Sari Kristiina Marjamäki (born 17 December 1971) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward. 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.
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. 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.
Personal life She and her husband, ice hockey coach Lauri Marjamäki, have two children.
Career statistics Regular season and postseason Bold indicates led league Regular seasonPostseasonSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM1984–85Porin ÄssätNSMs62020—————1985–86Porin ÄssätNSMs146176—————1986–87Porin ÄssätNSMs13513184—————1987–88Porin ÄssätNSMs141321510—————1988–89Porin ÄssätNSMs14119208—————1989–90Porin ÄssätNSMs62130—————1990–91Porin ÄssätNSMs12910194311221991–92Porin ÄssätNSMs141251710—————1992–93Porin ÄssätNSMs142262810—————1993–94Ilves TampereNSMs243431652543721994–95Ilves TampereNSMs243226586523501995–96Ilves TampereNSMs2417173410—————1996–97Ilves TampereNSMs2315122710—————1997–98Ilves TampereNSMs2317173412300001998–99Ilves TampereNSMs2419123112320201999–00Ilves TampereNSMs958134625722000–01Ilves TampereNSMs2628164412532542001–02Ilves TampereNSMs19135182836962002–03Espoo BluesNSMs2423184112753822003–04Espoo BluesNSMs24221537127641022004–05Espoo BluesNSMs201113242502242005–06Espoo BluesNSMs201713306613442006–07Espoo BluesNSMs10437473030 2007–08Did not play2008–09Porin KärpätI-divisioona—————41340Naisten SM-sarja totals4013392535921587032326430
International
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 ('Finnish Ice Hockey Lion #223'). She was honored as an Ilves Hockey Legend at a ceremony held on 7 March 2020.
Awards AwardYearNaisten SM-sarja / Naisten LiigaChampion2003, 2004, 2005, 2007Most goals1993, 1995, 2001Most points1995Best plus/minus1998
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
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