Posts About "Jari Kurri"
McDavid Chasing Oilers Legends
January 10th, 2020 In what Connor McDavid has done in four and a half seasons, he is already being spoken about as a legend in the making. One thing that will always loom over his once-in-a-generation-talent is that Wayne Gretzky was also an Edmonton Oiler who just happened to win four Stanley Cups in his nine years wearing the same jersey (10 seasons if...
Top-10 Finns of the 1980s
October 25th, 2019 When Matti Hagman debuted for the Boston Bruins on Oct. 7, 1976, he became the first Finnish-trained and Finnish-born player to play in the NHL. In a North American career that lasted four seasons, Hagman's play would subsequently open the floodgates for Finland to offer up talented players to the league for decades to come. But the...
A Royal Celebration: All-Time LA Kings by Country
October 4th, 2019 I will focus my attention on both traditional hockey power countries as well as a few lesser established, yet equally compelling ones, as well. The criteria is that the player must have played for the Kings for either one full season or multiple, partial seasons at the very least. The Celebrated Kings United Kingdom The...
The Greatest Draft in Edmonton Oilers History: 1979 or 1980?
September 27th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers have drafted a number of exceptional hockey players since the franchise entered the National Hockey League in 1979. In total, the Oilers have selected a massive 389 players in their 40-draft history. Of those 389 draftees, five have gone on to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. These men are Mark Messier,...
Top-10 Finns of the 1990s
August 17th, 2019 The 1990s were a time when Finnish hockey players became more prevalent throughout the NHL. By the time that the decade had gotten underway, three Finns already had their names inscribed upon Lord Stanley's Cup, while a total of four had been NHL All-Stars. While the Finns of the decade prior certainly found NHL success, it was the...
1995-96 Rangers: Sad End to Stanley Cup Hopes
August 17th, 2019 The New York Rangers made magic in 1993-94, carrying their long-suffering fans on a wild Stanley Cup drought-busting ride that still rates among the greatest moments in NHL history. Three seasons later, Wayne Gretzky would join Mark Messier on Broadway as the Blueshirts made an unexpected surge to the Eastern Conference Final, the final...
