Arto Kuki

Arto Kuki
Date of birth	February 22, 1976
place of birth	Espoo , Finland
size	190 cm
Weight	99 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1994 , 4th lap, 96th position Canadiens de Montréal
Career stations
1994-2000	Espoo Blues
2000-2004	Tappara Tampere
2004-2007	Jokerit Helsinki
2007-2008	Espoo Blues

Arto Kuki (born February 22, 1976 in Espoo ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player .

Career

Arto Kuki began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the youth division of Espoo Blues , for whose professional team he was active in the SM-liiga from 1994 to 2000 . Then the center played for four years for their league rivals Tappara Tampere . With Tappara he failed in the 2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons only in the playoff final before he and his team were Finnish champions in the third attempt in the 2002/03 season . From 2004 to 2007 he was on the ice for Jokerit Helsinki , with whom he also reached the playoff finals in 2005 and 2007, but lost again with his team. For the 2007/08 season he returned to his hometown club Espoo Blues. With the team he also failed only in the playoff final before ending his career at the age of 32.

International

For Finland , Kuki took part in the junior division at the U18 European Junior Championship in 1994 and the U20 World Junior Championship in 1996 . In the senior sector he was in his country's squad for the Euro Hockey Tour in 2003 and 2004 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Finnish champion with Tappara Tampere

SM liiga statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	14th	562	42	81	123	322
Playoffs	10	78	4th	12	16	68

Web links

• Arto Kuki at hockeydb.com (English)
• Arto Kuki at eliteprospects.com (English)