The Career of Olli Jokinen

[@FlaPnthrsPunk]

I loved Olli when he was in Florida as a rare bright spot in a decade of suckage in Pantherland.

[@WindyCityHawkey]

I always thought of him as a Panther

[@patch8376]

Me too!

[@jassansan8683]

Nick Signore Same, always watched him with the Panthers

[@mikeperillo2627]

I just wish he stayed with Philadelphia for more then one year.

[@danieldosso2455]

I remember Jokien as a Flame, mostly because I had NHL2k10 for the Wii back in the day and always remembered Calgary having a pathetic Center core

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@michaelb4833 Was that at Buffalo ?

[@att6498]

You're the man!

[@alexeiponikarovsky3218]

Man he played on the east coast, west coast, non traditional markets, huge markets, Canada, Phoenix, Midwest. He truly played everywhere

[@bobsmith962]

Well 10 teams!!

[@tonghale163]

Speaking of journeymen,talk about Jussi Jokinen who played for 4 teams this season.

[@lifeofaustin1062]

YES

[@Alex_Ertl]

You mean the body Vancouver acquired ;)

[@tonghale163]

Alex Ertl also the body who led Vancouver to a 7th draft pick

[@lifeofaustin1062]

Ya the body who's had a better NHL career than any of us.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Jussi & Olli are Not Related !

[@Wabin22]

I've always liked him, and as a Panthers fan he is kinda special to us. Hard working dude with a great heart and passion. He actually signed a contract with the Panthers to end his career as a Florida Panthers :)

[@amkirby10]

One time in NHL 10 I beat my friend 4-3 in OT, scoring all four with Jokinen. My friend was pissed off lol

[@KevinWindsor1971]

When I played EA NHL back in the '90s Martin Straka was the greatest Penguin ever.

[@BedwetterCDN]

But what happened at band camp?

[@Bdots44]

amkirby10 2k10 best nhl game

[@gregromano7355]

Jokkinen flat out SUCKED

[@BrettHornby]

He was a great guy in the community where he played. Always remember him as the guy that the Calgary Flames always coveted, finally got him, traded him away in a bad trade and then re-signed the next season for half price. Still was a great player on and off the ice and glad the Flames had a piece of him. He had to live up to big contracts and being a third overall pick for his career. When he did play in the playoffs, he had a big game in game 4 when the Calgary Flames played against the Chicago Blackhawks.

[@chrismb7835]

I love olli Jokinen he was my favorite player and idol growing up

[@cam_woolridge]

Flames fan that actually love Olli. I didn’t like how much he was getting paid for what he did but when I looked at what he was doing I liked it. The price tag was just off on Olli most of his career love the guy and even just recently bought a flames Jokinen jersey at the antique mall in Edmonton. Great video thanks for making it!

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

Olli is one of my favorite journeyman of all time. Very happy to see this video.

[@lucrativelyrics8131]

if you name's "Jokinen" be prepared for some lengthy journeyman travels, around the NHL (Olli on 10 teams / Jussi on 9, & counting..

[@Losrandir]

Rivermen move around!

[@Centrino81]

Hey! 2010 was an interesting year on Olli's career. He ended up scoring deciding goals in Vancouver to win the bronze for Finland, and declared this was his last tourney. He was never much appreciated in the Finnish hockey circles either, everyone had an image of a cocky kid (because he seemed like one when he was a NHL-bound teen). 2010 also happened to be a year when the Flyers' playoff campaign came down to game #82 where either the Rangers or the Flyers would get it in. The game went in to a shootout and who missed the last shot by the rangers? You'd never guess. ...and then he had to watch how the Flyers went all the way to the finals that year. I've always had a great admiration for the guy. He took all that abuse and kept on going. Great video dude, I'm a fan! Mikko from Finland

[@BType13X2]

I don't like it when people call athletes losers because it didn't work out for them. Newsflash to them, the failings in their life/lack of performance in some area's don't end up under a magnifying glass. This guy was legit good enough to play in the NHL for years, Something that almost no one gets to do. That's not a loser, that's a winner.

[@paxtayer1355]

One of my favorite players of all time

[@Cj-zo7lw]

I was there at his 1000th career game. It was the same game where Iginla scored his 500th career goal, against the Minnesota Wild

[@markusrimpila7180]

I think Jokinen signed a one day contract with panthers to finish his career as a panther.

