Pekka Marjamäki

Pekka Tapani Marjamäki (18 December 1947 – 10 May 2012[1]) was an ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara.

Pekka Marjamäki
Born (1947-12-18)18 December 1947
Tampere, FIN
Died 10 May 2012(2012-05-10) (aged 64)
Tampere, FIN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Tappara
HV71
National team  Finland
Playing career 19641984

Marjamäki also played for HV 71 during the 1979–80 season.[2] He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990 and in the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998.

Marjamäki had a heart attack when returning home from the supermarket on 7 May 2012. He was hospitalised and died in the intensive care unit of the hospital of Tampere during the early hours of 10 May.

References

  1. Takala, Kalle (10 May 2012). "Kiekkolegenda Pekka Marjamäki on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. Jarkko päiväniemi (10 May 2012). "Finsk hockeylegendar död i hjärtattack" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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