Guide Note

Finnish professional hockey player Olli Jokinen plays for the Phoenix Coyotes in the National Hockey League.

Fast Facts

1. Born: December 5, 1978
2. Birthplace: Kuopio, Finland
3. Height: 6' 3"
4. Weight: 214 lbs.
5. Position: Right wing
6. Shoots: Left
7. Draft year: 1997
8. Spouse: Katerina
9. Holds the Florida Panthers' record for most points scored in a single game, at six and most career game-winning goals, at 31¹

Jokinen was drafted third overall in the 1997 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. After playing two seasons in Los Angeles, Jokinen was traded to the New York Islanders on June 20, 1999. Just over a year later, he was traded again, this time going to the Florida Panthers on June 24, 2000. During the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, Jokinen played for the Sodertalje SK in Sweden, the EHC Kloten in Swtizerland and the HIFK Helsinki in Finland. He served as captain of the Panthers until June 20, 2008, when he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes.

• 1998: World Ice Hockey Championships, silver medal
• 1998: World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, gold medal
• 1999: World Ice Hockey Championships, silver medal
• 2000: World Ice Hockey Championships, bronze medal
• 2003: Named captain of the Florida Panthers
• 2004: World Cup of Hockey, silver medal
• 2006: Winter Olympics, silver medal
• 2006: World Ice Hockey Championships, bronze medal
• 2008: World Ice Hockey Championships, bronze medal

On February 10, 2008, Jokinen's skate sliced the neck of Panthers teammate Richard Zednik. Zednik was taken to a local hospital, where he underwent surgery to repair the laceration. Although out for the remainder of the 2007-08 season, Zednik is expected to fully recover from the injury.

• 1996-98: HIFK Helsinki, SM-Liiga
• 1997: Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings
• 1997-99: Los Angeles Kings
• 1999-00: New York Islanders
• 2000-04: Florida Panthers
• 2004: EHC Kloten, Nationalliga A
• 2004: Sodertalje SK, Elitserien
• 2005: HIFK Helsinki, SM-Liiga
• 2005-2008: Florida Panthers
• 2008-present: Phoenix Coyotes