Timo Saari
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Birth place: Tampere, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Birth place: Tampere, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1967 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded based on regular season standings. | |
| 19 | 1968 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded based on regular season standings. | |
| 20 | 1969 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded based on regular season standings. | |
| 21 | 1970 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded based on regular season standings. | |
| 23 | 1972 | HJK Helsinki | SM-Sarja | Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded based on regular season standings. | |
| 34 | 1983 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | HIFK Helsinki defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑2 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 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% |
| 1966‑67 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.071 | 0.214 | 0.286 | ||||||
| 1967‑68 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | 18 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | ||||||
| 1968‑69 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | 19 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0.238 | 0.190 | 0.429 | ||||||
| 1969‑70 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Sarja | 20 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.190 | 0.286 | 0.476 | ||||||
| 1970‑71 | HJK Helsinki | SM-Sarja | 21 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 0.125 | 0.250 | 0.375 | ||||||
| 1971‑72 | HJK Helsinki | SM-Sarja | 22 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 0.188 | 0.313 | 0.500 | ||||||
| 1972‑73 | HJK Helsinki | SM-Sarja | 23 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 0.118 | 0.324 | 0.441 | ||||||
| 1972‑73 | Team Finland | | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| 1973‑74 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Sarja | 24 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.091 | 0.152 | 0.242 | ||||||
| 1973‑74 | Team Finland | | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.083 | 0.083 | ||||||
| 1974‑75 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Sarja | 25 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0.083 | 0.194 | 0.278 | ||||||
| 1974‑75 | Team Finland | | 25 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0.045 | 0.136 | 0.182 | ||||||
| 1975‑76 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 26 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.333 | 0.444 | ||||
| 1975‑76 | Team Finland | | 26 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.211 | ||||||
| 1976‑77 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 27 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.029 | 0.235 | 0.265 | ||||
| 1976‑77 | Team Finland | | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 1979‑80 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 30 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0.059 | 0.088 | 0.147 | |||
| 1980‑81 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 31 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0.029 | 0.088 | 0.118 | |||
| 1981‑82 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 32 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0.056 | 0.333 | 0.389 | |||
| 1982‑83 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 33 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.103 | 0.069 | 0.172 | |||
| 1983‑84 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 34 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.135 | 0.135 | 0.270 | |||
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Liiga Totals | 483 | 52 | 103 | 155 | 162 | -19 | 7 | 1 | 0.108 | 0.213 | 0.321 | ||||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982‑83 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||
| Liiga Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - World Championship 1974 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.111 | ||||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1975 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | ||||||
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Innsbruck 1976 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1976 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | ||||||
| Team Finland - Canada Cup 1976 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.069 | 0.138 | 0.207 | |||||||
| Olympics Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||||
| World Cup Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
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 - Izvestia Tournament 1972 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1973 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1974 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.083 | 0.167 | 0.250 | ||||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1975 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Men Totals | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0.045 | 0.091 | 0.136 |