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Islanders reassign defenceman Jesse Pulkkinen to Hamilton Hammers

New York moves the defenceman from Trenton to its AHL affiliate, which hosts Rochester and Syracuse this weekend.

Defenceman Jesse Pulkkinen is moving from the ECHL’s Trenton Ironhawks to the AHL’s Hamilton Hammers. The Hammers announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that the New York Islanders had reassigned him.

Pulkkinen appeared in 20 AHL games with the Bridgeport Islanders last season. Hamilton continues its four-game homestand against the Rochester Americans on Oct. 16 and the Syracuse Crunch on Oct. 18 at TD Coliseum.

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