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
felt throw tough towel
It's always tough as a player. You never know where you're going to end up. I'm happy. For me, it felt like if I would be traded, it would be like I would just throw the towel on the floor, as well.
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.
enjoy feeling few games good medal next olympics playing time
We have to enjoy our time right now. The next Olympics are going to be 2010. We've got a few more games left, and it's a good feeling to be playing for a medal and be in the semifinals.
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.
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.
believed couple enjoying far feeling guys locker outside room single smiling time
And there were a couple of guys that were smiling over there a little bit. But we're this far and we're enjoying our time right now. It's an unbelievable feeling being in the gold-medal game. I don't think there's been a single person outside our locker room who believed we could go this far.
both played seem
Both goalies seem to be in the right place at the right time. He played really well.
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.
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.
early extra huge lose point year
Early in the year we find a way to lose those (one-goal) games. Lately, we've been able to get that extra point. Every point is huge for us. It was a big win.
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A lot of things came into play and I was looking at the big picture. The teammates I have here were a big part of it. Without my teammates, I would not have scored a single goal or registered a point. We made some really good signings in the summer and with the young guys we will keep improving. If you look at your lineup, there are guys that have won and again can win a Stanley Cup. It never crossed my mind to leave this team.
bear goals needed
They outworked us. They didn't do anything fancy, but they were able to bear down and get goals when they needed them.