| Birth Date: | 17 December 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Pori, Finland |
| Height Cm: | 164 |
| Weight Kg: | 65 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Career Start: | 1984 |
| Career End: | 2009 |
| Ntl Team: | FIN |
| Sex: | f |
Sari Kristiina Marjamäki (born 17 December 1971) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward.[1] She played 217 matches as a member of the Finnish national team and represented Finland at sixteen top-level international competitions: three Olympic women's ice hockey tournaments, eight World Championships, and five European Championships. She won an Olympic bronze medal in the inaugural women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics, six World Championship bronze medals, four European Championship gold medals, and one European Championship bronze medal.[2]
Marjamäki's career in the Naisten SM-sarja (NSMs; renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017) spanned 23 seasons and was played with Porin Ässät, Tampereen Ilves, and the Espoo Blues. She amassed four Finnish Championship (SM) gold medals, two SM silver medals, and four SM bronze medals.[3] Across her 23 seasons in the league, Marjamäki scored 339 goals and tallied 253 assists for 592 points in 401 regular season games. As of 2024, she holds sole possession of seventh on the league's all-time regular season points totals.[4]
She and her husband, ice hockey coach Lauri Marjamäki, have two children.[5]
Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Porin Ässät | NSMs | 14 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 23 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 23 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 24 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 26 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ilves Tampere | NSMs | 19 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 24 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 24 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 20 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Espoo Blues | NSMs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Porin Kärpät | I-divisioona | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Naisten SM-sarja totals | 401 | 339 | 253 | 592 | 158 | 70 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 30 | ||||
Since her retirement in 2009, Marjamäki has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of her accomplishments and positive influence on women's ice hockey in Finland. In 2014, she was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland, becoming ('Finnish Ice Hockey Lion #223').[6] She was honored as an Ilves Hockey Legend at a ceremony held on 7 March 2020.[7]
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Naisten SM-sarja / Naisten Liiga | |||
| Champion | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 | ||
| Most goals | 1993, 1995, 2001 | ||
| Most points | 1995 | ||
| Best plus/minus | 1998 | ||