3 0 1 1 2 -1 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
1999-00 HIFK Euro HL 5 2 3 5 25 0 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
2002-03 Finland EHT 7 0 1 1 8 - |
2003-04 Finland EHT 8 4 0 4 0 - |
2004-05 HIFK Spengler Cup 4 1 1 2 0 - |
Finland EHT 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2005-06 Finland EHT 3 0 1 1 2 - |
2006-07 Finland EHT 3 0 1 1 0 0 |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3 1 0 1 0 0 |
2010-11 HIFK ET 4 0 5 5 2 - |
2011-12 HIFK ET 2 1 0 1 2 - |
2012-13 HIFK ET 2 2 0 2 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2016-17 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Head Coach
2017-18 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Head Coach
2018-19 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Head Coach
2019-20 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2020-21 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja Head Coach
2021-22 HIFK Liiga Development Coach
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach 2-Nations Tournament 12.-14.11.2021
2022-23 HIFK Liiga Development Coach
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr Head Coach (Finland U20 II) 5-Nations Tournament 9.-13.11.2022
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Kimmo Kuhta Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
DEL 1 32 14 5 19 0.59 35 -5 | 0
EHT 6 28 5 3 8 0.29 10 0 | 0
ET 3 8 3 5 8 1.00 4 - | 0
Euro HL 2 8 2 4 6 0.75 27 -1 | 2 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 0
I-divisioona 2 23 10 11 21 0.91 2 1 | 0
International 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 17 731 248 231 479 0.66 343 93 | 12 81 20 20 40 0.49 28 -8
NLA (NL) 1 42 16 21 37 0.88 16 - | 1 6 2 4 6 1.00 2 -
Spengler Cup 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 14 13 14 27 1.93 18 - | 1
U20 I-divisioona 2 28 38 25 63 2.25 22 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 36 30 16 46 1.28 10 14 | 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 0
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Kimmo Kuhta Connections

Player Period Teams
Jan Lundell (G) 1993-2012 11 HIFK, Haukat, Karhu-Kissat U20
Toni Söderholm (D) 2002-2013 10 Bern, Finland, HIFK
Mikko Kurvinen (D) 1999-2013 10 HIFK
Jere Karalahti (D) 1996-2010 10 Finland, Finland (all), HIFK, Hamburg Freezers
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/30/2012
07/30/2012 Extension HIFK HIFK
05/11/2011
05/11/2011 Extension HIFK HIFK
08/19/2010
08/19/2010 Extension HIFK HIFK
01/28/2010
01/28/2010 Confirmed Hamburg Freezers HIFK
09/07/2009
09/07/2009 Confirmed HIFK Hamburg Freezers

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Kimmo Kuhta Biography and Trivia

Number 9 retired by HIFK

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Cult/Star player for Karhu-Kissat U20

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