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.
difference
It's a big difference from then to now.
points
Without him (Luongo), we wouldn't have any points tonight.
feels game good pull
This was the kind of game we used to lose. It feels good to pull it out.
climb fight possible team
This team is not going to quit. We are going to fight through and do everything possible to climb up.
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.
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.
needed otherwise points wasted
We needed two points. Otherwise this would be a wasted trip. If we didn't get the two points we'd feel even more guilty.
happy test
We can't give him credit. He's probably happy he got his first shutout in the NHL, but we made him look good. We really didn't test that guy.
freak game gave goal held played second smart solid took
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.
champions cup good learn stanley teams
We have to learn from this. They showed why they were the Stanley Cup Champions two years ago. Good teams never quit.
blame learn
We have to learn how to play under the rules. We can't blame the refs all the time.
mentally ready tonight
We have to mentally ready to play every night, and tonight we weren't.
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.