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
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.
few games gary last playing
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.
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.
games playing taking
If we were in the playoffs, I'd probably be taking some games (off) now to be ready. But I'm used to playing 82 games, so I just want to get through it.
close lately playing road
We really need to play over.500 (on the five-game trip), but lately we've been playing close to.700 at home. So if we can go.500 on the road from here on out we'll be fine.
choice deal easy happy playoff saying stay team year
I'm really happy to get the deal done. All year I've been saying I wanted to stay here. This team can be a playoff team, even this year. It was an easy choice for me.
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.
amazing hard
It's amazing how hard they work, every shift.
change past rest
It's a must-win again. It's pretty much been the same story the past two weeks. I don't think it's going to change for the rest of the year.
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.
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.