Kim Hirschovits
Kim Michael Hirschovits-Gerz (born May 9, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Kiekko-Espoo in Finnish second tier. Hirschovits was drafted by the New York Rangers as their sixth-round pick, 194th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
| Kim Hirschovits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 9, 1982 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Suomi-sarja team Former teams |
Kiekko-Espoo HIFK Jokerit Timrå IK Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Luleå HF HC Dinamo Minsk Espoo Blues Oulun Kärpät Espoo United | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
194th overall, 2002 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
Playing career
Hirschovits started his playing career with HIFK in the 2000–01 season, but his career took off in the 2005–06 season when he scored 40 points. Hirschovits then created controversy by signing with HIFK's local rival Jokerit following in the footsteps of coach Doug Shedden. Hirschovits's career includes a brief visit to North America in 2002, when he played six games with the Chicago Steel of the USHL.
In September 2006 he was the SM-liiga Player of the Month, in 2008-2009 he led the SM-liiga in assists (48) and points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy; 66) and in January 2009 was SM-liiga Player of the Month, and in 2014-2015 he won the SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award), the SM-liiga Golden Helmet, led the SM-liiga in assists (45), led the SM-liiga in points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy; 58), and in February 2015 was SM-liiga Player of the Month.[1]
International play
Hirschovits made his international debut on Team Finland on the Euro Hockey Tour's Moscow tournament in December 2006.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | HIFK | FIN U18 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | HIFK | FIN U18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | HIFK | Jr. A | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HIFK | Jr. A | 35 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | HIFK | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HIFK | Jr. A | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HIFK | SM-l | 45 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | KJT | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HIFK | SM-l | 55 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK | SM-l | 56 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | SM-l | 55 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | SM-l | 53 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-l | 54 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | SM-l | 54 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | HIFK | SM-l | 58 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | SM-l | 54 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Timrå IK | SEL | 52 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HIFK | SM-l | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 39 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Blues | Liiga | 60 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Blues | Liiga | 59 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Blues | Liiga | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 29 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Espoo United | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Espoo United | Mestis | 29 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN.3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| SM-l/Liiga totals | 689 | 141 | 302 | 443 | 691 | 77 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 94 | ||||
Records
- Recorded six assists in an SM-liiga game (January 9, 2007), a Jokerit club record. The league record, seven assists, dates back to 1982 and is held by Matti Forss.
References
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