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Olli Jokinen 
Born December 5, 1978
Kuopio, FINHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) Position Centre Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsCalgary Flames
Los Angeles Kings
New York Islanders
Florida Panthers
Phoenix Coyotes
New York RangersNational team 
FinlandNHL Draft 3rd overall, 1997
Los Angeles KingsPlaying career 1995–present Olli Jokinen (born December 5, 1978) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1997, third overall after Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. He was the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003 to 2008. He was later dealt to the Phoenix Coyotes, where he started the 2008–09 NHL season. With Phoenix failing to make the NHL playoffs, the Coyotes, on trade deadline day, traded Jokinen to the Calgary Flames. Jokinen has the dubious record of playing the most regular season games without making a playoff appearance. He played 799 games before finally reaching the post-season with the Flames.[1]
Playing career
KalPa (1995–96)
Jokinen started his career in his hometown club KalPa, where he played his first season in SM-liiga. Jokinen played 15 games for the Kuopio team, scoring one goal, one assist with two minutes in penalties.
HIFK (1996–97)
Jokinen had his true breakthrough during his second SM-liiga season, when he moved south and was contracted by HIFK, which was by that time a major contender in SM-liiga. HIFK was coached by American Head coach Mike Eaves during the 1996-97 season and Jokinen had a good season as he played in all 50 games, scoring 41 points (14+27).
Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)
Jokinen was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, third overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and was contracted to the Kings for the following season. Jokinen's NHL debut, however, was not a great one. Jokinen played eight games without any points and decided to return to Finland during the season.
HIFK (1998)
Jokinen returned to HIFK after his eight-game NHL season for the Kings. Jokinen did get in form and played the 30 remaining games for HIFK, scoring 39 points. HIFK qualified for the play-offs and advanced to the finals, competing for the SM-liiga Championships against Ilves. HIFK swept Ilves aside in three games and claimed its first championship victory in 15 years (the last to that date being in 1983), Jokinen scoring the decisive goal in the overtime of the third game. HIFK had a plenty of future NHL-players on that season, like Brian Rafalski, Jarkko Ruutu, Kimmo Timonen, Tim Thomas, Niklas Bäckström, Niklas Hagman and Bob Halkidis.
Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)
After a successful season in Finland, Jokinen decided to give his NHL career another shot and returned to the Kings for the 1998-99 season. Jokinen played in 66 games and scored 21 points.
New York Islanders (1999–2000)
After his second season and first full one in the NHL, Jokinen was dealt to the New York Islanders in a trade that brought Ziggy Palffy to Los Angeles. Jokinen's mediocre form continued as he racked 21 points in 82 games. Jokinen did have a NHL career-high in penalties, as he had 80 penalty minutes during his season with the Islanders. After one disappointing season in Long Island, Jokinen was dealt to the Florida Panthers.
Florida Panthers (2000–2004)
Jokinen continued on his checking line-form, racking in 106 penalty minutes and scoring 16 points in 76 games. In Jokinen's second season for the Panthers, he fared slightly better as he had 29 points in 80 games. He then had his big breakthrough during his third season with the Panthers, potting in 36 goals and assisting 29 others in 81 games, making it his best NHL-season at that time, cementing his "first-line status" during the season. He continued his good showing from the following season, as he scored 58 points in 82 games.
EHC Kloten, Södertälje SK and HIFK (2004–05)
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Jokinen played in Europe. He played for EHC Kloten in Switzerland, Södertälje SK in Sweden and the most familiar team to him, HIFK in Finland.
Florida Panthers (2005–08)
After the Lockout season, Jokinen continued his scoring habit, notching 89 points in 82 games during 2005–06 season. Jokinen did better in the following season, as he had career-high 91 points in 82 games. Jokinen broke the team record for most game-winning goals (24) on October 21, 2006. The record was previously held by Pavel Bure. He subsequently broke the Panthers franchise records in goals, points, and consecutive games played.
Jokinen's 2007–08 season was a bit of a struggle, as Jokinen's form was a bit inconsistent but he still scored 71 points in 82 games. On February 10, 2008, Olli Jokinen was involved in one of the most serious hockey injuries to date when he was upended and his skate cut the neck of teammate Richard Zednik, nearly severing his external jugular vein and causing a tremendous loss of blood. Zedník skated to the bench on his own, where he was met with Panthers trainers. He was escorted out of the rink and taken to Buffalo General Hospital. The game was put on hold until it was announced that Zednik was in stable condition. After the game Jokinen was interviewed about the incident and after being asked how scary it was for him to see, he replied "Well what do you think? What kind of f*cking question is that?". After the question was reworded he replied "well you know i think we all were in shock".[2]
On February 5, 2008, Jokinen reached the 200 goal mark in his NHL career.
Phoenix Coyotes (2008–09)
During the 2008 NHL Entry Draft weekend, Jokinen was traded to Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for defencemen Nick Boynton, Keith Ballard and a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (Jared Staal).
Calgary Flames (2009–2010)
On March 4, 2009, Jokinen was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for forwards Matthew Lombardi, Brandon Prust, and a conditional first-round draft pick in 2009 or 2010 (Calgary's choice). In his first game with the Flames the following day, he scored two goals against the Philadelphia Flyers.
New York Rangers (2010)
Jokinen was again traded along with Prust less than a year after his trade to the Flames. On February 1, 2010, Jokinen and Prust went to the New York Rangers for Christopher Higgins and Aleš Kotalík. On the last day of the regular season during the shootout, he needed to score to keep the Rangers' season alive, but he was stopped by Brian Boucher. On July 1, 2010, Jokinen became an unrestricted free agent (UFA).[3]
Return to Calgary (2010-present)
On July 1, 2010, Jokinen re-signed with the Calgary Flames for two years, on a deal worth $6 million.
