<p>The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday that they have signed Jesse Kiiskinen to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning in the 2025-26 season.</p>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE: The Detroit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedWings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RedWings</a> have signed Jesse Kiiskinen to a 3-year entry-level contract. <a href="https://t.co/s1x08ewedr">pic.twitter.com/s1x08ewedr</a></p>— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) <a href="https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1929960961802191303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<p>Kiiskinen was originally selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round of the 2023 NHL Draft and was acquired by the Red Wings in exchange for Andrew Gibson.</p>



<p>Kiiskinen spent the 2024-25 season with HPK in Finland’s SM-Liiga,&nbsp;where he recorded 14 goals and 30 assists for 44 points in 46 games. &nbsp;His 30 assists ranked first on HPK and his 44 points were the most of any under-20 skater in Finland’s top professional league</p>



<p>During the 2023-24 season with the Lahti Pelicans in Finland’s SM-Liiga, Kiiskinen notched four goals and six assists for 10 points and eight penalty minutes in 38 regular-season games.&nbsp;He also played in six postseason contests with the Pelicans, helping the team reach the championship round. Kiiskinen tallied one goal in six Champions Hockey League games with the Pelicans.&nbsp;Kiiskinen made his professional debut with the Pelicans in 2022-23, tallying one assist, a plus-two rating and two penalty minutes in seven games.&nbsp;</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="191"></div>



<p>Internationally, Kiiskinen helped Finland win a silver medal at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, recording six goals and seven points in seven games. Kiiskinen also competed at the 2023 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, logging five points in five games. He also captured a bronze medal with Finland at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, collecting four points in five appearances.</p>



<p>The Finnish native has one more year remaining on his contract with the Finnish club, but could be in North America playing with the AHL Grand Rapids in 2025-26.</p>



<p>Kiiskinen was listed by prospect analyst Steven Ellis as one of the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2024-25-nhl-prospect-pool-breakdown-detroit-red-wings-top-10">notable prospects to watch for the Red Wings</a> </p>
