* 1960 – Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player

The Oilers were a young, strong team featuring, in addition to Gretzky, future Hall of Famers including forwards Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson and Jari Kurri, defenceman Paul Coffey, and goaltender Grant Fuhr.

** Jari Kurri, Finnish hockey player

Milan Hejduk won the Gold Medal for Czech Republic, Alexei Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky got the Silver Medal for Russia and Jari Kurri won the Bronze Medal for Finland.

Within three years, Sather and chief scout Barry Fraser had drafted several players who would have an important role in the team's success, including Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Kevin Lowe, Grant Fuhr and Andy Moog.

Wayne Gretzky led the NHL in goals with 73, and Jari Kurri was close behind with a career high 71.

In addition, Jari Kurri tied Reggie Leach's record for most goals in a playoff year, with 19.

The Oilers lost another important player before the 1990 – 91 season, as Jari Kurri chose to play the entire season with the HC Milano Devils.

Grant Fuhr and Glenn Anderson were traded to Toronto, Steve Smith was traded to Chicago, and Jari Kurri was traded to Philadelphia.

*** The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Jari Kurri.

Instead, the Ducks signed 36-year-old centre Jari Kurri from the New York Rangers.

He went on to score an all-time rookie record of 76 goals in his rookie season ( shattering the previous record of 53 set by Mike Bossy ), which made him the second European to lead the league in goal scoring ( after Jari Kurri ), along with Alexander Mogilny, and also makes him one of only eight players, and to date, the last player ( along with Mogilny ) to have scored 70 or more goals in one NHL season.

* Jari Kurri ; ice hockey player

In North America, Fetisov was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 12, 2001, along with Mike Gartner, Dale Hawerchuk and Jari Kurri.

He went on to record 17 points in 13 post-season games that year to earn the Jari Kurri trophy as playoff MVP and win his second Kanada-malja trophy in three years with TPS.

Kankkunen, along with former NHL star Jari Kurri, has also been a shareholder in a company that builds luxury real estate in Ruka, Finland.

* 6th fastest player in NHL history to score 600 points ( 429 GP ) behind Wayne Gretzky ( 273 ), Mario Lemieux ( 323 ) & Peter Stastny ( 394 ), Mike Bossy ( 400 ) & Jari Kurri ( 419 )

More players were parceled off as their salary expectations exceeded the team's ability to pay: Paul Coffey, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Kevin Lowe and Grant Fuhr.

Jari Pekka Kurri ( born May 18, 1960 ) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey right winger and a five-time Stanley Cup champion.

Instead of accepting a new contract from the Oilers, Jari Kurri opted for a season in Italy and played for HC Devils Milano of the Italian Serie A. Kurri had 27 goals and 48 assists in 30 games while he played in the less competitive Italian league.

During the 1994 – 95 NHL lockout Jari Kurri represented Jokerit, the team for which he played before his NHL career.

Jari Kurri finished his career as the highest scoring European-born-and-trained player in NHL history, with 601 goals, 797 assists, and 1, 398 points.

In addition, the Jari Kurri trophy is given to the most valuable player in the SM-liiga playoffs.

For his efforts, he was named the winner of the Urpo Ylönen trophy as the best goaltender in 1998 – 99 and the Jari Kurri trophy as the best player of the playoffs.

Lehtonen was the backup goalie for Jokerit, but captured the starting position and won the Urpo Ylönen trophy, given to the best goalie of the season, and the league's playoff MVP award, the Jari Kurri trophy.

The Jari Kurri trophy is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish SM-liiga to the best player in the SM-liiga playoffs.

The trophy is named after Jari Kurri.

He also has won both Urpo Ylönen trophy and Jari Kurri trophy twice.

* 2003-04: Jari Kurri trophy ( Best Player, Playoffs ), SM-liiga

* 2004-05: Jari Kurri trophy ( Best Player, Playoffs ), SM-liiga

This puts him in a group with other football legends such as George Best, George Weah and Jari Litmanen to have never played in a major international tournament.

The Finns won the match 2 – 1, with Jari Litmanen becoming the first player to score a goal at the stadium.

* Gentleman player ( since 1954 ): Jari Kapanen 1975, Teemu Selänne 1991, Keijo Säilynoja 1992, Waltteri Immonen 1996, Ville Peltonen 2003

* Born: Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, in Helsinki ; Yannick Noah, French tennis player, in Sedan

:* Jari Europaeus, Finnish football ( soccer ) player and manager

:* Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player

:* Jari Litmanen, Finnish football ( soccer ) player

:* Jari Niemi, Finnish football ( soccer ) player

:* Jari Rantanen, Finnish football ( soccer ) player

His 17 goals during the 90 – 91 playoffs are tied for 3rd all-time ( only Jari Kurri and Reggie Leach with 19 and Joe Sakic with 18 have surpassed that mark ).

* 1960 – Jari Porttila, Finnish sports journalist

* February 2 – Jari Tervo, Finnish author

* February 2 – Jari Porttila, Finnish sports journalist

* February 20 – Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer

* May – Daniel K. Ludwig abandons the Jari project in the Amazon Basin.

* Jari Behm – bass

* Jari Kainulainen – bass

* Jari Kainulainen-( 2007 – 2010 ) bass

During the 2007 – 08 season Jokerit celebrated their 40th anniversary and on October 27 Jokerit retired the jersey of former alumni Jari Kurri.

* Jari Kurri ( 1977 – 80, 1994 )

* Jari Kapanen ( 1978 – 80 )

* Jari Lindroos ( 1985 – 87 )

*** Vastinparit – Counterparts: Photographs by Jari Arffman

* Jari Mäenpää – harsh & clean vocals, guitars ( Wintersun, ex-Arthemesia, ex-Immemorial, ex-Lost Alone )

* 2009 in Helsinki ( 10 – 12 July ) GoH: George R. R. Martin, Alastair Reynolds, Adam Roberts, Jari Lehtinen

* Sodomatic Slaughter ( Jari Pirinen ) ( Black Crucifixion ) – drums ( 1989 – 1993, 2008 – present )

* Jari Kuusisto – bass ( 1997 – 1998 )