'The NHL Has Been My Goal': Jesse Kiiskinen On His New Deal With Red Wings

“It’s nice to make a deal.”

You can never have too many young players.

The Detroit Red Wings are more than familiar with young players. One of the bright spots of another disappointing season was the rise of young players in the organization.

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Elmer Soderblom, Marco Kasper, Albert Johansson, and Simon Edvinsson all took significant steps forward in their development this past season.

Now, they have added another young prospect to the stable who will continue their development under the Red Wings’ banner.

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Jesse Kiiskinen signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings on June 3rd. For the 2024-25 season, Kiiskinen played for HPK of Liiga.

HPK published a press release when the deal was announced. In it, Kiiskinen expressed his excitement for the opportunity in front of him.

“I’ve been waiting for a day like this since I was a child,” Kiiskinen revealed. “Now the opportunity came to make a deal and I signed it, of course (I’m) excited.”

“The NHL has been my goal since I was little, and getting there would be great. Now, we are still on our way there and will play next season in Oranss. It’s nice to continue here for another year. This was my own will.”

Kiiskinen will play another season for HPK. His contract in Liiga will conclude at the end of the 2025-26 season. At which point it would be likely for him to cross the pond and join the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Another young player in the prospect pool never hurt anyone.

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