Sari Marjamäki

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
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	Porin Ässät Tampereen Ilves Espoo Blues Porin Kärpät
National team	Finland
Playing career	1984–2009
Medal record Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Team World Championship 2004 Canada 2000 Canada 1999 Finland 1997 Canada 1994 United States 1992 Finland European Championship 1995 Latvia 1993 Denmark 1991 Czechoslovakia 1989 West Germany 1996 Russia

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]