Tuukka Kuha Gaming World Championship bio

Throughout the 2018 NHL World Gaming Championships, NHL.com will feature player bios for fans to learn more about the competitors

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GAMING AND HOCKEY BACKGROUND

What is your favorite NHL video game ever and why?
NHL 14 or NHL 15 because CPU wasn't as good in those days.
Who was your childhood hockey idol and why?
Miikka Kiprusoff from Calgary Flames, I played goalie for 7 years when I was a child.
What is your most memorable hockey moment and why?
: There are many but one of the most memorable is Ice Hockey Olympics at 2006, when Finland lost to Sweden in Finals. I was nine years old and I cried and showed much frustration after that game, lol.
My gamertag is FlyerKungen because ...
Flyers and Kings were my favorites in NHL when I was 15 years old.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU …

My favorite team/player is:All the NHL teams with Finnish players. Patrik Laine is pretty good!
The first hockey video game I ever played was:NHL 2000 @ PS1.
If I could play EA SPORTS™ NHL® 18 vs. one real-life player, I'd pick:Alexander Barkov.
My go-to breakaway move in EA SPORTS™ NHL® 18 is: Fast forehand is always deadly.
My favorite EA SPORTS™ NHL® 18 game mode is: EASHL (6v6), no doubt.
My favorite non-NHL video game is:Can't say only one, there's a lot of good games, like Uncharted, Assassin's Creed, Last of Us, Fortnite, etc...
My playing uniform (team jersey, favorite shirt) is:Black / Dark or Red is simple and sexy on the Ice
My favorite snack while gaming is:Odens and Water, now and always.
My favorite gamer or person to watch on Twitch is:VeskuGG & NHLGamerTwitch
One fun fact about me:I played for 9 years (2003-2012) only offline modes before I started to play online in NHL 13.