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
happened nice puck robbed toward winning
It happened so quickly. I was able to get the puck toward the backdoor. But he robbed me and made a nice save. That's what winning goalies are able to do.
happened nice puck robbed toward winning
It happened so quickly. I was able to get the puck toward the back door. But he robbed me, and made a nice save. That's what winning goalies are able to do.
guys older react team winning younger
Every winning team has experienced guys, and that's what we have now, ... It'll be interesting to see how the younger guys react with these older guys around.
score win
If it was a win and I didn't score any goals, I would be happy.
bit bitter few hockey lose next player taste win
Probably it's going to taste a little bit bitter in the next few days. You win the bronze, you win the gold, you lose the silver. As a hockey player you always want to win. It's disappointment right now.
definitely games ninth teammates win
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.
marty obviously win
It was working pretty well with Marty and Stumpy. But obviously when you don't win some games, there are going to be some changes.
games good win worry
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.
against matter teams wins
Sometimes against some teams you get wins no matter how you play.
believed couple enjoying far feeling guys locker outside room single smiling time
And there were a couple of guys that were smiling over there a little bit. But we're this far and we're enjoying our time right now. It's an unbelievable feeling being in the gold-medal game. I don't think there's been a single person outside our locker room who believed we could go this far.
dream final five million watch
It is a dream final for us. There are five million at home, and everyone will watch this game.
mentally playoffs summer tough
It's really tough mentally being out of the playoffs again. It's going to be a long summer again.
fourth meeting next seventh sick time tired year
I'll tell you what -- this is my fourth year here and seventh year in the league, and I'm sick and tired of losing. Next time we have a meeting like that, we're going to be out of the playoffs.
fun hunt playoff points time year
It's a lot more fun to be in the playoff hunt than out of it. This time of year we've usually been 10-12 points out.