Mari Saarinen

{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kangasala, Pirkanmaa, Finland | death_date = | death_place = | height_m = 1.72 | weight_kg = 66 | position = Forward | shoots = Left | played_for = Tampereen Ilves Naiset | sex = f | ntl_team = FIN | career_start = 1998 | career_end = 2012 | website = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry | {{ihw|FIN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Vancouver|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2004 Canada|}} {{MedalBronze|2008 China|}} {{MedalBronze|2009 Finland|}} }}

'''Mari Saarinen''' (born 30 July 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward and current assistant coach of Team Kuortane in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). She was the head coach of HPK Kiekkonaiset during the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Savolainen|first=Samuel|date=2020-03-15|title=HPK-kiekkonaisten päävalmentaja vaihtuu – "Odotukset ja toiminta eivät kohdanneet"|url=https://www.hameensanomat.fi/urheilu/hpk-kiekkonaisten-paavalmentaja-vaihtuu-odotukset-ja-toiminta-eivat-kohdanneet-1102363/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-28|website=Hämeen Sanomat|publisher=|language=fi}}</ref> Her playing career was spent with the Tampereen Ilves<ref>[http://ilvesnaiset.fi/index.php?page=17-mari-saarinen Mari Saarinen page on Ilves]</ref> in the Naisten SM-sarja and with the Finnish national team. She represented Finland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, winning Olympic bronze in 2010.<ref>[http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/athletes/mari-saarinen_ath1018406nw.html Vancouver 2010 Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131100144/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/athletes/mari-saarinen_ath1018406nw.html |date=2010-01-31 }}</ref>

==Career stats== {|class="wikitable" width="80%" |- align="center" style="background:#74B4FA;color:yellow;" | '''Event''' || '''Goals''' || '''Assists''' || '''Points''' || '''Shots''' || '''PIM'''|| '''+/-''' |- align="center" bgcolor="" |- align="center" | 2010 Winter Olympics || 0 ||0|| 0|| 2 || 6||2 |- align="center" |}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-4_ihw400b02nFIN-vgame_stats-cr.html |title=Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |accessdate=2012-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409120538/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-4_ihw400b02nFIN-vgame_stats-cr.html |archivedate=2010-04-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-8_ihw400b04nFIN-vgame_stats-eZ.html |title=Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |accessdate=2012-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409043514/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-8_ihw400b04nFIN-vgame_stats-eZ.html |archivedate=2010-04-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-11_ihw400b05nFIN-vgame_stats-lY.html |title=Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |accessdate=2012-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409003838/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-11_ihw400b05nFIN-vgame_stats-lY.html |archivedate=2010-04-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-play-offs-semifinals---game-17_ihw400202nFIN-vgame_stats-by.html |title=Women's Play-offs Semifinals : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |accessdate=2012-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409120330/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-play-offs-semifinals---game-17_ihw400202nFIN-vgame_stats-by.html |archivedate=2010-04-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-bronze-medal-game---game-19_ihw400102nFIN-vgame_stats-fR.html |title=Women's Bronze Medal Game : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |accessdate=2012-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180938/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-bronze-medal-game---game-19_ihw400102nFIN-vgame_stats-fR.html |archivedate=2010-08-28 }}</ref>

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== External links == * {{Icehockeystats}} * {{Olympedia}}

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