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Mika Pyörälä

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Mika Pyörälä
Born (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981 (age 43)
Oulu, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams
SC Bern
Timrå IK
Philadelphia Flyers
Frölunda HC
Amur Khabarovsk
Luleå HF
National team  Finland
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present

Mika Pyörälä (born 13 July 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), Timrå IK and Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien, and Amur Khabarovsk of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League. Pyörälä played his entire career in Finnish Liiga in Oulun Kärpät.

Playing career

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Mika Pyörälä
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Slovakia
Silver medal – second place 2016 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2007 Moscow
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Canada

On 14 July 2009, Pyörälä signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. After splitting the 2009–10 season between the Flyers and the AHL's Adirondack Phantoms, Pyörälä returned to Europe, signing a three-year contract with Frölunda HC on 29 July 2010.[1]

Pyörälä represented Finland in the 2011 World Championship. He scored a goal in the final against Sweden as Finland took the gold medal.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Kärpät FIN U18 27 2 4 6 4
1998–99 Kärpät FIN U18 36 10 18 28 12
1999–2000 Kärpät FIN U20 40 6 10 16 18
2000–01 Kärpät FIN U20 40 21 35 56 52 2 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Kärpät SM-l 5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 1 2
2001–02 Kärpät SM-l 51 4 2 6 35 4 0 1 1 2
2001–02 Kärpät FIN U20 1 0 2 2 0
2002–03 Kärpät SM-l 56 17 11 28 22 15 2 3 5 6
2003–04 Kärpät SM-l 53 12 19 31 8 13 0 1 1 0
2004–05 Kärpät SM-l 56 9 13 22 18 11 3 1 4 4
2005–06 Kärpät SM-l 41 13 8 21 10 11 5 6 11 0
2006–07 Kärpät SM-l 56 28 17 45 30 10 4 2 6 2
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 46 17 16 33 18 11 6 4 10 0
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 55 21 22 43 10 7 2 1 3 6
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 36 2 2 4 10
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 35 8 10 18 10
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 47 14 9 23 8
2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 53 22 18 40 12 6 1 2 3 2
2012–13 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 25 5 5 10 4
2012–13 Luleå HF SEL 32 5 12 17 6 13 1 2 3 8
2013–14 Kärpät SM-l 60 13 23 36 16 16 6 10 16 4
2014–15 Kärpät Liiga 57 15 18 33 28 19 8 6 14 4
2015–16 Kärpät Liiga 49 15 17 32 12 14 5 7 12 12
2016–17 Kärpät Liiga 60 26 29 55 20 2 0 1 1 0
2017–18 SC Bern NL 32 4 5 9 16 3 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Kärpät Liiga 45 16 16 32 14
2019–20 Kärpät Liiga 51 20 25 45 18
2020–21 Kärpät Liiga 56 12 22 34 32 5 1 3 4 2
2021–22 Kärpät Liiga 53 16 12 28 14 7 1 1 2 4
Liiga totals 749 216 232 448 277 136 36 42 78 42
SEL totals 234 79 77 156 54 37 10 9 19 16
NHL totals 36 2 2 4 10

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Finland WC 8 0 1 1 2
2008 Finland WC 9 0 0 0 0
2009 Finland WC 6 1 1 2 0
2011 Finland WC 9 1 2 3 4
2012 Finland WC 9 1 1 2 2
2016 Finland WC 10 1 3 4 0
2017 Finland WC 10 0 2 2 6
2018 Finland OG 5 1 0 1 0
Senior totals 66 5 10 15 14

References

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  1. ^ Gyllander, Peter (29 July 2009). "Forwarden Mika Pyörälä till Frölunda". Frölunda Indians. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
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