Teemu Pulkkinen signed two-year contract

Teemu Pulkkinen is an experienced player who played both in North America and in Europe. The Finninsh player was named the best forward and point-leader of the U18 championship, rookie of the year in the SM-Liiga, goal-leader and play-off point leader in the AHL. In the 2013 he won the Calder Cup with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Last three seasons the forward played in the KHL with Dinamo Minsk, Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. In the previous season the player was traded to Lokomotiv and qualified for the second round of the playoffs with 9 (7+2) points. Overall Pulkkinen recorded 39 (23+16) points in 57 games of the season.

Тeemu Pulkkinen
Forward
Born on January 2, 1992, in Vantaa, Finland
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Shoots: right
Youth team: ЕVU (Vantaa)
NHL draft: 2010 round 4 #111 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Career: Jokerit Helsinki (2008-2013), AHL Grand Rapids Griffins (2012-2015), NHL Detroit Red Wings (2013-2016), NHL Minnesota Wild (2016/2017), AHL Iowa Wild (2016/2017), NHL Arizona Coyotes (2016/2017), AHL Chicago Wolves (2017/2018), Dinamo Minsk (2018-2020), Dynamo Moscow (2019-2021), Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2020/2021).
KHL stats: 160 games, 108 (61+47) points
NHL stats: 83 games, 22 (13+9) points
AHL stats: 284 games, 257 (135+122) points
SM-Liiga stats: 198 games, 135 (51+84) points
Career highlights: U18 WJC Bronze Medal (2009, 2010), U18 WJC Best Forward (2010), U18 WJC Most Points (2010), SM-liiga Rookie of the Year (2011),SM-liiga Bronze Medal (2012), AHL Calder Cup Champion (2013), AHL Most Goals by Rookie (2014), AHL Most Goals (Willie Marshall Award) (2015), AHL Playoffs Most Goals (2015), AHL All-Star Game (2015, 2017), World Championship Silver Medal (2016). 

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