- Born
- Birth nameJari Pekka Kurri
- Height6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
- Jari Kurri is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey right winger and a five-time Stanley Cup champion. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2017 Kurri was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. He is the general manager and owner of Jokerit.
When Kurri joined the Oilers, he was soon paired with Wayne Gretzky. Kurri and Gretzky became one of the most prolific scoring duos ever to play in the NHL. Despite not always playing on the same line, Gretzky assisted on 364 of Kurri's 601 career goals, while Kurri had an assist on 196 Gretzky goals. Kurri won five Stanley Cups, all with Edmonton (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990). In 1984-85 he had 135 points and scored 50 goals in his first 50 games. A year later, he led the league in goals with 68. In 1984-85 Kurri set a record for goals by a right winger when he scored 71.
At the 1994 World Championships, Kurri managed to get his first international medal when Finland earned silver after losing 1-2 in a shootout against Canada. At the 1998 Winter Olympics, Kurri faced Gretzky on ice for the last time, when Finland and Canada played for the Olympic bronze medal in Nagano. Finland won the game 3-2. Kurri scored the first goal of the game, which turned out to be his last goal for the Finnish national team.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- SpousesVanessa Forsman(July 17, 2004 - present) (2 children)Tiina Kuusikoski(June 8, 1985 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Signed as a free agent by the Colorado Avalanche.
- Signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
- The Los Angeles Kings trade Kurri, Marty McSorley, and Shane Churla to the New York Rangers for Ray Ferraro, Mattias Norström, Ian Laperrière, Nathan Lafayette, and New York's 1997 4th round selection.
- Became the 8th player in NHL history to score 600 goals.
- The Edmonton Oilers trade Kurri, Dave Brown and Corey Foster to the Philadelphia Flyers. Kurri was then traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne, Steve Kasper and Los Angeles's fourth-round choice in 1991.
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