OLLI JOKINEN NEWS

Jokinen's hat trick lifts Sharks to win

Olli 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 Miikka Kiprusoff earn his 300th NHL win and end San Jose's five-game winning streak in the series. Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski...
Via AP on Fox  |  3 days ago

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  |  6 days ago

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...
Via AP on Fox  |  3 days ago

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...
Via It's Always Sunny in Detroit  |  5 days ago

Jokinen's hat trick caps Kiprusoff's 300th career win

Olli Jokinen recorded his seventh career hat trick and Miikka Kiprusoff secured his 300th career NHL victory by turning aside 34 shots as the Calgary Flames skated to a 4-3 road triumph over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Jokinen also assisted on captain Jarome Iginla's third goal in as many contests for Calgary, which defeated San Jose for the first time in six tries and...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  3 days ago

Flames 3, Canucks 2, SO

Jarome Iginla scored the shootout winner and the Calgary Flames earned an important two points with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. The shootout was tied through two rounds, with Olli Jokinen scoring for Calgary and Alex Burrows replying for Vancouver, which set the stage for Iginla - the Flames' captain and all-time leading scorer. Iginla put the Flames...
Via AP on Fox  |  19 hours ago

Flames 4, Sharks 3

Olli 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 Miikka Kiprusoff earn his 300th NHL win and end San Jose's five-game winning streak in the series. Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski...
Via AP on Fox  |  3 days ago

Dude I Landed 3 Ollie’s Today… Sweet Bro!

Olli Jokinen - What can I say?  He’s been one of the better values of the entire season.  He was either drafted late or dropped and picked up,  so either way he’s been a diamond in the rough.  I had the Jokester for about a month and I believed enough to trade him 2 weeks ago and so far its been a friggin disaster.  4 Goals/3 Assists in the last 4 games (including...
Via Razzball Hockey  |  3 days ago

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  |  21 days ago

Coyotes look to continue win streak vs. Flames

The Phoenix Coyotes' current winning streak has put them very much in the mix for a Western Conference playoff spot. Right behind them are the Calgary Flames. The Coyotes look for a season-high fourth straight victory while trying to continue their recent success against the visiting Flames on Thursday night. After enduring a stretch where it dropped 12 of 15 games, Phoenix...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  3 days ago

Cam Gore: Flames brought desperation to the Tank

The Calgary Flames wanted and needed the two points more than Sharks tonight and they came away with a 4-3 victory. Mikka Kiprusoff’s 300th career victory came against the team that drafted him as he was stellar tonight stopping 34 shots. The other big story of the night was Olli Jokinen scored a hat trick plus an assist factoring in on all four Calgary goals. This...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  3 days ago

Jokinen's hat trick leads Flames past Sharks 4-3

Olli 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.
Via Sign on San Diego  |  3 days ago

Iginla’s shootout goal lead Flames past the Canucks

The Calgary Flames defeated the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout 3-2 on Saturday. Mike Cammalleri and Roman Horak scored for the Flames while Cody Hodgson and David Booth scored for the Canucks. Olli Jokinen scored the 1st shootout goal for the Flames. Alex Burrows scored a shootout goal to keep the Canucks alive. Jarome Iginla would then score the next shootout goal. Mason Raymond...
Via Rant Sports  |  16 hours ago

Shaune Vetter: A Big Win In San Jose

Going into the game last night, there were a few numbers that really stood out. Although many of them were discussed in the preview for the game, the result of said game was such that those numbers needed to be revisited as well as some new ones be added to the list. 1-9. That was Miikka Kiprusoff's record when facing Antii Niemi. 1. That was the number of hat-tricks posted...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  3 days ago

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  |  January 01, 2012

Fantasy Hockey ONE (2/9)

  When you look back at last night, everything went as expected pretty much until the Calgary-San Jose game. Okay maybe not. Last night had a whole lot of unexpected. Just think, there were only a few games on the schedule. Tonight there is ten games and that is why we call this the NHL. Remember we look back and look ahead on Fantasy Hockey ONE always. Now it is time to...
Via The Hockey Program  |  3 days ago

Jokinen: The Poison Flame

Everything the Flames need to know about Olli Jokinen can be summed up in what has happened the past two weeks. The deadweight centre, having scored all of two goals in his first 17 games of the season (which sounds an awful lot like ehat he did for long stretches last season), delivers a mindless cross-check to the head in Phoenix and gets suspended for three games. As it turns...
Via Flame For Thought  |  November 29, 2010

Iginla goal, assist power Flames

Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist Friday night to help the Calgary Flames record a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Olli Jokinen scored in the first period and Jay Bouwmeester added a power-play goal in the second to help Calgary shake off two straight home losses. Brent Seabrook scored for Chicago, which has lost five straight, including an 8-4 loss in Edmonton the...
Via AP on Fox  |  8 days ago

Flames 3, Blackhawks 1

Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist to help Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Friday night. Olli Jokinen scored in the first period and Jay Bouwmeester added a power-play goal in the second to help Calgary shake off two straight home losses. Brent Seabrook scored for Chicago, which has lost five straight, including an 8-4 loss in Edmonton the night before. The Blackhawks...
Via AP on Fox  |  8 days ago

Olli Jokinen Suspended 3 Games; Will Miss New York Rangers Return

The people most disappointed in today's news that Jokinen has has been suspended for the next three games and thus will miss his triumphant return to Madison Square Garden next Monday are of course the fans.  The fans are not disappointed because they miss seeing what was at one point considered a very good player but because they will not be able to mercilessly boo the "Sex Panther...
Via Bleeding All Blue  |  November 18, 2010

Olli Jokinen Focuses On The Mental Part Of The Game

from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun, “I think it’s a mental mindset,” he said of his transformation from an offensive-minded but inconsistent scorer to a player who takes pride in shutting down the oppositions’ top lines and taking advantage of the scoring opportunities he does get. He says he now understands and accepts his role with the Flames, knows...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  October 20, 2011

Jokinen's late goal gives Flames 3-2 win over Avs

Olli Jokinen scored the go-ahead goal with 4:50 left, and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Thursday night.
Via Sign on San Diego  |  December 09, 2011

Shaune Vetter: Welcome Back! Update with details!

When the Calgary Flames decided to let Mike Cammelleri walk away as a free agent after they made the trade for Olli Jokinen and were chasing Jay Bouwmeester, there were a large number of Calgary fans that were upset by the organization's decision. After having a season with the Flames where he scored 39 goals along with 43 assists playing on the Flames top line, many fans were...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  January 12, 2012

Give Olli Jokinen a Chance...Again

With the offseason coming to an end and all 30 teams gearing up for main training camp, many questions still engulf the Calgary Flames...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  August 27, 2010

Kings can't stop Flames in shootout loss

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jarome Iginla scored the tying goal on a power play in the second period, Olli Jokinen and Michael Cammalleri connected on Calgary's first two shots in a shootout, and the Flames ended a six-game road losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Miikka Kiprusoff made 31 saves and stopped two of the three he faced in the tiebreaker...
Via Fox Sports West  |  23 days ago
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