It appears the end of Jesse Puljujarvi’s contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t yet mark the end of his stay in North America, as the former fourth-overall draft pick has signed a professional try-out contract with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers per the AHL Transactions Log. Puljujarvi has been added to the Charlotte lineup, with winger Josh Davies headed to the ECHL to open space in the lineup.
Puljujarvi agreed with the Penguins to a mutually terminate his contract on February 9th, after he passed through league-wide waivers. The decision came on the heels of Puljujarvi’s second assignment to the minor leagues on February 7th. He played his first AHL games of the season in January, recording three points across…