Eero Saari

Eero Olavi Saari (born 18 September 1928) is a Finnish retired 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 (1928-09-18) 18 September 1928
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 19441956

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]

References

  1. "Eero Saari - Olympic Ice Hockey | Finland". olympic.org. IOC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Eero Saari Olympic Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "Jääkiekkoleijonat". jaakiekkomuseo.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Ilves Hockey Legends -aatelointitilaisuus lauantaina 7.3. Ilves-HIFK-ottelussa". ilves.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. "Ilves Hockey Legends". ilveshistoria.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. Retrieved 25 March 2020.


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