Patrik Puistola (born 11 January 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a winger for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Puistola was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Puistola made his Liiga debut for Tappara during the 2018–19 Liiga season, playing 16 games and registering one assist. He was drafted 73rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
During his second season with Tappara in 2019–20, Puistola played 24 games, notching just two assists, after a stint in the Mestis, Puistola was loaned to fellow Liiga clubs, Jukurit and KooKoo, to complete the season.
On 26 March 2020, Puistola left Tappara out of contract and transferred to JYP Jyväskylä signing a two-year contract.
During the 2022–23 season, having returned to Jukurit and in the midst of setting new career offensive highs, Puistola's NHL rights were traded by the Hurricanes to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Jesse Puljujärvi on 28 February 2023.
After six seasons in the Liiga, Puistola opted to move abroad in securing a two-year contract with Swedish club, Örebro HK of the SHL, on 7 May 2024.
On 21 April 2026, Puistola left Örebro and moved to fellow SHL club, Frölunda HC, after signing a two-year contract.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Tappara Jr. A 50 15 14 29 12 9 3 2 5 4 2018–19 Tappara Jr. A 25 11 11 22 18 — — — — — 2018–19 Tappara Liiga 16 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2018–19 LeKi Mestis 22 15 11 26 2 8 3 4 7 2 2019–20 Tappara Liiga 24 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Koovee Mestis 4 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Jukurit Liiga 7 3 2 5 0 — — — — — 2019–20 KooKoo Liiga 14 3 2 5 0 — — — — — 2020–21 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 50 4 10 14 16 — — — — — 2021–22 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Jukurit Liiga 54 16 8 24 6 7 1 2 3 6 2022–23 Jukurit Liiga 60 16 24 40 12 — — — — — 2023–24 Jukurit Liiga 54 19 26 45 14 6 5 3 8 0 2024–25 Örebro HK SHL 52 18 21 39 12 3 3 1 4 2 2025–26 Örebro HK SHL 50 14 22 36 19 3 1 1 2 2Liiga totals 281 61 75 136 50 13 6 5 11 6SHL totals 102 32 43 75 31 6 4 2 6 4
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2017 Finland U17 6th 5 2 4 6 0 2018 Finland HG18 7th 4 4 2 6 14 2019 Finland U18 7th 5 5 0 5 2 2020 Finland WJC 4th 7 5 3 8 2 2024 Finland WC 8th 5 0 0 0 2 2025 Finland WC 7th 8 4 1 5 2 2026 Finland WC 10 4 1 5 0Junior totals 21 16 9 25 18Senior totals 23 8 2 10 4
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