Ari Saarinen

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Birth place: Imatra, Finland
Forward, shoots left
6 ' 2" (187 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Birth place: Imatra, Finland
Forward, shoots left
6 ' 2" (187 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1995 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | Ässät Pori defeated Lukko Rauma 3‑0 in the bronze medal game. | |
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 1986‑87 | Ketterä Imatra | I-divisioona | 19 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -15 | 0.122 | 0.146 | 0.268 | |||||
| 1987‑88 | Ketterä Imatra | I-divisioona | 20 | 44 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 37 | -7 | 0.182 | 0.318 | 0.500 | |||||
| 1988‑89 | Ketterä Imatra | I-divisioona | 21 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 32 | -19 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1989‑90 | Hockey-Reipas Lahti | I-divisioona | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0.059 | 0.176 | 0.235 | |||||
| 1991‑92 | KooKoo Kouvola | I-divisioona | 24 | 43 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 0.349 | 0.419 | 0.767 | |||||
| 1992‑93 | KooKoo Kouvola | Finlandia-liiga | 25 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 26 | 37 | 0.821 | 0.513 | 1.333 | 169 | 18.9 | |||
| 1993‑94 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 26 | 47 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.234 | 0.255 | 0.489 | ||
| 1993‑94 | Team Finland-B | | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.200 | ||||||
| 1994‑95 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 27 | 48 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.396 | 0.563 | ||
| 1995‑96 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 28 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 36 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.188 | 0.146 | 0.333 | ||
| 1996‑97 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 29 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.104 | 0.208 | 0.313 | ||
| 1997‑98 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | SM-Liiga | 30 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 30 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.229 | 0.563 | ||
| 1998‑99 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | SM-Liiga | 31 | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.111 | 0.185 | 0.296 | ||
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Liiga Totals | 293 | 55 | 69 | 124 | 154 | -6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0.188 | 0.235 | 0.423 | |||||
| Mestis Totals | 224 | 81 | 81 | 162 | 161 | -3 | 0.362 | 0.362 | 0.723 | 169 | |||||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993‑94 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 1.400 | ||
| 1994‑95 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.000 | 0.286 | ||
| 1995‑96 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| 1996‑97 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| 1997‑98 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | SM-Liiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.000 | 0.667 | ||
| 1998‑99 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | SM-Liiga | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Liiga Totals | 27 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.259 | 0.148 | 0.407 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland-B - St. Petersburg Grand Prix 1994 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.200 | ||||||
| Men Totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.200 |