Tuukka Pulliainen (born 25 August 1984) is a
Finnish former professional
ice hockey
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forward who played for
TPS
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and
HPK in the
Liiga
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. 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
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1984 births
Finnish ice hockey centres
HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
HC TPS players
HPK players
Jokipojat players
Lausitzer Füchse players
Living people
Los Angeles Kings draft picks
TuTo players
Ice hockey people from Turku
Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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