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2016 NHL Draft Prospect Profile #3: Jesse Puljujarvi

Position: Right Wing

Current team: Oulun Kärpät, Finnish Liiga

Date of birth: May 7, 1998

Place of birth: Älvkarleby, Sweden

Height: 6’3"

Weight: 20 lbs

Jesse Puljujarvi, the 17 year old dubbed "The New Finnish Flash" is drawing comparisons to another Finn, the other "Flash": longtime Anaheim Duck Teemu Selanne. Jesse Puljujarvi, fresh off of posting 5-12-17 for the Finnish U20 team as he led them to the World Junior Championship this past winter (racking up Best Forward and Most Valuable Player awards along the way), has been a consensus top five prospect in all major publications ahead of the draft.