Finnish professional hockey player Olli Jokinen plays for the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League. Jokinen is an ironman but his 397-consecutive game streak was broken after he injured his shoulder on November 26, 2008. ESPN.com: ... Jokinen to Miss at Least Two Weeks with Shoulder Injury

On March 4, 2009 The Calgary flames and the Phoenix Coyotes were involved in a deal sending Matthew Lombardi, Brandon Prust and a 1st round draft pick to the Coyotes for forward Olli Jokinen, the deal reunites Jokinen with former Florida Panthers coach and current Calgary coach Mike Keenan. Olli Jokinen is infamous for never making the playoffs, as of this trade Jokinen has played 780 games and never played the playoffs, an NHL record.TSN: The Numbers Game: Jokinen Joining the Flames (March 4, 2009)

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, where he served for less then 1 season before being traded to the Calgary Flames on March 4, 2009.

• 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
• 2009: Traded to the Calgary Flames

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 fully recovered 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