Tuukka Pulliainen

Tuukka Pulliainen
Born	25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) (age 40) Turku, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	TUTO Hockey TPS Jokipojat Lausitzer Füchse HPK HC '05 Banská Bystrica
NHL draft	248th overall, 2002 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2002–2017

Tuukka Pulliainen (born 25 August 1984) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward who played for TPS and HPK in the Liiga. He also had periods abroad in Slovakia and Germany. Pulliainen ended his active career in 2017 after five consecutive seasons with Finnish second-tier team TuTo. He was drafted 248th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	TUTO Hockey	FIN U16		14	9	17	26	28		3	1	2	3	27
1999–2000	TUTO Hockey	FIN.2 U20		1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0
1999–2000	TUTO Hockey	FIN.2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	TUTO Hockey	FIN.2 U18		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	TUTO Hockey	FIN U20		37	3	11	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	TUTO Hockey	FIN U20		3	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		41	11	8	19	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	TUTO Hockey	FIN.2 U20		2	5	0	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		42	15	17	32	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	TPS	FIN U20		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	TPS	SM-liiga		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Suomi U20	Mestis		4	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		38	5	21	26	10		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	TPS	FIN U20		4	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Jokipojat	Mestis		12	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		29	4	11	15	6		6	1	1	2	0
2005–06	TPS	SM-liiga		56	6	5	11	16		2	0	0	0	4
2006–07	TPS	SM-liiga		46	1	1	2	6		1	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Lausitzer Füchse	GER.2		52	10	34	44	36		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		43	13	34	47	32		10	1	8	9	8
2009–10	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		45	15	41	56	14		4	1	5	6	10
2010–11	HPK	SM-liiga		50	3	14	17	16		2	0	0	0	6
2011–12	HPK	SM-liiga		41	2	3	5	45		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC ’05 Banská Bystrica	SVK		10	2	1	3	4		5	1	1	2	2
2012–13	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		44	10	32	42	20		11	3	7	10	6
2013–14	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		46	16	36	52	46		13	2	13	15	8
2014–15	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		35	12	32	44	16		14	1	8	9	2
2015–16	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		20	1	11	12	16		7	1	5	6	2
2016–17	TUTO Hockey	Mestis		44	5	31	36	12		11	2	7	9	4
SM-liiga totals				195	12	23	35	83		5	0	0	0	10
Mestis totals				443	112	280	392	196		76	12	54	66	40

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Finland	WJC18		8	2	6	8	8
Junior totals				8	2	6	8	8

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database