Biography:A five-time Stanley Cup champion, he played 21 seasons in the NHL with five different teams. In Edmonton he played on the same line as Wayne Gretzky, and the duo became one of the most prolific scoring tandems ever to play in the NHL.
1983-11-19 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game
1985-01-29 Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th pt of season in game 39
1985-05-30 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers take back-to-back titles; beat Philadelphia Flyers, 8-3 for a 4-1 series victory; Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri each post a goal and 3 assists
1986-03-02 Edmonton's Finnish right wing Jari Kurri scores 2 goals, including the overtime winner, to lead Oilers to a 2-1 win over Philadelphia; Kurri, 100 points for the 4th straight NHL season
1990-05-18 Edmonton right wing Jari Kurri sets record for scoring in a Stanley Cup Finals game with 3 goals and 2 assists in 7-2 win at Boston Garden
1997-12-23 Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals