Jesse Puljujarvi was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes by the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday for forward prospect Patrik Puistola.
Puljujarvi signed a one-year contract with the Oilers on July 26, 2022 and can become a restricted free agent after the season.
The 24-year-old forward has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 58 games this season.
“Jesse possesses a great blend of size (6-foot-4, 201 pounds) and skill, and he will add to the depth of our forward group,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said. “He has familiarity with some of our other Finnish players (Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Antti Raanta), and we see him as a great fit for our team and locker room.”
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Selected by the Oilers in the first round (No. 4) of the 2016 NHL Draft, Puljujarvi has 112 points (51 goals, 61 assists) in 112 regular-season games and five points (three goals, two assists) in 20 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Puistola, the No. 73 pick in the 2019 NHL draft by the Hurricanes, has not played in the NHL. The 22-year-old has 38 points (15 goals, 23 assists) in 56 games for Jukurit in Liiga, the top professional league in Finland.
The Hurricanes (39-11-8) are first in the Metropolitan Division, three points ahead of the New Jersey Devils.
The Oilers (32-21-8) are third in the Pacific Division, four points behind the first-place Vegas Golden Knights.
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