Saila Saari

Saila Saari (born 1 November 1989) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward. She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal, and at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2015 and 2016.^[1]

Saila Saari
Born	(1989-11-01) 1 November 1989 (age 35) Alavus, Finland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	KalPa Kuopio Kärpät Oulu JYP Jyväskylä Hockey Cats Jyväskylä APV Alavus
National team	Finland
Playing career	2003–2021
Medal record Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team World Championships 2015 Sweden Universiade 2009 Harbin Ice hockey

Saari played the entirety of her club career in the Finnish Naisten Liiga. She is a three-time Aurora Borealis Cup champion, having won the Finnish Championship with JYP Jyväskylä Naiset in 2016 and with Oulun Kärpät Naiset in 2017 and 2018. She was named to the league's All-Star Team in 2014–15 and 2016–17, and was recognized with the Emma Laaksonen Award as the league's fair-play player in 2012–13 and 2017–18.

References

1. 2015 IIHF World Championship roster Archived 2018-02-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
• Saila Saari at Olympedia (archive)