| Pekka Marjamäki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
(1947-12-18)18 December 1947 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Died |
10 May 2012(2012-05-10) (aged 64) Tampere, Finland | ||
| 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 | 1964–1984 | ||
Pekka Tapani Marjamäki (18 December 1947 – 10 May 2012) was a Finnish ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara.
Marjamäki also played for HV 71 during the 1979–80 season. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990, and into 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
- Jarkko päiväniemi (10 May 2012). "Finsk hockeylegendar död i hjärtattack" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Takala, Kalle (10 May 2012). "Kiekkolegenda Pekka Marjamäki on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
- Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1947 births
- 2012 deaths
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- HV71 players
- Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players with retired numbers
- IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Ice hockey people from Tampere
- Tappara players