Olli Jokinen
Olli Jokinen
Olli Veli Pekka Jokinenis a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent, having last played for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings third overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he made his NHL debut. He has also played for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He began...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth5 December 1978
both dream final obviously
Obviously it's going to be a dream final for both teams. For both countries.
call rules surprised touch
I was surprised at the call on Lemieux, because the rules are if you touch Crosby or Lemieux you get a penalty.
break fight scary since single tonight
Since the break we've been there every single game. Tonight we were able to fight back and get some points. We need to find a way to do this every single night. It was a little scary tonight, everything went our way.
came feeling manager since somewhere
Since (General Manager Mike) Keenan came in, I never had a feeling I wanted to go somewhere else,
age closer earn elite good guys job prove spot step themselves
One thing that's good now is the young guys are going to have to earn their spot in the lineup. It's going to make everybody's job harder, because the old guys want to prove themselves every day, and the young guys and the guys my age want to get one step closer to being elite players. That's a good mix.
looked lose penalty puck special teams time tried win
We got a penalty every time we tried to take a puck off them. In the new NHL, special teams will win or lose you games. For a while it looked the other way around for us, but we bounced back.
couple deal hope name past stay trade traded
The past couple years my name has popped up at the trade deadline, (and) I've been traded a couple of times already. I don't think about that. I just hope we get an agreement, get a deal done, and I can stay here.
points
Without him (Luongo), we wouldn't have any points tonight.
bet country game million people single watch
We've got 5-6 million people in our country and I'll bet every single one will watch the game on TV.
climb fight possible team
This team is not going to quit. We are going to fight through and do everything possible to climb up.
feels game good pull
This was the kind of game we used to lose. It feels good to pull it out.
building definitely fan feeling games ninth win
We've been building a fan base, so we definitely want to win games and at least be in that ninth place. That's still a possibility. The fans, and us as players, and the organization will have a better feeling going to the long summer.
four game maybe three tone
We wanted to set the tone and go after those guys, but it was our first game in three or four days, maybe that was the case. We were able to get a two-goal lead.
easy night test
We really didn't test that guy. It was an easy night for him. We made him look good.