Sari Kristiina Marjamäki née Fisk (born 17 December 1971) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward.[1] She played 217 matches as a member of the Finnish national team and represented Finland at sixteen top-level international competitions: three Olympic women's ice hockey tournaments, eight World Championships, and five European Championships. She won an Olympic bronze medal in the inaugural women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics, six World Championship bronze medals, four European Championship gold medals, and one European Championship bronze medal.[2]
Sari Marjamäki | |||
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Born |
Pori, Finland | 17 December 1971||
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
National team | Finland | ||
Playing career | 1984–2009 | ||
Playing career
editMarjamäki's career in the Naisten SM-sarja (NSMs; renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017) spanned 23 seasons and was played with Porin Ässät, Tampereen Ilves, and the Espoo Blues. She amassed four Finnish Championship (SM) gold medals, two SM silver medals, and four SM bronze medals.[3] Across her 23 seasons in the league, Marjamäki scored 339 goals and tallied 253 assists for 592 points in 401 regular season games. As of 2024, she holds sole possession of seventh on the league's all-time regular season points totals.[4]
Personal life
editShe and her husband, ice hockey coach Lauri Marjamäki, have two children.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and postseason
editBold indicates led league
Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1984–85 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1991–92 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 23 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 23 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 26 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
2001–02 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 19 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||
2002–03 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 24 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 24 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 20 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
2008–09 | Porin Kärpät | I-divisioona | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
Naisten SM-sarja totals | 401 | 339 | 253 | 592 | 158 | 70 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 30 |
Awards and honors
editSince her retirement in 2009, Marjamäki has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of her accomplishments and positive influence on women's ice hockey in Finland. In 2014, she was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland, becoming Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona #223 ('Finnish Ice Hockey Lion #223').[6] She was honored as an Ilves Hockey Legend at a ceremony held on 7 March 2020.[7]
Awards
editAward | Year | |
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Naisten SM-sarja / Naisten Liiga | ||
Champion | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 | |
Most goals | 1993, 1995, 2001 | |
Most points | 1995 | |
Best plus/minus | 1998 |
Other achievements
edit- 3rd in Naisten Liiga all-time regular season goals (as of 18 January 2023)
- 6th in Naisten Liiga regular season games played (as of 18 January 2023)
- 1st in Ässät all-time regular season points, goals, assists and games played (as of 18 January 2023)
- Named an Ilves Hockey Legend[7]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sari Fisk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Ilves Hockey Legends". ilveshistoria.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "SM-sarja (W) Stats All-time totals". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Huttunen, Sasha (3 September 2016). "Leijonien uusi luotsi Lauri Marjamäki on tamperelainen perheenisä: "Kunhan se ei vaikuttaisi lähipiiriin, että teen tällaista työtä"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Jääkiekkoleijonat". Finnish Ice Hockey Museum (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Ilves Hockey Legends -aatelointitilaisuus lauantaina 7.3. Ilves-HIFK-ottelussa". Ilves-Hockey Oy (in Finnish). 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Sari Marjamäki at Olympedia
- Sari Marjamäki at Olympics.com