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Finland Sweden Jesse Puljujärvi
#18 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Valuable Player 1
Date of Birth
May 07, 1998
Position
RW/LW
Age
26
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Älvkarleby, SWE
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Finland / Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
TIHC
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2016 round 1 #4 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Agency
PREMIUM

Puljujärvi is a big winger who combines size, skating and skill. A strong skater who can blast past the opposition in full speed. Able to use his size, reach and stickhandling skills to retain the puck in speed. A smart player at both ends of the ice, both on and off the puck. Great work ethic and positive attitude. More of a playmaker than a scorer and could improve his shooting skills, although already equipped with an accurate release. Doesn't shy away from physical play, but could use his size more to his benefit. (EP 2016)

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Jesse Puljujärvi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 5* 2* 7* 2* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 23* 10* 24* 34* 4* -* | Playoffs 8 4 6 10 4 -
2012-13 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 8* 12* 8* 20* 0* -* | Playoffs 11 15 9 24 18 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 42* 31* 20* 51* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
2013-14 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 1* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 4 3 7 0 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 8* 7* 7* 14* 8* -* |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 18* 12* 11* 23* 4* 15* | Playoffs 12 7 0 7 2 -4
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 7* 4* 4* 8* 2* 5* |
2014-15 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 11* 12* 6* 18* 10* 6* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 -2
Kärpät Liiga 21* 4* 7* 11* 10* 4* |
Hokki Mestis 15* 8* 5* 13* 8* 9* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 5* 7* 4* 5* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 6* 7* 13* 10* 1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 3* 5* 8* 18* 5* |
2015-16 Kärpät Liiga 50* 13* 15* 28* 22* 5* | Playoffs 10 4 5 9 2 -3
Finland U18 WJC-18 4* 5* 2* 7* 2* 2* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 5* 12* 17* 0* 8* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 9* 15* 24* 10* 6* |
2016-17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 28* 1* 7* 8* 10* 5* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 39* 12* 16* 28* 10* -2* |
Finland WC 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Finland (all) International 11* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2017-18 Edmonton Oilers NHL 65* 12* 8* 20* 14* -1* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 10* 1* 4* 5* 4* -2* |
2018-19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46* 4* 5* 9* 16* -14* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 4* 2* 2* 4* 7* 2* |
2019-20 Kärpät Liiga 56* 24* 29* 53* 52* 30* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* 3* |
2020-21 Kärpät “A” Liiga 16* 7* 5* 12* 43* 3* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 55* 15* 10* 25* 16* 6* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 0
2021-22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 65* 14* 22* 36* 20* 22* | Playoffs 16 2 1 3 2 0
2022-23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 58* 5* 9* 14* 30* -11* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 17* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -3
2023-24 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 13* 4* 5* 9* 8* 8* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22* 3* 1* 4* 6* 2* |
Finland WC 8* 3* 2* 5* 4* 5* |
Finland (all) International 11* 3* 3* 6* 4* 7* |
2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21* 3* 5* 8* 8* -2* |
Projected NHL 67* 10* 16* 26* 26* -6* |
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Jesse Puljujärvi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Finland Selects QC Int PW 4* 2* 6* 8* 2* -* |
2014-15 Kärpät Champions HL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 3* 2* 5* 4* 0* |
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 13* 0* 2* 2* 6* 6* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2019-20 Kärpät Champions HL 4* 2* 2* 4* 0* 4* |
Finland EHT 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* 3* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |

Jesse Puljujärvi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 66* 19* 27* 46* 0.70* 29* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 20* 2* 4* 6* 0.30* 6* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 12* 1* 5* 6* 0.50* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 3* 2* 5* 1.25* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 28* 4* 7* 11* 0.39* 8* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 52* 22* 31* 53* 1.02* 40* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 4 143* 48* 56* 104* 0.73* 127* 42* | 1 10 4 * 5 * 9 * 0.90 * 2 * -3 *
Mestis 1 15* 8* 5* 13* 0.87* 8* 9* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * -1 *
NHL 8 377* 57* 69* 126* 0.33* 122* 5* | 3 27 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.22 * 2 * -3 *
QC Int PW 1 4* 2* 6* 8* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 3 32* 24* 35* 59* 1.84* 4* -* | 3 23 23 * 18 * 41 * 1.78 * 22 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 8* 5* 4* 9* 1.13* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 50* 38* 27* 65* 1.30* 22* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 29* 24* 17* 41* 1.41* 14* 21* | 2 17 9 * 1 * 10 * 0.59 * 6 * -6 *
WC 2 16* 3* 2* 5* 0.31* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 11* 7* 7* 14* 1.27* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 5* 12* 17* 1.42* 0* 8* | 0 * * * * * *

Jesse Puljujärvi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/04/2024
02/04/2024 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
01/04/2024
01/04/2024 Confirmed No team Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
02/28/2023
02/28/2023 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Carolina Hurricanes
07/26/2022
07/26/2022 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
05/01/2021
05/01/2021 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
10/07/2020
10/07/2020 Confirmed Kärpät Edmonton Oilers
08/05/2020
08/05/2020 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
08/27/2019
08/27/2019 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Kärpät
07/13/2016
07/13/2016 Confirmed Kärpät Edmonton Oilers
11/12/2014
11/12/2014 Loan Kärpät Hokki
05/12/2014
05/12/2014 Extension Kärpät U20 Kärpät
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 2 #44 overall by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #3 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #3 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #3 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #3 by TSN/McKenzie

Cult/Star player for Kärpät


Career transactions
- 2014-05-12 • Signed to a three-year contract with Kärpät

Career assingments
- 2014-11-12 • Loaned to Hokki by Kärpät
- 2014-2015 • Assigned to Kärpät U20

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster | YouTube
- 2014-09-17 • Scored first Liiga goal against HPK (Juuse Saros)
- 2014-09-10 • Made Liiga debut (vs. Tappara) and scored first Liiga assist point at the same game. +/-: +1 PIM: 0 S: 3 TOI: 11:53 (AGE:16)