Eero Saari
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Born
18 September 1928
Tampere, Finland
Died
29 April 2023 (aged 94)
Tampere, Finland
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb)
| Eero Saari | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
18 September 1928 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Died |
29 April 2023 (aged 94) Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Ilves Tampere | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1944–1956 | ||
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.[1][2]
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]
Saari died in Tampere on 29 April 2023, at the age of 94.[6]
