Posts About "Jari Kurri"
The Best Oilers Team to Not Win a Cup
July 1st, 2017 Imagine a team with the second-best offence in NHL history somehow flying under the radar. In a sense, that is what has happened to the 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers, despite playing in the middle of the Oilers' Stanley Cup dynasty years. A recent example of this is the NHL's Top 10 Greatest Teams fan vote competition as part of the...
Francis, Kurri, McKenzie Join Hall of Fame Committee
December 1st, 2015 The Hockey Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday that Carolina Hurricanes general manager and 2005 inductee Ron Francis, KHL Jokerit general manager and 2001 inductee Jari Kurri and 2015 inductee Bob McKenzie will join the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee. The trio will replace outgoing members Mike "Doc" Emmerick, 1992 inductee...
Oilers' McDavid, Hall Set to Rival Legendary Gretzky, Kurri Duo
August 25th, 2015 To simply say excitement is brewing in Edmonton, around both the Oilers and the city itself, would be a massive understatement. The City of Edmonton is undergoing a major phase of redevelopment off the ice, led by both the Ice District development project, as well as the ongoing construction of Rogers Place, the Oilers' new...
The Greatest Draft in Edmonton Oilers History: 1979 or 1980?
June 29th, 2015 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 368 players in their 35 year history. Of those drafted 368, five have gone on to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. These men are Mark Messier,...
When The Northlands Coliseum Closes on the Oilers
December 17th, 2013 To those who know me, I wasn't originally a Canucks fan. To a fault, I will admit that I am a bandwagon jumper. Yes, I am guilty of jumping from team to team depending on their winning streak. My career spans from St. Louis (because of Brett Hull), Vancouver (between 1989 to 1995-ish), Toronto (don't ask me how or why - okay, I liked...
The Oilers: Pattern of Failure or Impossible Precedent?
December 10th, 2013 Since their last Stanley Cup championship in 1990, the Edmonton Oilers have made the playoffs nine times out of 22 seasons, including one trip to the Finals in 2006. Since joining the NHL in 1979, the Oilers have won five Stanley Cups, have had 12 Hall of Famers in their organization, seven scoring titles, nine Hart trophies, and...
