Juuso Puustinen
Juuso Puustinen (born April 5, 1988 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in fifth round, 149th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Juuso Puustinen | |||
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Born |
Kuopio, Finland | April 5, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Sibir Novosibirsk Espoo Blues HPK Milwaukee Admirals HIFK JYP Jyväskylä Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ||
NHL Draft |
149th overall, 2006 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Playing career
Puustinen played two seasons of junior in North America for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League before returning to Finland to begin his professional career in 2008.
Prior to the 2010–11 season, Puustinen signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Nashville Predators.[2] After two seasons with the Predators AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, Puustinen returned to Finland to sign a one-year contract with HIFK on May 25, 2013.[3]
Following the 2017–18 season, his lone season with JYP Jyväskylä, Puustinen left the Liiga and decided to pursue a career in the KHL, securing a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on May 2, 2018.[4]
After notching 20 goals in his debut 2018–19 season in the KHL with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Puustinen opted to continue in Russia, signing an improved one-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk on May 1, 2019.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | KalPa | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | KalPa | Jr. A | 29 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 64 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 53 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 54 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | HPK | SM-l | 59 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 55 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 73 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | HIFK | Liiga | 51 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | HIFK | Liiga | 47 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | HIFK | Liiga | 50 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | HIFK | Liiga | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 53 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 53 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 58 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
Liiga totals | 415 | 134 | 123 | 258 | 298 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 22 | ||||
KHL totals | 111 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
2006 Sweden | ||
U-18 Junior World Cup | ||
2005 Piešťany |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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CHL | ||
Champions (JYP Jyväskylä) | 2018 | |
KHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2019 |
References
- Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean (eds.). 2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. p. 130.
- Joshua Cooper, The Tennessean - July 16, 2011
- "Contract status: Pusstinen transferred to HIFK". HIFK. 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- "Nizhnekamsk welcome Joonas and Juuso" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- "Opening transfers May 1" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database