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
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.
against beat feels games hard remember team three victory
The first three games against this team we didn't show up and we didn't play hard enough for. We wanted to show them we can beat them and it feels good. I can't remember when we got a victory against New Jersey.
angry people
The Finnish people are very angry about it.
came gave good hockey hold mind minutes played
The first 10 minutes we played really good hockey and then they came back. We weren't able to hold the lead, in my mind we gave them two points. At least we got one point.
bad chance embarrass ice lose
The ice is so bad you can't even try to make a move, because there's a chance you'll just lose the puck. It's better to just shoot, so you don't embarrass yourself.