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Finland Jari Kurri

#17 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 97/98
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 18, 1960
Position
RW
Age
62
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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Player 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 |
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 General Manager
Jokerit KHL Franchise Owner & Chairman
2020-21 Jokerit KHL General Manager
Jokerit KHL Franchise Owner & Chairman
2021-22 Jokerit KHL General Manager
Jokerit KHL Franchise Owner & Chairman
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Player 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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Player 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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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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