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Jari Kurri

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1960 in Helsinki, Finland

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 2001

Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round (69th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:09AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #45. Ron Francis… #46. Sidney Crosby… #47. JARI KURRI… #47. Joe Nieuwendyk… #47. Luc Robitaille… 

NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 18 FNL WHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980-81 20 EDM NHL 75 32 43 75 29 26 40 23 9 0 1 202 15.8
1981-82 21 EDM NHL 71 32 54 86 32 38 32 25 6 1 5 211 15.2
1982-83 22 EDM NHL 80 45 59 104 41 47 22 34 10 1 3 218 20.6
1983-84 23 EDM NHL 64 52 61 113 45 38 14 37 10 5 4 194 26.8
1984-85 24 EDM NHL 73 71 64 135 56 76 30 54 14 3 13 261 27.2
1985-86 25 EDM NHL 78 68 63 131 53 45 22 46 16 6 9 236 28.8
1986-87 26 EDM NHL 79 54 54 108 44 35 41 37 12 5 10 211 25.6
1987-88 27 EDM NHL 80 43 53 96 37 25 30 30 10 3 5 207 20.8
1988-89 28 EDM NHL 76 44 58 102 39 19 69 29 10 5 8 214 20.6
1989-90 29 EDM NHL 78 33 60 93 34 18 48 21 10 2 2 201 16.4
1991-92 31 LAK NHL 73 23 37 60 22 -24 24 12 10 1 3 167 13.8
1992-93 32 LAK NHL 82 27 60 87 30 19 38 13 12 2 3 210 12.9
1993-94 33 LAK NHL 81 31 46 77 29 -24 48 13 14 4 3 198 15.7
1994-95 34 LAK NHL 38 10 19 29 10 -17 24 8 2 0 0 84 11.9
1995-96 35 TOT NHL 71 18 27 45 17 -16 39 12 5 1 0 158 11.4
1995-96 35 LAK NHL 57 17 23 40 15 -12 37 11 5 1 0 131 13.0
1995-96 35 NYR NHL 14 1 4 5 2 -4 2 1 0 0 0 27 3.7
1996-97 36 MDA NHL 82 13 22 35 13 -13 12 10 3 0 3 109 11.9
1997-98 37 COL NHL 70 5 17 22 7 6 12 3 2 0 0 61 8.2
Career NHL 1251 601 797 1398 542 298 545 407 155 39 72 3142 19.1
Career WHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1978-79 18 FNL WHA 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1980-81 20 EDM NHL 75 0.43 0.57 1.00 0.39 0.53 2.69 24 33 57 22 127 36 66 1 26 4.5 1.6 6.1
1981-82 21 EDM NHL 71 0.45 0.76 1.21 0.45 0.45 2.97 23 40 63 23 122 26 65 7 38 5.0 1.4 6.4
1982-83 22 EDM NHL 80 0.56 0.74 1.30 0.52 0.28 2.73 36 48 84 33 148 33 89 21 47 7.6 1.5 9.1
1983-84 23 EDM NHL 64 0.81 0.95 1.77 0.71 0.22 3.03 41 49 90 36 158 42 95 17 38 9.0 1.2 10.1
1984-85 24 EDM NHL 73 0.97 0.88 1.85 0.77 0.41 3.58 57 51 108 45 178 38 85 21 76 11.6 2.4 14.0
1985-86 25 EDM NHL 78 0.87 0.81 1.68 0.68 0.28 3.03 53 49 102 42 187 46 123 27 45 10.4 1.4 11.8
1986-87 26 EDM NHL 79 0.68 0.68 1.37 0.56 0.52 2.67 46 46 92 38 156 43 89 11 35 9.0 1.4 10.4
1987-88 27 EDM NHL 80 0.54 0.66 1.20 0.47 0.38 2.59 36 44 80 32 137 39 85 12 25 7.0 1.3 8.3
1988-89 28 EDM NHL 76 0.58 0.76 1.34 0.52 0.91 2.82 36 48 84 33 138 44 102 27 19 7.5 1.4 9.0
1989-90 29 EDM NHL 78 0.42 0.77 1.19 0.44 0.62 2.58 28 50 78 29 127 44 89 24 18 6.3 1.4 7.7
1991-92 31 LAK NHL 73 0.32 0.51 0.82 0.30 0.33 2.29 20 33 53 20 97 41 94 14 -24 3.6 0.2 3.8
1992-93 32 LAK NHL 82 0.33 0.73 1.06 0.37 0.46 2.56 22 48 70 25 138 53 95 29 19 5.2 1.2 6.5
1993-94 33 LAK NHL 81 0.38 0.57 0.95 0.36 0.59 2.44 28 42 70 27 121 56 124 35 -24 6.0 0.2 6.1
1994-95 34 LAK NHL 38 0.26 0.50 0.76 0.27 0.63 2.21 17 33 50 18 37 18 48 12 -17 2.0 -0.1 1.9
1995-96 35 TOT NHL 71 0.25 0.38 0.63 0.24 0.55 2.23 17 26 43 16 74 33 77 20 -16 2.6 0.4 3.0
1995-96 35 LAK NHL 57 0.30 0.40 0.70 0.27 0.65 2.30 16 22 38 15 66 30 62 14 -12 2.7 0.4 3.0
1995-96 35 NYR NHL 14 0.07 0.29 0.36 0.12 0.14 1.93 1 4 5 2 8 3 15 6 -4 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996-97 36 MDA NHL 82 0.16 0.27 0.43 0.16 0.15 1.33 13 23 36 13 56 13 77 21 -13 1.3 0.5 1.7
1997-98 37 COL NHL 70 0.07 0.24 0.31 0.10 0.17 0.87 6 19 25 8 38 10 38 16 6 0.1 1.1 1.2
Career NHL 1251 0.48 0.64 1.12 0.43 0.44 2.51 503 682 1185 460 2039 615 1441 315 298 98.7 18.6 117.3
Career WHA 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 20 EDM NHL 9 5 7 12 4 5 0 0 0
1981-82 21 EDM NHL 5 2 5 7 10 2 0 0 0
1982-83 22 EDM NHL 16 8 15 23 8 4 2 2 0
1983-84 23 EDM NHL SC 19 14 14 28 9 13 10 4 0 0 60 23.3
1984-85 24 EDM NHL SC 18 19 12 31 24 6 16 1 2 2 89 21.3
1985-86 25 EDM NHL 10 2 10 12 1 4 1 0 1 0 25 8.0
1986-87 26 EDM NHL SC 21 15 10 25 11 20 10 4 1 5 52 28.8
1987-88 27 EDM NHL SC 19 14 17 31 15 12 9 5 0 3 57 24.6
1988-89 28 EDM NHL 7 3 5 8 -2 6 2 0 1 0 17 17.6
1989-90 29 EDM NHL SC 22 10 15 25 13 18 4 6 0 3 58 17.2
1991-92 31 LAK NHL 4 1 2 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 10 10.0
1992-93 32 LAK NHL 24 9 8 17 2 12 5 2 2 0 50 18.0
1995-96 35 NYR NHL 11 3 5 8 -2 2 2 0 1 1 31 9.7
1996-97 36 MDA NHL 11 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 18 5.6
1997-98 37 COL NHL 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Career NHL 5 200 106 127 233 73 123 71 25 10 14 469 19.4

