Tommi Satosaari
| Tommi Satosaari | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Satosaari in 2008 | |||
| Born | February 17, 1975 Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | JYP Newcastle Jesters Ässät Ilves HK Olimpija Ljubljana Pelicans Diables Rouges de Briançon Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2011 2016–2017 | ||
Tommi Satosaari (born February 17, 1975, in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender.
Satosaari played his first five years as a pro with his hometown team JYP in the SM-liiga. When the team unloaded several players after a disappointing 1999-2000 season, Satosaari made his way abroad, spending the next season with the Newcastle Jesters in the British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL). Satosaari then returned to Finland for a season with Ässät, and in 2002-2003 he represented REV Bremerhaven in the German second league in the fall, and finished the year with Ilves. In 2003-2004 Satosaari returned to Newcastle to play for the Newcastle Vipers in the British National League before and moving to HK Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia for the 2004-2005 season.
Returning to JYP, Satosaari was made Sinuhe Wallinheimo's backup, but when Wallinheimo performed exceptionally well Satosaari transferred to Pelicans for the rest of the season.
References
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Jatkoaika.com player profile