PuckSleuth
42Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L
Jesse Pulkkinen
Age 21 · 6'7" · 220 lb · Born in Jyvaskyla, FIN
Cap hit
$931K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
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needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
No games played yet.
Advanced metrics
No 5v5 on-ice data yet.
Play style
Play style appears after 100 minutes of ice time in a season.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | U17 SM-sarja | JYP U17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 2019-20 | U16 SM-sarja | JYP U16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | 8 |
| 2020-21 | U18 SM-sarja | JYP U18 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 38 |
| 2020-21 | U18 Mestis | JYP U18 Akatemia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2021-22 | U18 SM-sarja | JYP U18 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 28 | — | 110 |
| 2021-22 | U20 SM-sarja | JYP U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 (playoffs) | U18 SM-sarja | JYP U18 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | 8 |
| 2021-22 (playoffs) | U20 Mestis | JYP U20 Akatemia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | U20 SM-sarja | JYP U20 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | U20 SM-sarja | JYP U20 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 28 | +16 | 47 |
| 2023-24 | Liiga | JYP | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | Mestis | KeuPa HT | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | WJC-20 | Finland U20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 8 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | U20 SM-sarja | JYP U20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | Liiga | JYP | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 26 |
| 2024-25 | U20 SM-sarja | JYP U20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | AHL | Bridgeport Islanders | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | AHL | Bridgeport Islanders | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | ECHL | Worcester Railers | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 14 |
Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
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Skating · NHL EDGE
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Age curve
At 21: 97% of peak
NHL defensemen · production index
At 21, defensemen typically produce 97% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
1 season left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYI | $931K | 0.9% |
RFA after 2026-27. $931K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).