Valtteri Puustinen | |||
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![]() Puustinen playing with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the 2023 AHL Outdoor Classic | |||
Born | Kuopio, Finland | 4 June 1999||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams | Pittsburgh Penguins WBS Penguins (AHL) HPK | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | 203rd overall, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2021 Latvia | |
World Junior Championships | ||
![]() | 2019 Canada |
Valtteri Puustinen (born 4 June 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He made his NHL debut in 2022.
Puustinen played as a youth within the HPK organization of the Finnish Liiga. [1] He was drafted 203rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Puustinen made his Liiga debut for HPK during the 2018–19 Liiga season. He played 47 regular season games and scored 10 goals. [2]
In the 2020–21 season with HPK, Puustinen recorded 21 goals and 20 assists for 41 points in 51 games. His 21 goals led all HPK skaters and were tied for eighth in the league. He was one of just four skaters in Liiga to record 20 or more goals and assists.
On 6 May 2021, Puustinen was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year, entry-level contract. [3] After scoring 17 goals and assists each with the Penguins' American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Puustinen was called up by the Penguins and played his first National Hockey League (NHL) game on 11 March 2022 against the Vegas Golden Knights. He scored his first NHL point that night, a secondary assist on Jeff Carter's goal, as the Penguins won 5–2. [4] On 20 June 2023, he was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract by Pittsburgh. [5]
During the 2023–24 season, on 27 December 2023, Puustinen scored his first NHL goal in a 7–0 victory over the New York Islanders. [6]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2017–18 | HPK | Jr. A | 52 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | HPK | Jr. A | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HPK | Liiga | 47 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | HPK | Liiga | 54 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HPK | Liiga | 51 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 73 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 72 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 52 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 152 | 48 | 46 | 94 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 53 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2019 | Finland | WJC | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
2021 | Finland | WC | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Senior totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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