Maria Helena Saarni née Selin (born 8 September 1977) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.[1] She was a member of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team throughout the 1990s and won a bronze medal at the inaugural Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2] With the national team, she also won bronze at the IIHF Women's World Championship tournaments in 1999 and 2000, and at the 1996 IIHF European Women Championship.
| Maria Saarni | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 September 1977 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Kiekko-Espoo Espoo Blues JyHC Jyväskylä LoKV Lohja | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2017 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Selin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Maria Saarni at Olympics.com
- Maria Saarni at Olympedia
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