International career
Medal record Ice Hockey Competitor for FinlandOlympic Games Silver 2006 Turin Bronze 2010 Vancouver World Championships Silver 1998 Switzerland Silver 1999 Norway Bronze 2000 Russia Bronze 2006 Latvia Bronze 2008 Canada World Cup Silver 2004 Toronto World Junior Championships Gold 1998 Finland During his career, Olli Jokinen has played for the Finnish National team several times.
In 1997, Jokinen played in the 1997 World Championships which were held in Finland.
In 1998, Jokinen won the 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, along with players like Niklas Hagman, Mika Noronen, Niklas Backstrom, Niko Kapanen, Toni Dahlman and Eero Somervuori. Jokinen also played in 1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, where Finland lost to Sweden in the Finals.
Jokinen played in 1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, winning a silver medal after Finland lost to Czech Republic in the Finals.
Jokinen was part of the bronze medal-winning team in 2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships as Finland won Canada 2-1.
He went on to represent Finland for the first time in Olympic competition in the 2002 Salt Lake City games, netting 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist) in 4 games.[4]
Jokinen played in the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 tournaments, where Finland was not that successful as they were left without medals on each occasion.
Jokinen however played in 2004 World Cup of Hockey, where Finland surprised everyone and played in the Final against Canada, losing 2 - 1.
Jokinen was part of the 2006 Olympic team, which won Olympic Silver after they lost to Sweden in the Finals. He tallied 8 points (6 goals, 2 assists) in 8 games for the Finns in Turin.[5] Jokinen was also a member of the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships team, which won bronze, beating Canada 5-0.
Jokinen was selected to the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships team. Finland won Sweden in the Bronze Medal game 4-0 and Jokinen won his third World Championship Bronze.
He represented Finland for the third time in Olympic competition at the 2010 Vancouver games in February 2010, winning the bronze medal.[6]
Off the ice
Olli Jokinen's older brother, forward Ville Jokinen, played 47 games in SM-liiga, scoring 4 points.[7] They are not related to Carolina Hurricanes forward Jussi Jokinen.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 KalPa SM-l 15 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1996–97 HIFK SM-l 50 14 27 41 88 — — — — — 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1997–98 HIFK SM-l 30 11 28 39 32 9 7 2 9 2 1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 9 3 6 9 6 — — — — — 1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 66 9 12 21 44 — — — — — 1999–00 New York Islanders NHL 82 11 10 21 80 — — — — — 2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 78 6 10 16 106 — — — — — 2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 80 9 20 29 98 — — — — — 2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 81 36 29 65 79 — — — — — 2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 82 26 32 58 81 — — — — — 2004–05 EHC Kloten NLA 8 6 1 7 22 — — — — — 2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 23 13 9 22 52 — — — — — 2004–05 HIFK SM-l 14 9 8 17 10 5 2 0 2 24 2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL 82 38 51 89 88 — — — — — 2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 82 39 52 91 78 — — — — — 2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 82 34 37 71 67 — — — — — 2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 57 21 21 42 49 — — — — — 2008–09 Calgary Flames NHL 19 8 7 15 18 6 2 3 5 4 2009–10 Calgary Flames NHL 56 11 24 35 53 — — — — — 2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 26 4 11 15 22 — — — — — 2010–11 Calgary Flames NHL 79 17 37 54 44 — — — — — NHL totals 960 269 353 622 913 6 2 3 5 4 SM-l totals 109 34 64 99 132 14 9 2 11 26 Awards
- 1996–97 SM-liiga -Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy
- 1997–98 SM-liiga -Matti Keinonen trophy
- 1997–98 SM-liiga -Jari Kurri trophy
References
- ^ "Ken Campbell's blog: THN.com Blog: Charron knows Jokinen’s pain". The Hockey News. http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19576-THNcom-Blog-Charron-knows-Jokinens-pain.html. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ “” (2008-02-12). "Zednik Throat Injury + Player and Coach Reactions". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N26xaiCjoBw. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "2010 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents by Position | NHL Free Agency | 2010 NHL Free Agents". Sportscity.com. http://www.sportscity.com/nhl/2010-nhl-unrestricted-free-agents-by-position/. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Olli Jokinen, Flames - Stats - NHL.com - Players". NHL.com. 1978-12-05. http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8466140. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Olli Jokinen, Flames - Stats - NHL.com - Players". NHL.com. 1978-12-05. http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8466140. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Simple formula must be followed for Finn success - NHL.com - All-Access Vancouver". NHL.com. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517082. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "Ville Jokinen - player profile and career stats". Eurohockey.net. 2007-07-09. http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=643. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
External links
- Olli Jokinen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Olli Jokinen at Hockey News
- Olli Jokinen on nhlfinns.com
Preceded by
Pavel Bure
Paul LausFlorida Panthers captain
2003–08Succeeded by
Bryan McCabePreceded by
Aki BergLos Angeles Kings first round draft pick
1997Succeeded by
Matt ZultekPreceded by
Jani HurmeWinner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy
1996–97Succeeded by
Pasi PuistolaPreceded by
Kimmo TimonenWinner of the Matti Keinonen trophy
1997–98Succeeded by
Brian RafalskiPreceded by
Otakar JaneckyWinner of the Jari Kurri trophy
1997–98Succeeded by
Miikka KiprusoffCategories:- 1978 births
- Calgary Flames players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Florida Panthers players
- HIFK players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- KalPa players
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings draft picks
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Nationalliga A players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- New York Islanders players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- People from Kuopio
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Södertälje SK players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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