Kimmo Kuhta

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. 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 the number 9 in his honor before a match against Tappara.

After his playing career, he has worked as a hockey expert and a commentator for Yle, and coached junior teams for HIFK.

Awards Raimo Kilpiö trophy for gentleman player - 2004

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs 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