Mari Saarinen

{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player (born 1981)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kangasala, Pirkanmaa, Finland

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| 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

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{{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|}}

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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.{{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}} Her playing career was spent with the Tampereen Ilves[http://ilvesnaiset.fi/index.php?page=17-mari-saarinen Mari Saarinen page on Ilves] 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.[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 }}