Penguins sign Jesse Puljujarvi to two-year, $1.6-million contract

February 29, 2024 - 9:52am

Montreal Canadiens centre Rem Pitlick loses control of his stick after colliding with Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jesse Puljujarvi during second period NHL hockey action. (Allen McInnis/CP)

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year contract, president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas announced Sunday.

The contract runs through the end of the 2024-25 season and carries an average annual value of $800,000.

Puljujarvi, 25, signed a professional tryout with Pittsburgh on Dec. 10 and has played in 13 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League this season, tallying four goals, five assists, nine points and a plus-8 rating.

The 6-foot-4, 201-pound forward spent the 2022-23 season split between the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes, tallying five goals, 11 assists and 16 points in 75 games. In total, he has recorded 51 goals, 63 assists and 114 career points in 334 NHL games with Edmonton and Carolina.

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