Ossi Saarinen (born December 9, 1986 in
Helsinki, Finland
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) is a
Finnish professional
ice hockey
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forward
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** Power forward (basketball)
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. He is currently playing for Danish club,
IC Gentofte
The Gentofte Stars are an ice hockey team in the , the second-highest men’s ice hockey league in Denmark. They play in Gentofte, a northern suburb in the Copenhagen urban area, at the ('Gentofte Skating Hall'). The team previously played in ...
in the
Metal Ligaen. Saarinen joined Gentofte on a one-year contract after playing three seasons with
KalPa in the Finnish
Liiga
The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...
on September 4, 2014.
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1986 births
Living people
Finnish ice hockey left wingers
Jokerit players
KalPa players
Ice hockey people from Helsinki