Jussi Jokinen
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Juicy, Money, Joki, Jack River |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas Stars |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | April 1, 1983 , Kalajoki, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 192nd overall, 2001 Dallas Stars |
| Pro career | 2001 – present |
Jussi Jokinen (born April 1, 1983 in Kalajoki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
Jussi is well known for being a shootout specialist. He can be seen pulling some unique dekes, such as the one handed slide in goal - also known as "The Paralyzer" - in shootouts to help his team. He set an NHL record by scoring in 9 straight overtime shootout attempts in the 2005-06 NHL season.
Jokinen is not related to Olli Jokinen of the Florida Panthers, but he does have a younger brother, Juho, who currently represents Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga.
On February 26, 2008, Jokinen was dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Mike Smith, Jeff Halpern, and a 2009 4th-round draft pick in exchange for Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist.
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[edit] Playing career
Jokinen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round, 192nd overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Jokinen spent his four seasons before his NHL debut playing for Kärpät of the SM-liiga, the Finnish "elite league".
In his rookie year in the NHL, Jokinen gained a great reputation in the NHL as one of the best shootout specialists in the league, until being stopped by Evgeni Nabokov.[1][2] He was a remarkable nine-for-nine in shootouts before his first unsuccessful attempt.[2]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001-02 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 54 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 51 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 2003-04 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 55 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2004-05 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 56 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 81 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 52 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 20 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| SM-liiga Totals | 216 | 62 | 76 | 138 | 92 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 41 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 235 | 47 | 98 | 145 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Jokinen won a silver medal playing for Finland in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
[edit] References
- ^ Kevin Allen (2006). Shootout is Jokinen's specialty. USA Today. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
- ^ a b Star not lost without shootout. CBC.ca (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
