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#17 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 97/98

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Jari Kurri Facts

Date of Birth
May 18, 1960
Position
RW
Age
63
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Jokerit
Status
Retired
Drafted
1980 round 4 #69 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Second All-Star Team 3
5-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 5
2-time World Championship All-Star Team 2

The longtime Oiler helped Edmonton win 5 Stanley Cups in the span of 7 years, leading the playoffs in goals in 4 of the 5 Cup runs. Kurri was the first Finnish player in history to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, with 1,398 points in 1,251 games.

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Jari Kurri Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1975-76 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1977-78 Jokerit SM-liiga 29* 2* 9* 11* 12* -14* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 4* 6* 2* 8* 4* -* |
1978-79 Jokerit SM-liiga 33* 16* 14* 30* 12* -3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
1979-80 Jokerit SM-liiga 33* 23* 17* 40* 22* 3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 4* 7* 11* 0* -* |
Finland OG 7* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* |
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75* 32* 43* 75* 40* 26* | Playoffs 9 5 7 12 4 -
1981-82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71* 32* 54* 86* 32* 38* | Playoffs 5 2 5 7 10 -
Finland CC 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Finland WC 7* 4* 3* 7* 2* -1* |
1982-83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 45* 59* 104* 22* 47* | Playoffs 16 8 15 23 8 -
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64* 52* 61* 113* 14* 38* | Playoffs 19 14 14 28 13 -
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73* 71* 64* 135* 30* 76* | Playoffs 18 19 12 31 6 -
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78* 68* 63* 131* 22* 45* | Playoffs 10 2 10 12 4 -
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79* 54* 54* 108* 41* 19* | Playoffs 21 15 10 25 20 -
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80* 43* 53* 96* 30* 25* | Playoffs 19 14 17 31 12 15
Finland “C” CC 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -4* |
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 76* 44* 58* 102* 69* 19* | Playoffs 7 3 5 8 6 -2
Finland WC 7* 5* 4* 9* 4* 8* |
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 78* 33* 60* 93* 48* 18* | Playoffs 22 10 15 25 18 13
1990-91 Devils Milano Italy 30* 27* 48* 75* 6* -* |
Finland WC 10* 6* 6* 12* 2* -* |
1991-92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73* 23* 37* 60* 24* -24* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 4 1
Finland “C” CC 6* 2* 0* 2* 7* -4* |
1992-93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82* 27* 60* 87* 38* 19* | Playoffs 24 9 8 17 12 2
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81* 31* 46* 77* 48* -24* |
Finland WC 8* 4* 6* 10* 2* 11* |
Finland (all) International 9* 4* 6* 10* 4* 10* |
1994-95 Jokerit SM-liiga 20* 10* 9* 19* 10* 10* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 38* 10* 19* 29* 24* -17* |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 57* 17* 23* 40* 37* -12* |
New York Rangers NHL 14* 1* 4* 5* 2* -4* | Playoffs 11 3 5 8 2 -2
1996-97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82* 13* 22* 35* 12* -13* | Playoffs 11 1 2 3 4 2
Finland “C” WCup 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 70* 5* 17* 22* 12* -10* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland “A” OG 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* 0* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* 0* |

Jari Kurri Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 NHL All-Stars Rendez-vous 87 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1994-95 Jokerit European Cup 4* 3* 6* 9* 4* 7* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2001-02 Finland OG Asst. Coach
2002-03 Finland WC Asst. Coach
2003-04 Finland WC General Manager
2004-05 Finland WCup Asst. Coach
Finland WC General Manager
2005-06 Finland OG General Manager
Finland WC General Manager
2006-07 Finland WC General Manager
2007-08 Finland WC General Manager
2008-09 Finland WC General Manager
2009-10 Finland OG General Manager
Finland WC General Manager
2010-11 Finland WC General Manager
Finland EHT General Manager
2011-12 Finland WC General Manager
Finland EHT General Manager
2012-13 Finland EHT General Manager
Finland EHT Asst. Coach
Finland WC General Manager
2013-14 Jokerit Liiga General Manager
Finland OG General Manager
Finland WC General Manager
Finland EHT General Manager
2014-15 Jokerit KHL General Manager
2015-16 Jokerit KHL General Manager
2016-17 Jokerit KHL General Manager
2017-18 Jokerit KHL General Manager
2018-19 Jokerit KHL General Manager
2019-20 Jokerit KHL Franchise Owner Bought the team from Harry Harkimo (100%)
Sold a stake to Oleg Deripaska and Vladimir Potanin (40%)
Jokerit KHL Chairman
Jokerit KHL General Manager
2020-21 Jokerit KHL Franchise Owner
Jokerit KHL Chairman
Jokerit KHL General Manager
2021-22 Jokerit KHL Franchise Owner Bought out Oleg Deripaska and Vladimir Potanin (40%)
Ceased operations after the season
Jokerit KHL Chairman
Jokerit KHL General Manager From September 27, 2021 to February 20, 2022
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Jari Kurri Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 3 16* 3* 2* 5* 0.31* 11* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 4* 6* 2* 8* 2.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
European Cup 1 4* 3* 6* 9* 2.25* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 15* 5* 10* 15* 1.00* 6* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 30* 27* 48* 75* 2.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 115* 51* 49* 100* 0.87* 56* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 251* 601* 797* 1 398* 1.12* 545* 266* | 15 200 106 * 127 * 233 * 1.17 * 123 * 28 *
OG 2 13* 3* 5* 8* 0.62* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Rendez-vous 87 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 32* 19* 19* 38* 1.19* 10* 18* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 11* 6* 10* 16* 1.45* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Jari Kurri Connections

Player Period Teams
Charlie Huddy (D) 1980-1995 14 Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Wayne Gretzky (F) 1980-1996 13 Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, NHL All-Stars
Mark Messier (F) 1980-1996 11 Edmonton Oilers, NHL All-Stars, New York Rangers
Kevin Lowe (D) 1980-1996 11 Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers
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07/17/2016 Old School Hockey - Jari Kurri Hockeysverige.se

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Jari Kurri Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Edmonton Oilers

Number 17 retired by Finland

Number 17 retired by Finland

Number 17 retired by Finland

Number 17 retired by Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for Devils Milano

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

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