Tommi Satosaari (born February 17, 1975 in

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) is a

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professional

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. Satosaari played his first five years as a pro with his hometown team JYP in the

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. When the team unloaded several players after a disappointing 1999-2000 season, Satosaari made his way abroad, spending the next season with the

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in the

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(BISL). Satosaari then returned to Finland for a season with

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, and in 2002-2003 he represented REV Bremerhaven in the German second league in the fall, and finished the year with

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. In 2003-2004 Satosaari returned to Newcastle to play for the

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in the British National League before and moving to HK Olimpija Ljubljana in

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for the 2004-2005 season. Returning to JYP, Satosaari was made

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's backup, but when Wallinheimo performed exceptionally well Satosaari transferred to

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for the rest of the season.

References

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Jatkoaika.com player profile
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