Jesse Puljujärvi
| Jesse Puljujärvi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
7 May 1998 Älvkarleby, SWE | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team | Kärpät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft | Eligible 2016 | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Jesse Puljujärvi (born 7 May 1998) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently playing with Kärpät in the Finnish Liiga. Puljujärvi is rated as a top prospect who is expected to be a top 5 pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career
Puljujärvi made his Liiga debut playing with Kärpät during the 2014–15 Liiga season.
Leading up the NHL draft, Puljujärvi was ranked the No. 3 European skater. He was described as a big, mobile, skilled, an all-around winger who can score and pass.[2]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Switzerland | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 United States | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
| | 2016 Finland | |
Puljujärvi helped team Finland win silver medal at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships in Switzerland.
Puljujärvi played for Finland at the 2016 World Junior Championships, where they won gold on 5 January 2016. In 7 games he scored 5 goals and 12 assists for 17 points, placing him second in all-time points for an under 18 player only behind Jaromír Jágr, and tying Wayne Gretzky and Eric Lindros.[3] He was subsequently declared Best Forward and Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Kärpät Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 18 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Kärpät Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 11 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Kärpät | Liiga | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hokki | Mestis | 15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 50 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 71 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Finland | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WJC18 |  |
7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WJC18 |  |
4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WJC | |
7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| International | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship Silver Medal | 2015 |
| IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal | 2016 |
| IIHF World Junior Championship Gold Medal | 2016 |
| IIHF World Junior Championship All-Star Team | 2016 |
| IIHF World Junior Championship Best Forward | 2016 |
| IIHF World Junior Championship Most Valuable Player | 2016 |
References
- ↑ http://www.isshockey.com/iss-hockey-releases-iss-top-30-for-january/
- ↑ "Matthews tops Central Scouting international rankings". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Puljujärvi jagar storheter som Jagr och Gretzky | yle". yle.fi. 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2015-01-05.