| Jesse Pulkkinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 December 2004 Laukaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Islanders JYP Jyväskylä | ||
| NHL draft |
54th overall, 2024 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Jesse Pulkkinen (born 27 December 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman as a prospect to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pulkkinen was selected by the Islanders with the 54th overall pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Pulkkinen played in his native Finland as a youth within JYP Jyväskylä, and made his professional debut in the Liiga with JYP during the 2023–24 season.
On 15 July 2024, Pulkkinen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders.
Pulkkinen represented Finland at the 2024 World Junior Championships where he recorded one goal and two assists in seven games.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | JYP | U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | JYP | U20 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | JYP | U20 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2023–24 | JYP | Liiga | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | KeuPa | Mestis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | JYP | U20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | JYP | Liiga | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 67 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
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