Oilers sign fourth-overall pick Puljujarvi to entry-level contract
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed Jesse Puljujarvi, the fourth-overall pick at the 2016 NHL draft, to a three-year entry level contract.
The 18-year-old forward spent last season with the Finish Elite League’s Oulu Karpat, recording 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists), 22 penalty minutes and a plus-5 defensive rating in 50 games.
He also posted nine points (four goals, five assists) in 10 playoff games.
The six-foot-four, 203-pound winger has spent the past two seasons with Karpat, accumulating 39 point sand 32 penalty minutes in 71 career games.