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Jari Pekka Kurri is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1980, he played right wing for five National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Colorado Avalanche. Kurri played 17 seasons in the NHL and was the first Finnish player to be enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame, in 2001. He was a member of a Stanley Cup–winning team five times, all with the Oilers. He is perhaps best remembered as Wayne Gretzky's foil. In 2017, Kurri was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 29 July to 11 August 1984 at the Weingart Stadium, in Monterey Park.
Garry Michael Galley is a Canadian broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player. Galley played in the National Hockey League from 1984 to 2001. Galley was a former co-host of the defunct "More On Sports" radio program on The Team 1200 in Ottawa, Ontario, and is a colour commentator on Hockey Night in Canada.
Hassan Sardar is a former field hockey player and team captain from Pakistan, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Hockey Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
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David Bissett is a former field hockey player from Canada, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1976 and in 1984. On both occasions he finished in tenth place with the Men's National Team. Bissett is a resident of New Westminster, British Columbia.
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Hargurnek Singh Sandhu, known as "Nick" or "Niki", is an Indian-born Canadian former field hockey defender.
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Hladký is a Czech surname meaning "smooth". Notable people with the surname include:
