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Revision as of 17:44, 25 March 2020
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| Born |
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 | 1944–1956 | ||
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]
Saari was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland in 1994. He was named an Ilves Hockey Legend in a ceremony held on 7 March 2020.[2] He is remembered as the first player on the Finnish national team to score a goal against Canada.[3]
References
- ^ "Eero Saari - Olympic Ice Hockey | Finland". olympic.org. IOC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ilves Hockey Legends -aatelointitilaisuus lauantaina 7.3. Ilves-HIFK-ottelussa". ilves.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ilves Hockey Legends". ilveshistoria.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
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