Ari Saarinen

{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player (born 1967)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|26|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Imatra, Finland

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 190

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

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| played_for = Ässät
SaiPa
Anglet Hormadi Élite
EHC Lustenau

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| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 2003

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Ari Saarinen (born November 26, 1967) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey left winger.

Saarinen played a total of 320 games in the SM-liiga for Ässät and SaiPa between 1993 and 1999.[https://liiga.fi/en/pelaajat/23141920/saarinen-ari Profile at Liiga.fi] He also played in the Élite Ligue for Anglet Hormadi Élite in the 1999-00 season and the Austrian Hockey League for EHC Lustenau from 2000 to 2002.