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Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Pekka Marjamäki
Born (1947-12-18)18 December 1947Tampere, 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 TapparaHV71
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.[1] He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990, and into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]

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.[2]

  1. ^ Jarkko päiväniemi (10 May 2012). "Finsk hockeylegendar död i hjärtattack" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b 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.