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1970-71 10 2 Teams Finland-AA 27 34 13 47
1970-71 10 Jokerit Maple Leafs Finland-AA 9 21 6 27
1970-71 10 Jokerit Novice Finland-AA 18 13 7 20
1971-72 11 Jokerit Atoms Finland-AA 31 40 23 63
1972-73 12 Jokerit Atoms Finland-AA 35 32 16 48
1973-74 13 Jokerit Atoms Finland-AA 54 65 32 97
1974-75 14 Jokerit PeeWees Finland-AA 18 17 9 26
1975-76 15 Jokerit PeeWees Finland-AA 58 65 24 89
1976-77 16 2 Teams Finland-AA 51 59 49 108 4
1976-77 16 Jokerit Bantams Finland-AA 33 55 43 98
1976-77 16 Jokerit Helsinki Finland-AA 18 4 6 10 4
1977-78 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 5 5 4 9 2
1977-78 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 29 2 9 11 12
1977-78 17 Jokerit Helsinki Finland-Q 6 1 7 8 2
1977-78 17 Finland EJC-A 4 6 2 8 4
1978-79 18 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 1 1 2 2
1978-79 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 33 16 14 30 12
1978-79 18 Finland WJC-A 6 2 3 5 2
1979-80 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 33 23 16 39 22
1979-80 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland-Q 6 7 2 9 13
1979-80 19 Finland WJC-A 5 4 7 11 0
1979-80 19 Finland Nat-Tm 8 3 1 4 0
1979-80 19 Finland Olympics 7 2 1 3 6
1981-82 21 Finland Can-Cup 5 0 1 1 0
1981-82 21 Finland Nat-Tm 5 1 2 3 2
1981-82 21 Finland WEC-A 7 4 3 7 2
1986-87 26 NHL All-Stars RV-87 2 1 1 2 0
1987-88 27 Finland Nat-Tm 6 2 2 4 2
1987-88 27 Finland Can-Cup 5 1 1 2 4
1988-89 28 Finland WEC-A 7 5 4 9 4
1990-91 30 HC Devils Mediolanum Milano Italy 40 37 60 97 8
1990-91 30 Finland Nat-Tm 6 4 4 8 2
1990-91 30 Finland WEC-A 10 6 6 12 2
1991-92 31 Finland Nat-Tm 5 0 2 2 2
1991-92 31 Finland Can-Cup 6 2 0 2 7
1992-93 32 Finland Nat-Tm 1 0 0 0 2
1993-94 33 Finland WC-A 8 4 6 10 2
1994-95 34 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 20 10 9 19 10
1994-95 34 Finland Nat-Tm 1 0 0 0 0
1996-97 36 Finland Nat-Tm 4 0 0 0 0
1996-97 36 Finland W-Cup 4 1 0 1 0
1997-98 37 Finland Olympics 6 1 4 5 2
Career 3 Seasons Can-Cup 16 3 2 5 11
Career 1 Season EJC-A 4 6 2 8 4
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 7 6 5 11 4
Career 4 Seasons Finland 115 51 48 99 56
Career 7 Seasons Finland-AA 274 312 166 478 4
Career 2 Seasons Finland-Q 12 8 9 17 15
Career 1 Season Italy 40 37 60 97 8
Career 8 Seasons Nat-Tm 36 10 11 21 10
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 13 3 5 8 8
Career 1 Season RV-87 2 1 1 2 0
Career 1 Season W-Cup 4 1 0 1 0
Career 1 Season WC-A 8 4 6 10 2
Career 3 Seasons WEC-A 24 15 13 28 8
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 11 6 10 16 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1976-77 16 Jokerit Helsinki Finland-AA 5 2 2 4 6
1977-78 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 1 1 0 1 2
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 1 1 0 1 2
Career 1 Season Finland-AA 5 2 2 4 6

