Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: #5 Valtteri Puustinen

Our annual, 2021 version of the top players under the age of 25 in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.

#25: Santeri Airola
#24: Jan Drozg
#23: Will Reilly
#22: Clayton Phillips
#21: Chase Yoder
#20: Kirill Tankov
#19: Raivis Ansons
#18: Lukas Svejkovsky
#17: Judd Caulfield
#16: Johnathan Gruden
#15: Kasper Bjorkqvist
#14: Jordy Bellerive
#13: Cam Lee
#12: Drew O’Connor
#11: Joel Blomqvist
#10: Isaac Belliveau
#9: Calle Clang
#8: Filip Lindberg
#7: Nathan Legare
#6: Tristan Broz

#5: Valtteri Puustinen, Right Wing, Left Wing

Age: 22 (June 4, 1999)
Height/Weight: 5’9, 183 pounds
Acquired Via: 2019 NHL Draft (Seventh Round — Pick #203)

Of all the Penguins’ recent draft picks, the one coming the furthest way (perhaps literally and figuratively) is about to jump into the North American pro game this fall.