Sari Marjamäki

Sari Marjamäki
Born (1971-12-17) 17 December 1971 (age 53)
Pori, Finland
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
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 1994 United States
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Finland
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1995 Latvia
Gold medal – first place 1993 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 1991 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place 1989 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Russia

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]

Playing career

Marjamäki'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

She and her husband, ice hockey coach Lauri Marjamäki, have two children.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and postseason

Bold indicates led league

Regular season Postseason
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

Since 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

Award Year
Naisten SM-sarja / Naisten Liiga
Champion 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Most goals 1993, 1995, 2001
Most points 1995
Best plus/minus 1998

Other achievements

  • 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Ilves Hockey Legends". ilveshistoria.com (in Finnish). Ilves-Hockey Oy. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ "SM-sarja (W) Stats All-time totals". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Jääkiekkoleijonat". Finnish Ice Hockey Museum (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ 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.


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