Jari Kurri
Of all the Finns who have graced NHL ice surfaces..............who was the best?
My picks
1. Jari Kurri
2. Teemu Selanne
3. Miikka Kiprusoff
Finland is a bit easier to digest than some of these other countries because they do have 3 dominant players.
Teppo Numminen has played the most games
Jari Kurri has scored the most goals (although Teemu Selanne has a better goals/game average)
Kurri has the most assists
Kurri has the most points
Kurri's 135 points is the record for Finnish players
Kurri was the first Finnish player to finish top 3 in scoring finishing 2nd in 85 and 87 (Selanne equalled this finishing 2nd in 97 and 99)
Kurri was the first Finn to lead the NHL in any category (68 goals in 86) although Selanne is a 3x leader in goals (only once was he a solo winner).
In the NHL Guide and record Book, they list the 36 best goal scoring seasons in NHL history from a goals/game perspective. Kurri is 36th....Mogilny is 32nd and the only other non-Canadian on the list (Gretzky at 18th and 20th is the highest ranked player in my lifetime (and I'm old!)
So, after a short perusing of the NHL guide and record book.........
1. Jari Kurri (5 Stanley Cups, and two 70 goal seasons)
2. Teemu Selanne (Calder Trophy and a 76 goal season)
3. Miikka Kiprusoff (Vezina TRophy)
4. Reijo Ruotsalainen (Edmonton kept this guy on their protected list until 1996 - 6 years after he played his last NHL game)
5. Tomas Sandstrom (a pain in the ass who ranks 3rd in goals and points and finally won a cup in 97 with Detroit)
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