Akseli Pulkkanen

Date of Birth: Aug 07, 2006
Age: 20
Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KalPa
Position: C
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Akseli Pulkkanen Facts

Player Type: Defensive Center
Agency: Premium

Pulkkanen maintains a solid work rate, supporting his defencemen down low, getting the odd stop, then transitioning the play up the ice. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

Akseli Pulkkanen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2020-2021	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja	24	15	27	42	2	-
2021-2022	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja	3	2	4	6	0	-
2021-2022	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	34	4	16	20	2	-	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	-
2021-2022	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	1	1	0	2
2022-2023	KalPa U18 "A"	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	18	33	0	-
2022-2023	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	1	2	3	0	-1	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2022-2023	Finland U17	WHC-17	7	2	5	7	0	-
2022-2023	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	18	7	6	13	0	4
2023-2024	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	2	2	4	2	-	Relegation	6	7	9	16	0	-
2023-2024	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	34	2	14	16	4	12	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2023-2024	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	9	3	0	3	2	-
2024-2025	KalPa U20 "A"	U20 SM-sarja	42	19	26	45	16	5	Playoffs	11	5	7	12	0	1
2024-2025	IPK Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024-2025	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	8	4	6	10	0	7
2024-2025	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	2	3	0	2
2025-2026	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	33	8	41	49	8	0	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-1
2025-2026	IPK Loan	Mestis	2	0	1	1	0	0
2025-2026	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	8	0	6	6	0	-
2026-2027	Ferris State Univ.	NCAA	4	0	0	0	0	-3

Akseli Pulkkanen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	TP	PIM	+/-
2018-2019	Finland Selects U13	WSI U13	6	2	2	-	-
2023-2024	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	1	1	0	-
2025-2026	KalPa	Champions HL	1	0	0	0	0

Akseli Pulkkanen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Champions HL	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	0	-	0
International-Jr	5	50	15	21	36	0.72	2	15*	0
Mestis	2	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	0	0
NCAA	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	27	17	31	48	1.78	2	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	60	21	36	57	0.95	4	-	2	13	8	9	17	1.31	2	-
U20 SM-sarja	4	122	30	83	113	0.93	28	16	4	17	5	8	13	0.76	0	-3
WHC-17	1	7	2	5	7	1.00	0	-	0
WSI U13	1	6	2	0	2	0.33	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Akseli Pulkkanen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ferris State Univ.	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
Finland Selects U13	1	6	2	0	2	0.33	-	-	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	2	0
Finland U17	1	7	2	5	7	1.00	0	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	18	7	6	13	0.72	0	4	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	0	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	9	3	0	3	0.33	2	-	0
Finland U19 (all)	1	8	4	6	10	1.25	0	7	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	11	1	8	9	0.82	0	2*	0
IPK	2	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	0	0
KalPa	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
KalPa U16	2	27	17	31	48	1.78	2	-	0
KalPa U18	3	60	21	36	57	0.95	4	-	2	13	8	9	17	1.31	2	-
KalPa U20	4	122	30	83	113	0.93	28	16	4	17	5	8	13	0.76	0	-3

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Akseli Pulkkanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2021-2022	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (KalPa)
2022-2023	U17 WHC Bronze Medal
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja First All-Star Team U20 SM-sarja Gentleman of the Year (Jere Lehtinen Award)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/09/2026	Confirmed	KalPa U20	Ferris State Univ.
05/27/2025	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
04/18/2023	Extension	KalPa U20	KalPa