Juuso Puustinen
Juuso Puustinen (born April 5, 1988 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). 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 |
April 5, 1988 Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Örebro HK Espoo Blues HPK Milwaukee Admirals HIFK JYP Jyväskylä Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Sibir Novosibirsk | ||
| 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]
Puustinen left the KHL following his second season with Sibir Novosibirsk in 2020–21 and signed a one-year contract with Swedish SHL club, Örebro HK, on 3 July 2021.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | KalPa | FIN U18 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | KalPa | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | KalPa | FIN U18 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | KalPa | FIN U20 | 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 | ||
| 2006–07 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Blues | SM-liiga | 53 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Blues | SM-liiga | 54 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | HPK | SM-liiga | 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 | 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 | ||
| 2020–21 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 46 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Örebro HK | SHL | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | JYP | Liiga | 54 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 469 | 146 | 141 | 287 | 337 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 22 | ||||
| KHL totals | 157 | 57 | 46 | 103 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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| U-18 Junior World Cup | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2005 Piešťany | |
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
- "Welcome Juuso Puustinen!" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database