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Finland Teemu Pulkkinen
#8 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds / SL - 24/25
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 2
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Jan 02, 1992
Position
RW
Age
33
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Vantaa, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
EVU
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2010 round 4 #111 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Brother: Toni Pulkkinen

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Teemu Pulkkinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 11* 26* 21* 47* 10* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 11* 21* 22* 43* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 7 10 17 2 -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
2007-08 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 5 3 8 2 -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 9* 13* 7* 20* 0* -* |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 23* 23* 17* 40* 8* -* | Playoffs 6 11 6 17 6 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 7* 6* 11* 17* 4* -* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 5* 3* 8* 10* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 11* 8* 6* 14* 22* -* |
2008-09 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 5* 10* 12* 22* 2* -* |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 4* 6* 7* 13* 2* -* |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 24* 15* 13* 28* 12* 10* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 3* 6* 9* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 3* 7* 10* 4* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 7* 6* 13* 4* 9* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 9* 15* 24* 8* -* |
2009-10 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 17* 20* 21* 41* 41* 22* | Playoffs 4 3 3 6 0 -3
Jokerit SM-liiga 12* 1* 2* 3* 6* -10* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 6* 10* 5* 15* 10* -2* |
Finland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 11* 10* 7* 17* 4* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 8* 8* 6* -* |
2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga 55* 18* 36* 54* 32* 23* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 0
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 6* 9* 6* 2* |
2011-12 Jokerit SM-liiga 56* 16* 21* 37* 41* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -3
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 4* 10* 2* 4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 13* 7* 20* 10* -* |
2012-13 Jokerit SM-liiga 59* 14* 20* 34* 49* 5* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 22 2
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* | Playoffs 14 3 2 5 10 2
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 71* 31* 28* 59* 34* 18* | Playoffs 10 5 6 11 10 8
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31* 5* 3* 8* 10* 5* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 46* 34* 27* 61* 30* 1* | Playoffs 16 14 4 18 22 -6
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36* 6* 6* 12* 14* 2* |
Finland WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
Finland (all) International 10* 2* 2* 4* 6* 3* |
2016-17 Minnesota Wild NHL 9* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Iowa Wild AHL 47* 18* 18* 36* 36* 0* |
Arizona Coyotes NHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
2017-18 Chicago Wolves AHL 75* 29* 36* 65* 44* 12* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 0
2018-19 Dinamo Minsk KHL 50* 15* 14* 29* 26* -6* |
2019-20 Dinamo Minsk KHL 33* 17* 10* 27* 26* -5* |
Dynamo Moskva KHL 17* 6* 6* 12* 14* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -1
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
2020-21 Dynamo Moskva KHL 22* 9* 5* 14* 16* 3* |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 24* 7* 9* 16* 16* 5* | Playoffs 11 7 2 9 8 1
2021-22 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 49* 22* 12* 34* 22* 4* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 2 -1
2022-23 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 63* 15* 12* 27* 24* -3* |
2023-24 Kunlun Red Star KHL 37* 5* 8* 13* 23* -12* |
2024-25 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 22* 4* 7* 11* 12* -5* |
HK Poprad Slovakia 16* 3* 2* 5* 14* -10* |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds SL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -3

Teemu Pulkkinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Jokerit ET 5* 2* 4* 6* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2011-12 Jokerit ET 7* 4* 3* 7* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 2 2
Finland EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2012-13 Jokerit ET 7* 2* 5* 7* 4* -* |
2015-16 Finland EHT 2* 2* 0* 2* 4* 1* |
2019-20 Finland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |

Teemu Pulkkinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 241* 112* 110* 222* 0.92* 146* 30* | 4 43 23 * 12 * 35 * 0.81 * 46 * 4 *
DEL 1 22* 4* 7* 11* 0.50* 12* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 6* 3* 0* 3* 0.50* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 19* 8* 12* 20* 1.05* 4* -* | 2 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 2 * 2 *
International 2 13* 3* 2* 5* 0.38* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 72* 52* 63* 115* 1.60* 58* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 6 295* 96* 76* 172* 0.58* 167* -10* | 3 24 8 * 5 * 13 * 0.54 * 12 * -1 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 5 185* 49* 79* 128* 0.69* 134* 18* | 3 13 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.54 * 24 * -1 *
Mestis 2 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 83* 13* 9* 22* 0.27* 32* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
SL 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * -3 *
Slovakia 1 16* 3* 2* 5* 0.31* 14* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 11* 21* 22* 43* 3.91* 0* -* | 2 8 12 * 13 * 25 * 3.13 * 4 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 12* 29* 24* 53* 4.42* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 28* 29* 24* 53* 1.89* 10* -* | 2 7 11 * 6 * 17 * 2.43 * 6 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 14* 23* 19* 42* 3.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 41* 35* 34* 69* 1.68* 53* 32* | 1 4 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.50 * 0 * -3 *
WC 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 2 10* 8* 9* 17* 1.70* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 17* 11* 28* 2.33* 14* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 9* 10* 19* 1.46* 8* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Teemu Pulkkinen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/12/2025
02/12/2025 Confirmed HK Poprad HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
12/16/2024
12/16/2024 Confirmed Schwenninger Wild Wings HK Poprad
08/28/2024
08/28/2024 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star Schwenninger Wild Wings
09/29/2023
09/29/2023 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Kunlun Red Star
05/01/2021
05/01/2021 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Traktor Chelyabinsk
11/30/2020
11/30/2020 Confirmed Dynamo Moskva Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
12/27/2019
12/27/2019 Confirmed Dinamo Minsk Dynamo Moskva
08/29/2019
08/29/2019 Extension Dinamo Minsk Dinamo Minsk
07/18/2018
07/18/2018 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Dinamo Minsk
07/06/2017
07/06/2017 Extension Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
06/22/2017
06/22/2017 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Vegas Golden Knights
02/27/2017
02/27/2017 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Arizona Coyotes
10/11/2016
10/11/2016 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild
07/13/2016
07/13/2016 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
07/21/2015
07/21/2015 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
05/29/2012
05/29/2012 Confirmed Jokerit Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #3 overall by Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 2009, 2 #24 overall by Dynamo Minsk in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2009, 1 #50 overall by Kelowna Rockets in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Jokerit U18