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
guys older react team winning younger
Every winning team has experienced guys, and that's what we have now, ... It'll be interesting to see how the younger guys react with these older guys around.
finally goal hockey minutes played score shut solid
Finally we were able to score the power-play goal and get a lead. Then, we played solid hockey for 60 minutes and shut them down.
both build coaching confident franchise pieces playoff sides staff team
Both sides are happy. I feel confident this franchise is going in the right direction, and we can build a playoff team with the coaching staff and all the pieces that we've got.
deserve great played
It's very disappointing. I think we played just a great tournament, so many big games, and I thought we deserve this.
obviously otherwise penalty point
It's no point to be frustrated. Obviously if you're going to play under the rules, you have to get used to the rules. Otherwise you're going to be in the penalty box.
confident days definitely few four last season
It's definitely the last thing I wanted to have now, four days before the season starts, ... It's nothing major. ... I'm pretty confident it'll only be a few days.
against close credit games played
It was a big two points. You have to give credit to Washington. They played really hard. Somehow, we've been able to find a way in close games against them.
change focus main puck
It was amazing. Everything went our way, but I think the main thing was the focus right there when the puck dropped, and we didn't change anything.
character easy everybody
Everybody was focusing. It wasn't easy but we were able to do that. You can see there's a lot of character in that (dressing) room.
everybody kept puck ready rolling saw second soon
Everybody saw we were ready to play as soon as the puck dropped. Things just kept rolling in the second period. ... It was amazing. Everything went our way.
fun hunt playoff points time year
It's a lot more fun to be in the playoff hunt than out of it. This time of year we've usually been 10-12 points out.
It's going to take some time, (but) we've been getting better every practice.
florida good home people seen since south
It's good to go home and play, ... because it's been a while since people in South Florida have seen hockey.
games good win worry
It's good to get the two points. We can't worry about other teams. There's 14 games left, and if we win all 14, who knows? Is it going to be enough? It's not up to us.