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 chances second shots
We haven't been able to get shots and second chances against this team. We did the little things right tonight.
against bad bet change dream game memories million people playing single six watching
It's a dream final. We've got five, six million people in our country, and I'll bet there's going to be every single one watching the game on TV. For our country, we've got a lot of bad memories playing against Sweden, but we're here to change that.
again came crossed goal good guys leave looking mind registered signings single stanley summer teammates win won
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.
against canada hard played similar soviet summit time union
It's hard to put into words. It's pretty similar to when Canada and the Soviet Union played the Summit Series. It's like that every time for us against them.
against matter teams wins
Sometimes against some teams you get wins no matter how you play.
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.
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.
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.
cost four gave period puck second three turning
We started turning the puck over in the second period and it cost us. We gave them three or four goals.
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.
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.