Jari Kurri

Date of Birth: May 18, 1960
Age: 66
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Jokerit
Position: RW
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Jari Kurri Facts

Player Type: Cerebral TacticianSniperTwo-Way Forward
Drafted: 1980 round 4 #69 overall by Edmonton Oilers

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	+/-
1975-1976	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977-1978	Jokerit	SM-liiga	29	2	9	11	12	-14
1977-1978	Finland U18	EJC-18	4	6	2	8	4	-
1978-1979	Jokerit	SM-liiga	33	16	14	30	12	-3
1978-1979	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	2	3	5	2	-
1979-1980	Jokerit	SM-liiga	33	23	17	40	22	3
1979-1980	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	4	7	11	0	-
1979-1980	Finland Olympics	OG	7	2	1	3	6	-
1980-1981	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	75	32	43	75	40	26	Playoffs	9	5	7	12	4	-
1981-1982	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	71	32	54	86	32	38	Playoffs	5	2	5	7	10	-
1981-1982	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	0	-
1981-1982	Finland	WC	7	4	3	7	2	-1
1982-1983	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	80	45	59	104	22	47	Playoffs	16	8	15	23	8	-
1983-1984	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	64	52	61	113	14	38	Playoffs	19	14	14	28	13	-
1984-1985	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	73	71	64	135	30	76	Playoffs	18	19	12	31	6	-
1985-1986	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	78	68	63	131	22	45	Playoffs	10	2	10	12	4	-
1986-1987	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	54	54	108	41	19	Playoffs	21	15	10	25	20	-
1987-1988	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	80	43	53	96	30	25	Playoffs	19	14	17	31	12	15
1987-1988	Finland "C"	CC	5	1	1	2	4	-4
1988-1989	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	76	44	58	102	69	19	Playoffs	7	3	5	8	6	-2
1988-1989	Finland	WC	7	5	4	9	4	8
1989-1990	Edmonton Oilers "A"	NHL	78	33	60	93	48	18	Playoffs	22	10	15	25	18	13
1990-1991	Devils Milano	Italy	30	27	48	75	6	-
1990-1991	Finland	WC	10	6	6	12	2	-
1991-1992	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	73	23	37	60	24	-24	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	4	1
1991-1992	Finland "C"	CC	6	2	0	2	7	-4
1992-1993	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	82	27	60	87	38	19	Playoffs	24	9	8	17	12	2
1993-1994	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	81	31	46	77	48	-24
1993-1994	Finland	WC	8	4	6	10	2	11
1993-1994	Finland (all)	International	9	4	6	10	4	10
1994-1995	Jokerit	SM-liiga	20	10	9	19	10	10
1994-1995	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	38	10	19	29	24	-17
1995-1996	Los Angeles Kings "A"	NHL	57	17	23	40	37	-12
1995-1996	New York Rangers	NHL	14	1	4	5	2	-4	Playoffs	11	3	5	8	2	-2
1996-1997	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	82	13	22	35	12	-13	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	4	2
1996-1997	Finland "C"	WCup	4	1	0	1	0	-3
1997-1998	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	70	5	17	22	12	-10	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-1
1997-1998	Finland Olympics "A"	OG	6	1	4	5	2	0
1997-1998	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	+/-
1986-1987	NHL All-Stars	Rendez-vous 87	2	1	1	2	0	-
1994-1995	Jokerit	European Cup	4	3	6	9	4	7

Jari Kurri Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
NHL	17	1251	601	797	1398	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
SM-liiga (Liiga)	4	115	51	49	100	0.87	56	-4	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

Jari Kurri Career Highlights

Season	Awards
	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus (All-Time) (+101)
1977-1978	U18 EJC All-Star Team U18 EJC Best Forward U18 EJC Gold Medal
1979-1980	U20 WJC Most Assists (7) U20 WJC Silver Medal
1981-1982	Finnish Player of the Year
1982-1983	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1983-1984	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Goals (14) NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
1984-1985	Finnish Player of the Year NHL First All-Star Team NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Goals (19) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1985-1986	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (68) NHL Second All-Star Team
1986-1987	Finnish Player of the Year NHL First All-Star Team NHL Playoffs Most Goals (15) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal
1987-1988	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Playoffs Most Goals (14) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1988-1989	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Second All-Star Team
1989-1990	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1990-1991	World Championship All-Star Team
1993-1994	World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Silver Medal
1994-1995	European Cup All-Star Team European Cup Champion SM-liiga Player of the Month (December) SM-liiga Silver Medal
1997-1998	Olympic Bronze Medal
1998-1999	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#113)
1999-2000	IIHF Hall of Fame
2001-2002	Hockey Hall of Fame

Jari Kurri Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Edmonton Oilers
Number 17 retired by Jokerit
Number 17 retired by Finland
Number 17 retired by Finland Olympics
Number 17 retired by Finland
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