Pasi Saarela
 Pasi Saarela 
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| Date of birth | August 24, 1973 |
| place of birth | Laitila , Finland |
| size | 179 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
| position | Right wing |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Career stations | |
| 1990-1995 | Lukko Rauma |
| 1995-1999 | Jokerite |
| 1999-2000 | Västra Frölunda HC |
| 2000-2006 | Lukko Rauma |
| 2006 |
SC Bern HC Sierre-Anniviers |
| 2006-2007 | Leksands IF |
| 2007-2008 | Ässät Pori |
| 2008-2009 | Lukko Rauma |
Pasi Saarela (born August 24, 1973 in Laitila ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player .
Career
Pasi Saarela began his career as a hockey player at Lukko Rauma , for which he was active in the SM-liiga from 1990 to 1995 . With Rauma he finished third in the 1993/94 season . He then moved to their league rivals Jokerit , for whom he was on the ice for the following four seasons and won the European Cup in 1996 . In addition, he was third in the SM-liiga with the team in 1998. For the 1999/2000 season , the attacker went to other European countries for the first time, where he played for Västra Frölunda HC in the Elitserien . After only one year Saarela returned to his Finnish homeland, where he played for his ex-club Lukko Rauma in the SM-liiga from 2000 to 2006.
Towards the end of the 2005/06 season, the Finn went a second time to other European countries and ended the season in the Swiss National League A at SC Bern and the HC Sierre-Anniviers from the National League B . The right winger then stayed abroad and played in the 2006/07 season at Leksands IF from HockeyAllsvenskan , the second highest Swedish division. After the year abroad, Ässät Pori signed the striker from the SM-liiga, which he left in the course of the 2007/08 season to play for Lukko Rauma again. There he ended his career in 2009.
International
For Finland , Saarela took part in the U20 World Junior Championship in 1993 , where he finished fifth with his team.
Achievements and Awards
- 1996 European Cup win with Jokerit
- 1999 Aarne Honkavaara Trophy
- 2005 Aarne Honkavaara Trophy
Web links
- Pasi Saarela at hockeydb.com (English)
- Pasi Saarela at eurohockey.com
- Pasi Saarela at eliteprospects.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Saarela, Pasi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laitila , Finland |