[@michaelbueti5610]

I remember him playing as a panther and being a beast. I loved him so much in florida

[@andrewostrander5647]

You are fucking brilliant man. What a smooth presentation too. good job shannon

[@bcg77777]

Great video. Love the deep dive into a single player's career -- please do more of these!

[@patch8376]

Jokinen in his prime was definitely one of the better players in the league, kind of like Barkov before Barkov.

[@TheCandoRailfan]

Barkov is overrated but okay.

[@karltanner3953]

@@TheCandoRailfan Barkov is underrated but ok

[@TheCandoRailfan]

@@karltanner3953 more like overrated by Florida fans. He's a defensive catastrophe.

[@P0lkoli]

@@TheCandoRailfan He's amazing defensively? care to elaborate?

[@Jop3lius]

Yeah cando is that why he was half of the 2019 season on the selke trophy race cus he is such a defensive disaster? Next you gonna tell us bergeron is also overrated?

[@islesncapsgr8ovie276]

I think jokinen is great. He put up outstanding numbers for the teams he played on. He was basically handicapped every year he played because of how dreadful those teams were. Definitely not a bust and as an isles fan I definitely regret trading him he had a really great outlook

[@samkohler6221]

I still remember the one gwg he scored for the Blues against the Blackhawks in a meaningless game the last week of the season. Us Blues fans got hype about beating Chicago and winning the central, but then we lost in the first round against the freaking Wild and the Blackhawks won the cup. Fun times

[@Petskiiii]

Thank you🙏

[@alex1sify]

It's worthwhile to remember that Olli has a bit of legend status in Finland. He won Finnish Championship with HIFK 1997-98, and that was of the all time great Finnish teams, and in the same season he did also win U-21 World Championship (that was played in Finland). So in NHL he might have a stigma of only getting to playoffs once but in Finland, I'd we see he has a leader and a winner. And then there that how he did turn his lifestyle totally around. He used to a have in his youth reputation of being partyanimal but then he stopped drinking and basically became a sort of Gary Roberts style fittness pro.

[@IggyOVOXO]

As a flames fan I loved him. When we first got him I was so excited. Thought him and iggy would get us far

[@tsaageotrimm]

YESSS THANK FOR DOING THIS OLLIIIIIII

[@fylin670]

Some just play with the right attitude and love for the game. He still lives of hockey and founded a hockey academy in florida with Thomas vokoun and radek dvorak

[@METAx55]

Otherwise known as the sexiest NHL player ever

[@BenRupert]

So I really liked this video I learned a lot as a new fan but I think you should start a series like the finalists called journeymen

[@theryanshantz]

Good video as always!! However you have Jokinens 02-03 goals-assists backwards.

[@jassansan8683]

Olli was a beaut

[@Xerdoz]

He played pretty well in Florida so I don't understand why people say he just sucked.

[@getsilenced3434]

The chocker in 2010, I remember that guy!

[@HayzerGamerz]

I love your videos. I watch you all time

[@joemacd824]

I like these looking at career videos

[@Eric-zq6sb]

There's a story that, when Olli Jokinen accidentally clipped Richard Zednik, teammate with Florida, with his skate to Zednik's throat, that Jokinen started to play tentatively and wasn't ever the same afterwards.

[@matthewbarnaby9819]

Xtech's favourite player.

[@xTechHockey]

BRUH

[@tomeytossasalad]

*Points at the Isles logo* ..the Oilers

[@cadestukus9483]

That 1st that was part of the NSH-TOR deal became Travis Konecny.

[@Ducksauce33]

Them New York Oilers 😉 10:15 They are the same colors and both had dynasties in the 80's.

[@lifeofaustin1062]

Got excited to see you did a video Jokinen, just the wrong Jokinen haha

[@romaliop]

While Patrik Laine is regarded by some as the second coming of Teemu Selänne, the second coming of OJ the Chieftain is hardly recognized at all. If all goes according to the prophecy, Jesse Puljujärvi will start racking up points in a couple of years from now.

[@merimerkki]

You're a genius

[@tjalbritton3959]

I have a Nashville Olli Jokinen t shirt and 8x10 autographed picture. Also, technically he was part of two playoff teams, in 2015 with the Blues, he didn’t play any playoff games but he was still part of the team.

[@markko17]

My Mother's parents came to the States from Finland around WWI time frame. Europe was a mess, the Communists were taking over in Russia. It was time to get out of town. When I was watching on draft day and they showed Olli's parents, his Mom looks so much like my Grandmother it's scary. Haven't been able to find out if we're related on some distant level, but it wouldn't surprise me. I also think the thing that stunted Olli's career was the Kings bringing him up too soon. Maybe should have spent more time in the minors.

