Juuso Puustinen

Juuso Puustinen (born April 5, 1988) 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Finland U17 6th 5 5 1 6 6 2005 Finland U18 5 1 0 1 4 2006 Finland WJC18 612310 2008 Finland WJC 6th 641512 Junior totals 221141532

Awards and honours Award Year CHL Champions (JYP Jyväskylä) 2018 KHL All-Star Game 2019