| Jesse Pulkkinen | |
| Birth Date: | 2004 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Laukaa, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 203 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | New York Islanders |
| Prospect Team: | JYP |
| Prospect League: | Liiga |
| Draft: | 54th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Team: | New York Islanders |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
Jesse Pulkkinen (born 27 December 2004) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for JYP Jyväskylä in the Liiga as a prospect to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pulkkinen was selected by the New York Islanders 54th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Pulkkinen represented Finland at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he recorded one goal and two assists in seven games.
On July 15, 2024, Pulkkinen signed a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | JYP | U20 SM-sarja | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | JYP | U20 SM-sarja | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | JYP | U20 SM-sarja | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||