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Jari Kurri 14.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.9 1.7 1.2
Jean Beliveau 93.7 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3
Alexander Mogilny 93.7 13.4 12.2 10.6 9.5 8.3 8.3 7.8 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.9 2.5
Bryan Trottier 93.4 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 4.3 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.9
Daniel Alfredsson 91.8 12.3 11.5 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.7
Theoren Fleury 91.3 11.7 11.2 11.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 8.0 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.0 2.6
Paul Kariya 91.2 12.6 12.2 11.6 10.9 8.8 8.4 7.7 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 3.4 3.3 1.5
Dit Clapper 90.5 10.9 8.2 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.5 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.1 2.4 0.3
Sergei Fedorov 89.9 13.8 12.0 10.1 8.7 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.9 6.8 5.3 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.2
Jarome Iginla 89.6 14.4 14.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.8 2.5
Frank Mahovlich 88.9 11.8 10.7 10.4 9.7 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.4 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.4 3.3 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Jari Kurri 14.0 11.8 10.4 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 3.8 3.0 1.9 1.7 1.2
Alexander Mogilny 93.7 13.4 12.2 10.6 9.5 8.3 8.3 7.8 6.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.9 2.5
Bryan Trottier 93.4 13.6 12.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 8.7 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 4.3 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.1
Daniel Alfredsson 91.8 12.3 11.5 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.1 5.6 5.3 3.2 2.7
Theoren Fleury 91.3 11.7 11.2 11.1 9.2 8.9 8.1 8.0 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.0 2.6
Paul Kariya 91.2 12.6 12.2 11.6 10.9 8.8 8.4 7.7 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 3.4 3.3 1.5
Jean Beliveau 89.7 13.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.7 6.8 5.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 0.3
Jarome Iginla 89.6 14.4 14.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.8 2.5
Dit Clapper 89.4 10.9 8.2 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.5 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.4 2.2 0.3 0.3
Sergei Fedorov 89.3 13.8 12.0 10.1 8.7 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.9 6.8 5.3 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.2
Keith Tkachuk 88.3 11.2 10.9 10.7 9.9 9.3 9.3 9.2 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1983 NHL
1985 NHL
1986 NHL
1988 NHL
1989 NHL
1990 NHL
1993 NHL
1998 NHL

Awards

1984-85 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Honors

1983-84 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1984-85 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1985-86 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1986-87 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1988-89 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1984 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1985 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1987 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1988 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
1990 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

Games Played

1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1987-88 NHL 80 (1)
 1996-97 NHL 82 (1)
 Career NHL 1251 (72)

Goals

1983-84 NHL 52 (5)
1984-85 NHL 71 (2)
1985-86 NHL 68 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 54 (3)
Career NHL 601 (18)

Assists

1982-83 NHL 59 (10)
1984-85 NHL 64 (9)
1985-86 NHL 63 (9)
Career NHL 797 (30)

Points

1982-83 NHL 104 (9)
1983-84 NHL 113 (7)
1984-85 NHL 135 (2)
1985-86 NHL 131 (4)
1986-87 NHL 108 (2)
1988-89 NHL 102 (8)
Career NHL 1398 (19)

