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Trade-deadline day is always an emotionally charged time. And when the Calgary Flames began to stack up springtime reinforcements March 4 in Philadelphia --Olli Jokinen and Jordan Leopold --everyone was smiles.

Florida defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, right, entered the NHL as a 19-year-old and has played six seasons with the Panthers.

Their story is so compelling it could bring a grown fan to tears. God knows these Hungarians have wept real tears, tears of grief at the death of a teammate so close to the finish line of an incredible journey, tears of joy at qualifying for the top division of the world hockey championship for the first time in 70 years.

Olli Jokinen's resume includes an Olympic silver medal, world junior gold, and 799 career games in a decade of National Hockey League service.

The Calgary Flames hope to put some power back in their power play ahead of the playoffs.

Once upon a time, Marcus Nilson was playing games he probably shouldn't have been playing.

Mike Keenan says he's sticking with the Olli Jokinen-Jarome Iginla partnership. Photograph by: Mike Cassese, Reuters A couple of teenagers approached Olli Jokinen the other day as he picked up his wife and children at the Calgary International Airport.

Six games spread out over the next 12 days and then, just like that, everything will change for Olli Jokinen.

Dallas Stars' Tobias Stephan , of Switzerland, makes a save on a shot by Phoenix Coyotes' Matthew Lombardi in the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 30, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz.

When the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup two years ago, their most significant move at the trade deadline was picking up fourth-line grinder Brad May.

While no one is thinking about hitting the panic button just yet, the Calgary Flames must be scratching their collective heads as the NHL regular season moves into its final two weeks.

Halfway through the third period Thursday, St. Louis Blues' fans began chanting "We want playoffs!" and the way their team is going, they'll have them.

The Coyotes scored on their first shot of the game, added two more goals in the second period and now have a commanding 3-0 lead on the Edmonton Oilers.

It has been three weeks since the NHL trade deadline and so far, the winners look to be the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes.

Today: Check out the world's luckiest mascot in today's photo gallery. Monday, March 23, 2009 By MIKE BROPHY Sportsnet.ca Last week: 1 -- The more I see of the Red Wings, the more I am convinced they have what it takes to repeat as champions.

Olli Jokinen took 10 days to digest the fact a prominent TSN analyst compared him to a disease that kills 73,000 people annually in Canada.

One day after joining his new team, Olli Jokinen paid immediate dividends. Acquired just before the NHL's trade deadline, Jokinen netted a pair of goals as the Calgary Flames scored four times in the first ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. a ' Tim Connolly had two goals and two assists, and Patrick Lalime made 29 saves as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 5-1 Friday night.

There's a public perception in all sports, especially hockey, that if you aren't doing something you aren't moving forward and therefore you aren't competing.

Meet new Coyotes center Matthew Lombardi, acquired in a deadline-day deal with Calgary for Olli Jokinen.