The Charlotte Checkers, Florida’s American League affiliate, has signed Jesse Puljujarvi to a PTO, or professional tryout, the team announced Monday. This comes one day after the former fourth overall pick and the Pittsburgh Penguins mutually decided to terminate his NHL contract after he was put on waivers last week.

Jesse Puljujarvi has been given several chances in the NHL thus far, and now, he's got another opportunity to prove he can make it at the top level after signing a PTO in the AHL on Monday.

Former Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). That team announced the signing Monday evening.

Former Oiler Jesse Puljujarvi has just signed a professional tryout contract with the Florida Panthers AHL team, according to new reports. Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jesse Puljujarvi agreed to mutual contract termination after he had been benched and sent to the AHL consistently.

It appears the end of Jesse Puljujarvi’s contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t yet mark the end of his stay in North America, as the former fourth-overall draft pick has signed a professional try-out contract with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers per the AHL Transactions Log.

Jesse Puljujarvi - placed on unconditional waivers Saturday by the Penguins - has already gotten a new opportunity with an NHL organization