[@holoholopainen1627]

So You are Jokinen too ?

[@sabresman31]

He was on the Rangers when they lost the last game of the season in a shootout against the Flyers and missed the playoffs. Then the Flyers went to the final!

[@steveott9962]

He had 36 goals 29 assists, not 26 goals 39 assists in 2002-03. Don't wanna be a stat nazi but just saying lol

[@FrankieHresko]

Steve Ott lol 😂

[@WideVARIETYofGames]

Leafs legend

[@WarReport.]

Sutter had coveted him for a long time and when he finally got him he was to be the first line centre we had always lacked for Iginla, he started strong, but quickly faded and never made it near his Florida levels. I think the system here was shit for his game and he never clicked. Somehow he even came back after we traded him.

[@gaah23]

Would love to see a video about Peter Forsberg :)

[@CharlieBorgesJr]

Can you do this with Petr Sykora?

[@thomasbale9945]

In Finland we call him "Päällikkö"

[@jeffreycherep8264]

Thomas Bale does that translate into English? If so,what does that mean?

[@qett4586]

Jeffrey Cherep that means the chief/the master in Finland

[@jeffreycherep8264]

Leips thank you! Please forgive my ignorance in asking this question,but is there a reason (beside the obvious) for Finnish using so many double letters? Also,what do you call your language?

[@qett4586]

Jeffrey Cherep no there isn't any reason for that actually and the language is finnish (EN) and suomi (FIN)

[@jeffreycherep8264]

Leips thank you again.

[@GreenHornet553]

Cool vid on Jokinen. Always was a fan of his when he played for Florida. Shame that expectations were so high that he could never truly get the credit he deserved. Edit: Also, I thought Mike O'Connell was a bad GM but my word. Mike Millbury is a decent announcer, but he was a dunce as a GM.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

AlmightyMalachi he's also a terrible announcer.

[@GreenHornet553]

Jeffrey Cherep No, Jack Edwards is the worst announcer ever.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

AlmightyMalachi never said that he was the worst,just terrible. I pretty much agree with you.

[@pale_saint]

Only thing Milbury is good for is beating spectators with a shoe.

[@mikeperillo2627]

What do you think about Jagr Bouncing from team to team. I am a big fan of Jagr. I am in the middle of collecting all of his jerseys from the teams he played for.

[@rileyshaw4244]

You might be thinking of Jokinen wrong about the flames, fans loved him, for a long time people combined Iggy and Jokinen as the hopes of Calgary and adored both of them, reason as to why he came back

[@WarReport.]

His kid loved living in Calgary and somehow he made his kid's dream come true and came back.

[@CountElvis]

In fairness to Milbury (I can't believe I just said that), the Kings trade isn't really his fault- the owners decided that Palfy made too much money and demanded a trade.

[@pale_saint]

Yes Isles have had the double whsmmy of having worst GM’s and worst owners in NHL for years. Only now they’re starting to come back together again.

[@cbar9487]

Liked Olli but he was signed for and regarded as a stop gap measure at center until the Jets young guys grew up (Schiefele). There was no thought of trying to resurrect him in the peg. Also we probably had to meet the cap floor that year.

[@Mahoneyyay]

Look at the teams he played for

[@WarReport.]

Hated him on Calgary, started strong. Then fizzled out and did not become the top centre we needed. Then. We even resigned him after trading. Couldnt believe how many teams he played for after.

[@lambknot]

Langkow went down with a season ending injury, missed most of the next season 10-11. One of the reasons Sutter resigned him in the off-season.

[@zwfan1983]

Full marks to Mike Keenan for getting the most out of Jokinen.

[@mikeJones-zo8si]

09/10, didn’t he miss that final shoot out attempt in the last game of the season against Philly , winning team went to the playoffs . Then Philly went to the finals that year .

[@Oxmosh]

You should do one on Alexander Mogilny.

[@jasonvoorhees8545]

I thought he faced unfair harsh criticism in Calgary. I remember the headlines when he came back for the second time, It was "You must be Joke'inin"

[@stevecampbell9670]

How about a journeyman series for coaches and/or GMs?

[@Xerdoz]

He still lives in Florida. (2018) Atleast some time ago he had some sort of a hockey school programme for kids. Not sure if it's still active or not.

