Edmonton Oilers retire Jari Kurri's number #17

[SOLIDSNAKEXXX360]

who gives a fuck, does edmonton even matter?

[MrKolt2112]

@SOLIDSNAKEXXX360 hey....who do you think you are....some kind of financial advisor ?..hahaha

[FFJabarr]

Teemu Selanne was better in my honest opinion.

[EpicLiima]

@FFJabarr He IS better... I dunno, they're from different eras.

[ipsofacto297]

Edmonton does such a wonderful job with these ceremonies honoring the Oiler Greats!

So much is said about Kurri being in the shadow of Gretzky. That's a load of crap!

None of the other dynamic duo's of the league were scrutinized in such a way: Hull/Oates, Trottier/Bossy, Esposito/Orr, Lindros/LaClair, Jagr/Lemieux, Yzerman/Federov...the list goes on!

In fact, how many times throughout Gretzky's career was he paired up with someone that couldn't "Finnish" the job!

HUUTAA JOTTA KURRI!

[Hanemus]

jep... no kyllähän Kurri oli kieltämättä yks parhaista suomalaisista kiekkoilioista

[theparsa88]

suomalaiset puhuu englantia täällä toisilleen ja hehkuttaa oravaa

[marwinsuomi]

amazing player!!!!!!

[marwinsuomi]

amazing player

[virtonline]

Jari Kurri is my ranking list in first place best finnish NHL player so far

[anttiantti92]

Kurri is the best European so far. Proud to be Finn :)

[karieero57]

Kurri and Gretzky is the best duo in hockey, ever. Probably Gretzky is the number one, but Kurri was his right hand.

[Superpizzabros]

yes, Gretzky was obiviously the best in the world. But I believe all of us know that out of the Europeans, Kurri was THE ultimate player.

[rockee06]

@Superpizzabros Somewhat true, but I would put Jagr ahead of him.

[Pupuhopo]

@karieero57 there is no number 2 in a duo. they are both number 1.

[shadowchaos88]

@karieero57 then messier on his left

[mirce81]

Cool video, nice music. We love you Jari !!

[josatinho]

one of my idols..along with mr mark messier...if i played hockey i would be right winger and right defense

[GretzkyJr]

Kurri Rules. #17 Forever!!

[jaska626]

fuckin hasek

[edmontonoilerfan94]

Kurri Rules. #17 Forever!!

[KingofKH]

No, he is not the best European ever. When the Soviet Union still existed, they didn't let anyone leave the country, because they were afraid the travellers would tell about the misery of the Soviets. There was a chain back then, that kicked butt harder than Selänne & Kariya and Gretzky & Kurri combined. They were the best Europeans eevr, maybe the best of the whole world. Also, I respect Dominating Dominik Hasek more than Kurri.

[izmodezmo]

Shitty Soviet Union league compared to NHL? Gj<3

Dominik Hasek is nice though...

[shastilivy]

Kurri was gretzky's back-checker and defensive conscience.

The Wayner's over-rated (and I'm a Canadian saying this).

Orr #1

[Haligiggai]

Kimmo: That is total bs. According to Gretzky he would have never broken so many records without Kurri. After Gretzky was sold to La, Kurri still made over 100 points in Edmonton.

[KimmoKuopio]

Kurri was normal little player, Gretzky made his regords.

[midday69]

Wow, this brought back lots of memories of growing up on the prairies, watching the oilers play. Seeing Jari Kurri retire his number 17 is like watching an old warrior retire. The game of hockey will miss his great playing

[Polishguy202]

man Jari Kurri messier and smyth were true Oilers they were the heart and soul of them

[orkotroll]

Remember The Titans - Trevor Rabin - Titans Spirit (Score)

[animefreak9999]

they played the same music at Messier's

[johajer]

Kurri is one of the greatest player for finnish ice hockey history!

[Gabethehockeyfan]

Whats the song thats playing?

[Yanzu81]

Yes he was...A true Finnish hockey legend.

[syjajkneba]

this guy was better than people realize: I mean, who was going to do the Wayner's back-checking if not Kurri?