Jari Kurri

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Jari Kurri
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2001
Kurri in 2016
Born	(1960-05-18) 18 May 1960 (age 64) Helsinki, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Jokerit Edmonton Oilers Devils Milano Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Colorado Avalanche
National team	Finland
NHL draft	69th overall, 1980 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1977–1998
Medal record Representing  Finland Men's ice hockey Winter Olympics 1998 Nagano Team Canada Cup 1991 Canada World Championships 1994 Italy European Championship 1991 Finland World Junior Championships 1980 Finland IIHF European Junior Championships 1978 Finland

Jari Pekka Kurri (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjɑri ˈpekːɑ ˈkurːi]; born 18 May 1960) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1980, he played right wing for five National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Colorado Avalanche. Kurri played 17 seasons in the NHL and was the first Finnish player to be enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame, in 2001. He was a member of a Stanley Cup–winning team five times, all with the Oilers. In 2017, Kurri was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.^[1] He won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1985, and was the NHL goal scoring leader in the 1985–86 season.

Kurri's jersey #17 was retired by the Edmonton Oilers and Jokerit. Internationally, Kurri played on the Finland men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2000. Since 2019, Kurri is the general manager and owner of Jokerit.