Eero Saari
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. Saari was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland in 1994.
Also recorded as Eero Olavi Saari · Roope Saari
Eero Saari
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- Born
- 18 September 1928
- Birthplace
- Tampere, Finland
- Died
- 29 April 2023
- Full name
- Eero Olavi Saari.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- ice hockey player and architect.
- Honours
- Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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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. Saari was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland in 1994.
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He was named an Ilves Hockey Legend in a ceremony held on 7 March 2020. He is remembered as the first player on the Finnish national team to score a goal against Canada. Saari died in Tampere on 29 April 2023, at the age of 94.
Ilveksen jääkiekkoilijoita 1950-luvulla. Kuvassa muun muassa Pentti Isotalo (keskellä) ja Eero Saari (vasemmalla).
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• Born — 18 September 1928 • Birthplace — Tampere, Finland • Died — 29 April 2023 • Place of death — Tampere, Finland • Height Cm — 170 • Weight Kg — 76 • Position — Left Wing • Shoots — Left • Played For — Ilves Tampere • Sex — m • Ntl Team — FIN • Career Start — 1944 • Career End — 1956
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