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Classic Sports Card of The Day

27 Jan

1982 Opeechee hockey card of former Edmonton Oiler Jarri Kurri. A native of Finland, he had a long and storied career in the National Hockey League, mostly as an Oiler, where he played on 5 Stanley Cup winning teams. Although he played in the shadow of teammates Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier on those teams, Kurri was an outstanding player in his own right, scoring 600 career goals. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001, and currently serves as the general manager of Team Finland.

 

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