Olli Jokinen on his viral, expletive-laced coaching speech and a future NHL return: ‘That is a dream’

OK, listen up,” Olli Jokinen instructed his players before delivering a between-periods speech for the ages.

The longtime-NHLer-turned-coach of Timrå IK was “boiling over.” Timrå had fallen behind the struggling Växjö Lakers 2-0 in a low-energy game last week, and Jokinen felt his team was simply going through the motions. And so in a four-and-a-half minute speech that would almost immediately go viral across the hockey world, Jokinen unleashed 40 F-bombs in quick succession while prodding his players to take a step toward being the kind of team they want to be.