Sharpshooter Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Again....for the kid's who never saw Kurri play and for the 37 year old who did, like I did, a lot......The Hockey News, has him listed as the 50th greatest NHL hockey player of all time.....and that's top spot for all Northern European players. Bob Mackenzie was one of the judges on the panel that selected the top 100. And for those saying that Kurri benefited from playing with Gretzky, I won't argue that....however, Kurri went on to win another Stanley Cup without Gretzky as a teammate. Gretzky, however, never won another Cup again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown33429 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 This is a tough one... I'd have to say Temmu but by a slim margin. It's tough to compare different eras, and Temmu's rookie year was something else.. When Temmu played in a similar era to Kurri, he broke the NHL's rookie goals scored record (which still stands), and that's without Gretzky pssing him the puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewdog Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Huge Kurri fan here... but 76 goals as a rookie and 66 points as a 41 year-old seal the deal for me. Kurri finished with 35 points as a 37 year-old. Teemu is amazing, and he might have 50 or 60 goals left to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Again....for the kid's who never saw Kurri play and for the 37 year old who did, like I did, a lot......The Hockey News, has him listed as the 50th greatest NHL hockey player of all time.....and that's top spot for all Northern European players. Bob Mackenzie was one of the judges on the panel that selected the top 100. And for those saying that Kurri benefited from playing with Gretzky, I won't argue that....however, Kurri went on to win another Stanley Cup without Gretzky as a teammate. Gretzky, however, never won another Cup again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay86 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Esa Tikkanen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woot Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Lots of young'uns voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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