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Valtteri Puustinen

#48

age25

posRW

shotr

h5'9"

w183lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$775,000$775K

Year 1 of 2

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 27

Profile

Draft Team

Round7

Pick203

Year2019

Agent Markus Lehto

Birthdate Jun 4, 1999

Birthplace Kuopio

Nationality Finland

UFA Year 2026

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $3,235,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP13

PPG0.23

PIM4

EV TOI/GM 8.48

G60 0.00

P60 0.54

GF% 25.00

DFF% 43.50

REL DFF% -7.80

CF% 40.50

REL CF% -13.40

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,550,000$1.55M

cap hit$775,000$775K

Valtteri Puustinen is signed to a 2 year, $1,550,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. His contract was signed on May 10, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Puustinen will be 27 years old.

Signed On May 10 2024

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status UFA-Group6age 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	UFAage 27
AAV	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	48	16	19	35	6									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2024-25	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	2	1	3	4	110	25.00	43.50	-7.80	40.50	-13.40		0.54
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	WC	Finland	7	1	1	2	2
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	International	Finland (all)	9	1	2	3	2
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	EHT	Finland	2	0	1	1	0
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	52	5	15	20	6	533	54.80	54.20	3.90	51.90	1.20	0.56	1.92
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	24	5	8	13	4									Playoffs	2	1	2	3	0
2022-23	$842,500 $843K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	72	24	35	59	22
2021-22	$842,500 $843K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	1	0	9	100.00	64.20	24.30	46.20	3.90		6.88
2021-22	$842,500 $843K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	73	20	22	42	14									Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
2020-21	$0 $0K	International	Finland (all)	4	0	1	1	0
2020-21	$0 $0K	EHT	Finland	2	0	1	1	0
2020-21	$0 $0K	WC	Finland	2	0	0	0	0
2020-21	$0 $0K	Liiga	HPK	51	21	20	41	14
2019-20	$0 $0K	EHT	Finland	3	1	0	1	0
2019-20	$0 $0K	Champions HL	HPK	4	0	1	1	2
2019-20	$0 $0K	Liiga	HPK	54	17	23	40	22
2018-19	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Finland U20	6	0	3	3	4
2018-19	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	14	2	5	7	12
2018-19	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	11	3	6	9	6
2018-19	$0 $0K	Liiga	HPK	47	10	3	13	14									Playoffs	16	2	3	5	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	3	0	1	1	4
2017-18	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	52	15	19	34	14									Playoffs	5	1	3	4	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	HPK U18	44	8	25	33	33									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	U17 SM-sarja	KalPa U17	38	15	27	42	26									Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	KalPa U16	32	10	14	24	10
2014-15	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	KalPa U16	10	4	11	15	6
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Signings & Trades

05/10

2024

Puustinen, Valtteri

2yrs

$775,000AAV

06/20

2023

Puustinen, Valtteri

1yr

$775,000AAV

05/6

2021

Puustinen, Valtteri

2yrs

$842,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen was sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.

Apr

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen scored a power-play goal in Friday's 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Apr

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.

11/26

2024

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen was placed on waivers Tuesday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

11/12

2024

Puustinen, Valtteri

Puustinen notched an assist in Monday's 7-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.

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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2024 UFA-Group6 age 25

Signed On Jun 20 2023

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFA-Group6age 25
AAV	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$385,000$385K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2021-2023 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,685,000$1.69M

cap hit$842,500$843K

expiry 2023 RFA age 24

Signed On May 6 2021

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.03%

Signing Status age 22

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$842,500$843K	$842,500$843K	RFAage 24
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	$82,500$83K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$842,500$843K	$842,500$843K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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