(S62 Class) Fabio Jokinen

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D - Fabio Jokinen

Birthplace: Finland

Height: 6/3"

Weight: 200 lbs.

Jersey Number: 3

Drafted: S52 GM Frank (Quebec Meute)

Username: @jRuutu

 

If you guys admire Bobby Orr, then you will like Jokinen. Fabio Jokinen is known to be one of the most offensive defensemen in the game, and one of the best defensemen in the history of the Victory Hockey League. He was a dedicated player and will always be remembered by the Victory Hockey League. Spending 6 seasons in Quebec, he always had 16+ goals, impressive for a defensemen. He was also known for his defensive ability, winning the Inagural Jake Wylde Trophy. Then he spent his last two seasons in Toronto and Seattle respectively. Surprising he only won one Continental Cup, considering his hard work and his scoring records.

Career Awards:

S54-S57 Devon Marlow-Marta Trophies - Finals Team 1

S56 Sterling Labatte Trophy - Top Offensive Defensemen

S56 Continental Cup - Playoff Champions

S58 Sterling Labatte Trophy - Top Offensive Defensemen

S58 Terrence Fong Trophy - Finals Team 2

S59 Jake Wylde Trophy - Top Defensive Defensemen

 

 

Season 52 Statistics:

Regular Season:

S52 (QUE) | 20G - 34A - 54P | -30 | 171SHT | 1GWG | 64PIM | 141HIT | 149SB

 

In the Victory Hockey League Draft, he was the 3rd overall pick and showed that he lived up to that honor. In Fabio Jokinen's rookie season, he scored 20 Goals, really impressive for a defensemen, and a rookie. He had a total of 54 Points and he his plus-minus was -30. Surprising really. If you were watching the VHL back then, you knew he was going to be a big star in the VHL. The Jokinen name is known all over hockey, and it looked like he was gonna be the next big Jokinen. Also keep in mind, unlike other offensive defensemen, he didn't have much shots. This would end up being the only season he didn't make the playoffs.

 

Season 53 Statistics:

Regular Season:

S53 (QUE) | 20G - 50A - 70P | -11 | 243SHT | 4GWG | 64PIM | 196HIT | 208SB

Playoffs:

S53 (QUE) | 2G - 1A - 3P | -2 | 16SHT | 0GWG | 8PIM | 13HIT | 15SB

 

Fabio Jokinen impressed the Victory Hockey League world, coming into his second season, by getting 20 goals, the same amount as last season with no growth in goals. But he grew in assists with 50 assists. He got more shots than last year. His plus-minus stayed in the negatives but went up considerably. He also improved in hits. He also got his first experience in the playoffs, getting 2 goals, 1 assist, which is 3 points. This would also be the first and only year he would reach 200 Shots Blocked.

Season 54 Statistics:

Regular Season:

54 (QUE) |  16G -  66A  -  82P | 70 | 327SHT | 5GWG | 188PIM | 209HIT | 113SB

Playoffs: 

54 (QUE) |  1G -  7A  -  8P | 5 | 44SHT | 0GWG | 32PIM | 42HIT | 21SB

 

This season, Fabio Jokinen had his career low 16 goals in the regular season. But he had his second highest assist count of his career. He also went into his second playoff run, still with no Game Winning Goals in the playoffs. Fabio and the Meute would win the Devon Marlow-Marta, which they would win 3 times after that. This season he had a career record of playoff hits, but nobody pays attention to that. Despite their loss, the Meute were just getting started.

Season 55 Statistics:

Regular Season:

S55 (QUE) | 18G -  63A  -  81P | 52 | 147SHT | 3GWG | 147PIM | 182HIT | 83SB

Playoffs:

S55 (QUE) | 3G - 10A  - 13P | 7 | 29SHT | 0GWG | 9PIM | 15HIT | 35SB

 

This season, Fabio Jokinen got career lows in Shots Blocked. More important news, he had career highs in Playoff Blocked Shots. Him and the Meute went on to win their second Marlow-Marta. They would go to the Finals only to end up being defeated the second time by Helsinki Titans in the finals. You had to wonder when they would finally win the cup.

