Jari Kurri

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1960)

Born
1960
Jari Pekka Kurri 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. Prior to his NHL career, Kurri excelled for Jokerit in the SM-liiga and he rose from playing in the Finnish junior ice hockey team to the the country's national hockey team in two years. He was drafted as the fourth round of the 1980 NHL draft by the Oilers and immediately played for the team that year.

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