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.^[1][2]

Eero Saari
Born	(1928-09-18)18 September 1928 Tampere, Finland
Died	29 April 2023(2023-04-29) (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

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]