Season 56 Statistics:

Regular Season:

S56 (QUE) | 24G - 82A  - 105P | 71 | 272SHT | 8GWG | 138PIM | 120HIT | 119SB

Playoffs:

S56 (QUE) | 3G - 7A  - 10P | 1 | 37SHT | 0GWG | 27PIM | 42HIT | 27SB

 

Fabio Jokinen's dream came true this season. He ended the regular season with a career high with a regular season plus-minus of 71. He also ended with career highs in regular season assists. But that wasn't all he did. Him and the Meute made it to the playoffs. He tied his career high of playoff goals, which he set the season before. But none of that compared to what happened next. After 2 painful years of failing at the last step, he finally did it. The Quebec City Meute were the champions. Not the Marlow-Marta champions. The Continental Cup Champions. He would get a Sterling Labatte, his first individual award, which he would win again in Season 58.

Season 57 Statistics:

Regular Season:

S57 (QUE) | 17G - 57A  - 74P | 54 | 191SHT | 5GWG | 101PIM | 144HIT | 127SB

Playoffs:

S57 (QUE) | 3G - 7A  - 10P | -5 | 33SHT | 1GWG | 12PIM | 37HIT | 13SB

 

Fabio Jokinen and the Meute would have an awesome last season together. Fabio Jokinen would get a lot this last season, he would win his last Marlow-Marta, and would make his last ever appearance in a Victory Hockey League Final with the Meute. The Meute would lose to the Riga Reign. Jokinen tied his career high for playoff goals again. Jokinen will always be remembered as a Meute.

Season 58 Statistics:

Regular Season:

S58 (SEA) | 18G - 65A  - 83P | 45 | 277SHT | 9GWG | 6PIM | 145HIT | 153SB

Playoffs:

S58 (SEA) | 1G - 13A  - 14P | 1 | 31SHT | 0GWG | 8PIM | 28HIT | 26SB

 

Welcome to America, Fabio! This season Fabio Jokinen would join his first ever American VHL Team. After 6 awesome seasons with Meute, he came to Seattle to play with the Bears. They would make the playoffs, where he got a career record of 13 playoff assists. They would win the Terrence Fong Trophy, the only time Fabio would win it. They would sadly lose in his last performance in the Finals, to the same team that had beat him to it, the Riga. It wasn't too bad though, as he won his last Sterling Labatte.

Season 59 Statistics:

Regular Season:

S59 (TOR) | 18G - 72A - 90P | 53 | 263SHT | 5GWG | 122PIM | 217HIT | 156SB

Playoffs: 

S59 (TOR) | 1G - 3A - 4P | -1 | 21SHT | 0GWG | 24PIM | 15HIT | 7SB

 

Welcome back to Canada! Fabio Jokinen would play his last season with the Toronto Legion. Jokinen would have a career low of 7 Blocked Shots in the playoffs, and a career low for PPG. This season he would make the playoffs but not make the finals. Despite the lows and the failures in the playoffs, he had a good last season, a surprising one considering his age.

Career Totals:
Regular Season: | 151G - 489A - 640P | 304 | 2019SHT | 40GWG | 925PIM | 1359HIT | 1108SB
Playoffs: | 14G - 48A - 62P | 6 | 211SHT | 1GWG | 110PIM | 186HIT | 147SB

 

To sum it up, Fobio Jokinen is arguably one of the best defensemen in general, defensively and offensively. He is definitely the best Meute defensemen of all time and one of the best in the Victory Hockey League. He is definitely the perfect example of a two-way defensemen. Every aspiring defensemen should look up to him. If you don't think 1108 Blocked Shots and 151 Goals in 8 seasons is impressive for a defensemen, you're either Bobby Orr, or very very drunk.

Edited August 21, 2018 by SlapshotDragon

[jRuutu 2,318]

Great work! Also thanks for the kind words Happy on how Jokinen´s career went, was able to play on high level from start to end and even managed to win few awards. Fun player and so far my most succesful one in any sim leagues!

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@Will is this okay?

[Victor 10,578]

@SlapshotDragon are you still working on this? I know there is still formatting to finalise, but happy to do that myself when I transfer it to the HOF. Write-up and stats seems done?

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1 hour ago, Victor said:

@SlapshotDragon are you still working on this? I know there is still formatting to finalise, but happy to do that myself when I transfer it to the HOF. Write-up and stats seems done?

Oh oop sorry forgot to remove the WIP, I'm done, sorry