Goals Created

1983-84 NHL 45.2 (5)
1984-85 NHL 56.2 (2)
1985-86 NHL 53.4 (2)
1986-87 NHL 44.2 (2)
1988-89 NHL 39.2 (9)
Career NHL 542.0 (19)

Plus/Minus

1982-83 NHL 47 (5)
1984-85 NHL 76 (2)
1985-86 NHL 45 (6)
Career NHL 298 (28)

Even Strength Goals

1983-84 NHL 37 (6)
1984-85 NHL 54 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 46 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 37 (2)
1988-89 NHL 29 (9)
Career NHL 407 (10)

Power Play Goals

1984-85 NHL 14 (9)
Career NHL 155 (35)

Short-Handed Goals

1983-84 NHL 5 (4)
1985-86 NHL 6 (3)
1986-87 NHL 5 (5)
1988-89 NHL 5 (6)
1993-94 NHL 4 (10)
Career NHL 39 (6)

Game-Winning Goals

1984-85 NHL 13 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 9 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 10 (2)
1988-89 NHL 8 (4)
Career NHL 72 (36)

Shots

Career NHL 3142 (66)

Shooting Percentage

1983-84 NHL 26.8 (2)
1984-85 NHL 27.2 (2)
1985-86 NHL 28.8 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 25.6 (3)
Career NHL 19.1 (14)

Goals Per Game

1983-84 NHL 0.81 (2)
1984-85 NHL 0.97 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 0.87 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 0.68 (4)
Career NHL 0.48 (34)

Assists Per Game

1983-84 NHL 0.95 (6)
1984-85 NHL 0.88 (8)
Career NHL 0.64 (44)

Points Per Game

1983-84 NHL 1.77 (2)
1984-85 NHL 1.85 (2)
1985-86 NHL 1.68 (4)
1986-87 NHL 1.37 (4)
1988-89 NHL 1.34 (9)
Career NHL 1.12 (21)

Goals Created Per Game

1983-84 NHL 0.71 (2)
1984-85 NHL 0.77 (2)
1985-86 NHL 0.68 (2)
1986-87 NHL 0.56 (3)
1988-89 NHL 0.52 (10)
Career NHL 0.43 (27)

Adjusted Goals

1983-84 NHL 41 (5)
1984-85 NHL 57 (2)
1985-86 NHL 53 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 46 (3)
Career NHL 503 (36)

Adjusted Assists

1982-83 NHL 48 (10)
1984-85 NHL 51 (9)
1985-86 NHL 49 (9)
Career NHL 682 (53)

Adjusted Points

1982-83 NHL 84 (9)
1983-84 NHL 90 (7)
1984-85 NHL 108 (2)
1985-86 NHL 102 (4)
1986-87 NHL 92 (2)
1988-89 NHL 84 (8)
Career NHL 1185 (40)

Adjusted Goals Created

1983-84 NHL 35.7 (4)
1984-85 NHL 45.0 (2)
1985-86 NHL 42.3 (2)
1986-87 NHL 37.6 (2)
1988-89 NHL 32.7 (8)
Career NHL 460.4 (38)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1983-84 NHL 158 (7)
1984-85 NHL 178 (4)
1985-86 NHL 187 (5)
1986-87 NHL 156 (4)
Career NHL 2039 (24)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 615 (59)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1993-94 NHL 124 (10)
Career NHL 1441 (39)

Offensive Point Shares

1983-84 NHL 9.0 (5)
1984-85 NHL 11.6 (2)
1985-86 NHL 10.4 (3)
1986-87 NHL 9.0 (3)
1988-89 NHL 7.5 (9)
Career NHL 98.7 (34)

Point Shares

1984-85 NHL 14.0 (3)
1985-86 NHL 11.8 (5)
1986-87 NHL 10.4 (7)
Career NHL 117.3 (86)
      

Transactions

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May 30, 1991: Traded to Philadelphia by Edmonton with Dave Brown and Corey Foster for Craig Fisher, Scott Mellanby and Craig Berube, May 30, 1991.

May 30, 1991: Traded to Los Angeles by Philadelphia with Jeff Chychrun for Steve Duchesne, Steve Kasper and Los Angeles' 4th round choice (Aris Brimanis) in 1991 Entry Draft, May 30, 1991.

March 14, 1996: Traded to NY Rangers by Los Angeles with Marty McSorley and Shane Churla for Ray Ferraro, Ian Laperriere, Mattias Norstrom, Nathan LaFayette and NY Rangers' 4th round choice (Sean Blanchard) in 1997 Entry Draft, March 14, 1996.

September 10, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, September 10, 1996.

September 15, 1997: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, September 15, 1997.

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