Eero Olavi Saari (18 September 1928 – 29 April 2023) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played with the Tampereen Ilves of the SM-liiga and with the Finnish national team. He represented Finland at the 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships and in the ice hockey tournament at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[1][2]
| Eero Saari | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
18 September 1928 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Died |
29 April 2023 (aged 94) Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Ilves Tampere | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1944–1956 | ||
Saari was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland in 1994.[3] He was named an Ilves Hockey Legend in a ceremony held on 7 March 2020.[4] He is remembered as the first player on the Finnish national team to score a goal against Canada.[5]
Saari died in Tampere on 29 April 2023, at the age of 94.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Eero Saari - Olympic Ice Hockey | Finland". olympic.org. IOC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Eero Saari Olympic Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Jääkiekkoleijonat". jaakiekkomuseo.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Ilves Hockey Legends -aatelointitilaisuus lauantaina 7.3. Ilves-HIFK-ottelussa". ilves.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Ilves Hockey Legends". ilveshistoria.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Eero Saari". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Eero Saari at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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