[@mileskrofcheck9519]

Could you plz do a video on my favorite player ever Zigmund Palffy

[@xDefender11]

Wow I’m surprised how many ex Canuck players were involved with trades with Jokinen

[@Somethingsomethingmorbid0]

I had no idea he was ever a leaf lol thats hilarious

[@Atte093]

And of course he was an absolute meme machine.

[@SneakyBanks]

Nice video

[@eyhkso7117]

Olli jokinens daughter is in my class, I’m being serious

[@trotskyiteicepickenthusias398]

Olli Jokinen was awesome for Team Finland. He had WJC-20 gold, 3 WC silver medals, 1 OG silver, 3 WC bronze medals and 2 OG bronze medals. Those were some salty af silvers.

[@trotskyiteicepickenthusias398]

And oh lord those Milbury trades... Thank god Wang and his lapdogs are behind now

[@paulinieminen9083]

Xtech's favorite player!

[@tyedyejedi]

Olli is the red headed stepchild

[@Vaippalika]

päällikkö! suomi perkele:D!!

[@maxwelljeremy5659]

I'm pretty sure he has admitted that the first four or so years of his NHL career went living like a rock star. Drugs and alcohol ruled those years and he does not even remember parts of those seasons. If I remember correctly it was Mike Keenan calling him out in front of the team that helped him get his shit together when the other option was to pack his packs and fly back to Finland. It would be nice if I had the source but unfortunately I can't Google well enough with my phone. Nevertheless he has been public about that part of his life. These days he runs a hockey school in Florida and coaches juniors.

[@alexeiponikarovsky3218]

Maxwell Jeremy I'm not saying you're lying but that's a bold statement to make without a source

[@Jatkalisäämällätunnus]

Maxwell Jeremy That is pretty accurate

[@Nickleblanc41]

Why the team acquiring Luongo is always under paying?

[@barzdown1437]

you should rank the goal horns

[@Alex-vc1ry]

Is he related to Jussi Jokinen?

[@GreenHornet553]

No he is not. Olli does have a brother though named Ville that never played in the NHL.

[@HalieriEinherjar]

Yes they are married.

[@chughater]

Remember when the Canucks couldn’t trade for him in 2008 lo

[@ToyMakerprops]

Flame need olli the pepper craig conroy back

[@mapleleafsfan27]

I remember the only point he got with the leafs was setting up JVR in overtime

[@gocanuckurself1]

At what point can you officially consider a player a bust? We have seem many times how a guy looks like a bust, but then all of a sudden turns it on out of nowhere and becomes great.

[@lassenikulainen6722]

After the career... Some players are late bloomers realizing at 25 or even later how to have a professional way of life or their style of play is somehow weird and it takes time to master it. Or they even want to be snipers even when their potential might be in passing or physical play and defensing or vice versa

[@erictofflemire4465]

Do Matthew Barnaby

[@VompoVompatti]

If I remember correctly he runs a hockey school in Florida these days.

[@Kauppamopo]

not worth mentioning that O.J was alternative captain 2002-2003 and real captain after that?

[@GI_Jimbo]

Lee Stempniak next?

[@Matmon5943]

Ollie Jokinen AKA that guy "Mad Mike" Milbury traded along with Bobby Lou for scraps.

[@JamieAtSLC]

nothing some fans hate more than a good player getting paid like a great player.

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

Who made that trade for the Isles? Who is Mike Milbury, Alex?

[@kode-man23]

It’s weird for me to think of him as anything less than a superstar from those 3 seasons in Florida. But when you look back I guess the rest of his career was pretty mediocre.

[@brianschlaf7007]

Florida Panthers need to retire his number!

[@jayheevlogs]

Olli Jokinen always tells to Finnish media how iron Mike made him nhl player. He was so dominant in Finland before nhl winnining championships and thought it was gonna be easy in nhl too. Continuet drinkin and partying after playing which definitely almost killed his career

[@trumanclubb7921]

Cool

[@ryguy6577]

I didn’t know he played for half these teams. I knew about LA, NYI, FLA, CGY, WPG and STL I also forgot luongo was with the isles ever. He was a good player and a good leader but I can’t help myself but not like him just because of how him and his linemate Rene Bourque destroyed the oilers when they played for Calgary for several years

[@pensavspatsfandom98]

Xtech’s favorite player! XD

[@kylehankins5988]

He played for the hurricanes for a while. I'm suprised they aren't a team on your whiteboard

[@TheHockeyGuy]

You mean Jussi Jokinen?

[@MrMDOT1406]

How is Pierre Turgeon not in the HOF....Just saying