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

Gretzky and Kurri were first and second in the NHL point scoring race, and Messier was fourth.

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

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.

In 2010 he was named at prop forward in Kurri Rugby League Club's team of the century.

After his third season, Kurri was signed by the Edmonton Oilers, by then-general manager and head coach, Glen Sather.

When Kurri arrived to the Oilers he was soon paired with Wayne Gretzky, a phenomenal Canadian centre and arguably the greatest player of all time.

Kurri was " by far our most complete player ," according to Oilers ' director of personnel Barry Fraser.

Although Kurri never won the Selke Trophy, he was regarded as one of the best defensive forwards in the NHL.

For the first time since the 1988 trade, Kurri was reunited with Wayne Gretzky.

Kurri's best season for the Kings was during the successful 1992 – 93 NHL season when Kurri posted 27 goals and 60 assists in 82 games.

After the lockout Kurri returned to Los Angeles but was traded to New York Rangers in 1996 for their playoff run.

Kurri intended to play alongside Teemu Selänne and Paul Kariya, but was ultimately reduced to a smaller role on the second and third lines, despite a newfound confidence from rigorous summer training.

After his single season with the Mighty Ducks, Kurri was signed by the Colorado Avalanche, the 1996 Stanley Cup Champions.

( Stan Mikita, who was born in Europe but raised in Canada, retired 18 seasons before Kurri with 926 assists and 1, 467 points.

Kurri was part of Finnish national team during 1981 Canada Cup.

After the Oilers were eliminated in the 1982 NHL playoffs, Kurri was able to join the Finnish national team in 1982 World Championships.

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.

Harragon was raised in the New South Wales town of Kurri Kurri, and played for Lakes United in the Newcastle competition.

On March 14, 1996, he was traded with Ray Ferraro, Mattias Norström, Nathan LaFayette, and a draft pick to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley and Shane Churla.

On 14 March 1996, he was traded with Nathan LaFayette, Ian Laperrière, Ray Ferraro and a draft pick to the Los Angeles Kings for Marty McSorley, Jari Kurri and Shane Churla.

After the Stanley Cup win in 1990, the Oilers were no longer a powerhouse ( they last won the division title in 1986 – 87 ) as key players such as Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, and Esa Tikkanen left to seek higher salaries elsewhere ( caused in part by the Gretzky trade in 1988 ), the high turnover often being attributed to owner Peter Pocklington's cost-cutting moves.

He soon became an important part of the Oilers, playing on the team's first line with Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri.

* 1960 – Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player

** Jari Kurri, Finnish hockey player

" ( Though Kariya began the season centred by Kurri, the Finnish veteran did not often play on the top line in his lone season with the team.

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

Kurri played against his former Oilers-linemate Esa Tikkanen and another Finnish NHL-player, Christian Ruuttu.

Jari Kurri also had a lengthy international career for the Finnish national team.

Kurri scored the first goal of the game, which turned out to be his last goal for the Finnish national team .< ref >

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

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

In addition, to allow each regular team to play 80 games, the Edmonton Oilers played the Finnish National Team ( with future Oiler Jari Kurri ) once at home, winning by a score of 8-4.

:* 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.

They were the first team to feature three players with fifty goals ( Gretzky, Kurri and Anderson ).

Despite not always playing on the same team, Gretzky assisted on 364 of Kurri's 601 career goals, while Kurri had an assist on 196 Gretzky goals.

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

Kurri is currently the general manager of the team.

Edmonton had a great team which included Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri and Mark Messier.

During this season, Gretzky, Messier, Anderson, and Kurri all topped the 100 point plateau, with Coffey not far behind at 96.

While he may not have put up the points the Rangers expected him to at the end of the regular season, Kurri proved some of his value by notching 8 points in 11 playoff games with the Rangers.

In 1991, Kurri represented Finland at the 1991 World Championships held again in Finland.

Jari Kurri added an insurance marker off a Patrice Brisebois turnover at 1: 51 of the third, and Gretzky sealed the 4 – 1 win for the Kings with an empty net goal at 18: 02.