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
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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.
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I've been playing with Gary the last 20 games and things have been clicking. Gratton has been there a few games and it's been working really well.
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We got a two-goal lead and they got power play after power play. That's how they got back in the game - they scored pretty much every power play.
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We played a solid 60 minutes. In the second we took over the game and gave up a freak goal but we played smart and held the lead.
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We've got 5-6 million people in our country and I'll bet every single one will watch the game on TV.
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This was the kind of game we used to lose. It feels good to pull it out.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We didn't play well. This was our worst game in a couple weeks. But we found a way to win, and that's positive.
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We'd like to have those two points now, but we won't look back. We've been finding a way to win lately and we've got another must-win game tonight. It's been the same story for the last two weeks.
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You don't want to let your teammates down. These are big games for our franchise. We definitely want to win games and at least be in that ninth place.