Jari Pekka Kurri is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger and a five-time Stanley Cup champion.
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Jari Pekka Kurri is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger and a five-time Stanley Cup champion.
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In 2017 Jari Kurri was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
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Jari Kurri remains regarded as one of the greatest "steals" in the history of the NHL draft.
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Jari Kurri was "by far our most complete player", according to Oilers' director of personnel Barry Fraser.
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Jari Kurri scored the Stanley Cup winning goal in game seven against the Philadelphia Flyers in 1987.
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Jari Kurri scored three of the hat tricks against the Blackhawks in the conference finals, a feat that no player has ever equaled.
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Jari Kurri had set up Petr Klima's goal in triple overtime in Game 1.
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Jari Kurri managed to put together 17 points in 24 games during the run, in which the Kings ultimately fell short and lost the series in 5 games.
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Jari Kurri followed the run up with a few more solid seasons as a Los Angeles King, scoring 146 points in 176 games; his decline in scoring was primarily due to his transition into a more defensive minded forward in a somewhat reduced role.
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Jari Kurri played alongside Teemu Selanne, the 1993 winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy who had established himself as one of the top stars in Finland during early success in the NHL.
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Jari Kurri played against his former Oilers-linemate Esa Tikkanen and another Finnish NHL-player, Christian Ruuttu.
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Jari Kurri intended to play alongside Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya, but was ultimately reduced to a smaller role on the second and third lines, despite a newfound confidence from rigorous summer training.
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Jari Kurri has since been bested in goals by Teemu Selanne, and in assists by Nicklas Lidstrom.
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Jari Kurri was the highest ranked non-Canadian in NHL points and goals; the only non-Canadian with more assists at Kurri's retirement was American Phil Housley, since passed by Mike Modano.
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Jari Kurri finished with 106 career playoff goals and 233 playoff points, third all-time behind Gretzky and Messier.
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Jari Kurri is 18th in all-time goals with 601, and was the leading Finn in that department until Selanne passed him in 2010.
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Jari Kurri had a lengthy international career for the Finnish national team.
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Jari Kurri debuted during 1980 Winter Olympics when Finland played in the Olympic ice hockey tournament.
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Jari Kurri scored two goals and an assist in his international debut.
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Jari Kurri had a disappointing performance, with only one assist in five games.
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Jari Kurri formed Finland's top line along with SM-liiga players Reijo Leppanen of TPS and Kari Jalonen of Karpat.
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At the 1998 Winter Olympics, Jari Kurri faced Gretzky on ice for the last time, when Finland and Canada played for the Olympic bronze medal in Nagano.
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Jari Kurri scored the first goal of the game, which turned out to be his last goal for the Finnish national team.
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Jari Kurri is married to former Miss Finland, Vanessa Jari Kurri, nee Forsman; they wed in 2004 and have three daughters: Odessa was born on 2002, and Alissa was born on 2005 and and Isla .
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