Lauri Pajuniemi (born 12 September 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Pajuniemi was selected in the fifth round, 132nd overall, of the 2018 NHL entry draft by the Rangers.
Playing career In the 2019–20 season, Pajuniemi's 26 goals scored with HC TPS tied for third in Liiga with Eemeli Suomi, behind just Julius Nättinen and Justin Danforth. Pajuniemi credited his emergence from a third or fourth line role player into a significant goal scorer to his coaches telling him to have confidence that he could score more than one goal a game.
On 29 April 2021, Pajuniemi was signed by the New York Rangers to a two-year, entry-level contract.
On 23 May 2023, Pajuniemi signed a one-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
On 3 June 2024, Pajuniemi signed a two-year contract with the Lausanne HC of the Swiss National League (NL) alongside Malmö teammate Janne Kuokkanen.
On 2 June 2025, Pajuniemi and the Lausanne HC agreed to terminate his contract. He returned, alongside Kuokkanen, to the Malmö Redhawks with a contract lasting until the end of the 2027–28 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 TPS Jr. A 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 TPS Jr. A 37 8 17 25 2 3 0 2 2 0 2017–18 TPS Jr. A 14 3 7 10 18 — — — — — 2017–18 TPS Liiga 32 2 5 7 4 9 3 1 4 2 2018–19 TPS Liiga 44 5 8 13 20 4 0 0 0 14 2018–19 TUTO Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 TPS Liiga 49 26 14 40 10 — — — — — 2019–20 TPS Jr. A — — — — — 2 0 0 0 02020–21 TPS Liiga 48 22 16 38 38 13 4 4 8 8 2021–22 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 51 13 13 26 14 — — — — — 2022–23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 68 19 19 38 32 9 4 2 6 4 2023–24 Malmö Redhawks SHL 43 15 20 35 26 — — — — — 2024–25 Lausanne HC NL 41 9 12 21 22 5 1 0 1 2 2025–26 Malmö Redhawks SHL 51 16 22 38 54 8 1 1 2 4Liiga totals 173 55 43 98 72 26 7 5 12 24SHL totals 94 31 42 73 80 8 1 1 2 4
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Finland IH18 6th 4 1 0 1 0Junior totals 4 1 0 1 0
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