OLLI JOKINEN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Flames' Jokinen has surgery
Calgary Flames center Olli Jokinen has undergone surgery on a torn abdominal muscle.
The NHL club said in a statement that Jokinen played through the injury late in the season after first experiencing discomfort March 22 in a game against Minnesota.
His operation was done Tuesday in Philadelphia. Rehabilitation is expected to last three to four weeks and a full recovery is expected...
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28 days ago
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Flames center Olli Jokinen has abdominal surgery
Calgary Flames center Olli Jokinen has undergone surgery on a torn abdominal muscle.
The NHL club said in a statement that Jokinen played through the injury late in the season after first experiencing discomfort March 22 in a game against Minnesota.
His operation was done Tuesday in Philadelphia. Rehabilitation is expected to last three to four weeks and a full recovery is expected...
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28 days ago
Olli Jokinen Had Surgery To Repair Abdominal Muscle Tear
Calgary, AB – Injury Update - Olli Jokinen underwent successful surgery on May 1st to repair a tear in an abdominal muscle. The surgery was performed by Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Core Physicians Clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rehabilitation is expected to be three to four weeks and a full recovery is anticipated.
Jokinen first reported discomfort on March 22nd...
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
Peter Tessier: Flight Plan: Wellwood out & Jokinen in?
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The news that Jay Feaster has signed top Czech player Roman Cervenka to a 1 year deal with a possible maximum cap hit of 3.77 (the entry level max) has fuelled specualtion that Olli Jokinen's time may coming to an end in Calgary. Jokinen is coming off a 2 year deal which paid him 3 million per year for his unlikely second go around with the...
Via HockeyBuzz
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Olli Jokinen Likely to Leave Calgary Flames
There is no doubt that the Calgary Flames would love to welcome back centre Olli Jokinen next season, but following various lucrative contracts handed to comparable players and another solid season from Jokinen himself, that may not happen.
Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun recently speculated that the Flames likely won’t be able to re-sign 33-year-old. From Francis:
Recent deals...
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March 13, 2012
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March 13, 2012
Jokinen's hat trick lifts Flames to win
Miikka Kiprusoff can thank fellow Finn Olli Jokinen for helping him earn his 300th career NHL win.
Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night.
Jokinen also assisted on Jarome Iginla's second-period goal to help Kiprusoff reach the milestone...
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February 09, 2012
Big Mac breaks Olli Jokinen's goalless streak
When Calgary Flames center Olli Jokinen had gone 15 games without a goal, he knew he had to change up something. So the former Phoenix Coyote recollected on some advice that was passed on to him by the Great One, Wayne Gretzky. He went out for a Big Mac meal.
"In Phoenix, I think I went 10, 11 games without a goal and he pulled me into a meeting and said ‘Hey, you take...
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February 07, 2012
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February 07, 2012
Flames C Jokinen snaps slump .. by eating hamburger
Olli Jokinen snapped his 15-game goalless streak by having a hamburger.
Yes, you read that right.
The Calgary Flames center remembered some sage words from the legendary Wayne Gretzky when the Finn was last mired in a pronounced slump during the 2008-09 campaign.
"In Phoenix, I think I went 10, 11 games without a goal and he pulled me into a meeting and said ‘Hey, you take...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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February 06, 2012
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February 06, 2012
Olli Jokinen talks about staying sober
The Calgary Sun’s Eric Francis spoke to Calgary Flames forward Olli Jokinen about a battle which Jokinen had previously preferred to keep to himself:
“I’ve been sober six years now,” a candid Jokinen told the Calgary Sun, sharing his alcohol issues publicly for the first time. “I don’t want to be one of those guys who sits in the bar after I&...
Via Kukla's Korner
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January 22, 2012
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January 22, 2012
Flames C Jokinen plays in 1,000th NHL game
Calgary Flames veteran center Olli Jokinen notched an assist while playing in his 1,000th career NHL game on Sunday.
The 33-year-old Finn set up captain Jarome Iginla for his 499th career goal just 3:47 into the first period.
Jokinen entered the contest with 281 goals, 372 assists and 943 penalty minutes during his NHL career.
Via Pro Sports Daily
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January 01, 2012
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January 01, 2012
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