Jussi Jokista not seen this season by the Numbers - the family remained in Florida: the Children miss their father and a father

– I have this spring with regard to decided that I'm not a team available, Jussi Jokinen reveal the Weasels won HIFK Helsinki 2-0.Jussi Jokinen (center) receives congratulations from the button input of the Weasels the opening goal. Emil Hansson / AOP

the NHL-return migration the tell you talked to Lions GM:no Jere Lehtinen with it a couple of weeks ago.

– lion shirt is really important, and every time I have been involved last spring with the exception of, but we have two season, I have to be much away from the kids. The kids are at that age, that they miss their father, and the father also needs child. This will now become a three-month shorty, you can't see them. It should be still a month more, so this spring he had to leave in between, Jokinen reasoning quite understandable decision.

Jokinen family lives in Florida.

– the Kids and wife are there. The children go to school in the spring semester to the end, and I go through after going back. Then think about the continuation.

special place

Jokinen has three league matches in the collected power 0 to+5. In helsinki, he showed me that knowledge is still a tough class.

– Yes lion shirt definitely interested. I hope my own playing is on that level still continues, that is able to be the lion shirt.

Beat HIFK:to taste the 35-year-old, a total of more than a thousand NHL-match man.

– This is a special place in Finland. Here is a lot of hard torque games played. The intermediate one of the arja 2004 is one of my career best in the SM-league, Jokinen alone.

Yes, here is fine to come. Friday night and a full Nordis, so it is in the League one of the finest and toughest places.

– We pretty intact presentation, and were we better. IFK has had its moments in the second period, but couldn't get goals, Jokinen summed.