In the 102-year history of the National Hockey League, 348 individuals have played 1,000 or more regular season games. 44 of them, or 12.6%, have played some part of their career with the Atlanta or Calgary Flames. We call these players Long-Timers.
Let’s take a look at Olli Jokinen.
A star forward as a youngster in his native Finland, Jokinen was the third overall selection in the 1997 NHL Draft (going to the Los Angeles Kings). He immediately came over to North America and went pro in 1997-98.
Jokinen was good but not great as a rookie.