Pukki’s departure might just be a hidden opportunity. The club now has an open spot for a “Designated Player”, one of those guys with a sky-high salary and the promise of changing the team’s fortunes.

The Pukki party has officially fizzled out. Minnesota United said Friday it has bought out striker Teemu Pukki’s contract and has transferred him to HJK Helsinki for an undisclosed fee. Pukki came to ...

For Teemu Pukki, this is not how things were supposed to work out. When Pukki signed with Minnesota United in the summer of 2023, he was supposed to be the final piece in the Loons attack. For a ...

Teemu Pukki dutifully reported to the start of Minnesota United preseason camp and participated in the club’s first official training session Monday morning. But the veteran forward’s ...

As a 19-year-old rookie, Pulkkinen recorded 19 goals and 36 assists in 55 games. His assist total shattered Teemu Selanne’s longstanding single-season rookie assist record of 25. Once Pulkkinen ...

Only fringe restricted free agents like Alexander Burmistrov, Josh Jooris, Teemu Pulkkinen, Tyler Gaudet, Peter Holland, and others were available, as were unrestricted-free-agents-to-be like ...

He, too, is just beginning a promising career. Same goes for speedy dangler Andreas Athanasiou and budding goal scorers Teemu Pulkkinen and Anthony Mantha, neither of whom has settled in as a bona ...

So if it turns out that the Flames were somehow responsible for the concussion protocol breaking down, they will be hit with a fine somewhere in the range of $20,000. That’s it. We actually don ...

Smith has neither been fined nor suspended before in his career. He joins Detroit Red Wings winger Teemu Pulkkinen as players who have been fined this season for diving. If Smith is cited for ...

With Nyquist back in the mix, the Red Wings now have roughly $70.1 million tied up in salary for the 2015-16 season with Tomas Jurco and Teemu Pulkkinen remaining as a restricted free agents.

One to watch for next year is Detroit's Teemu Pulkkinen. He's 23 and it'll be five years ago this June since he was drafted, but that's the beauty of targeting Detroit prospects in pools.