Mika Pyörälä
| Mika Pyörälä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
13 July 1981 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
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2011 Slovakia | |
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2016 Russia | |
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2007 Moscow | |
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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
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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
| 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
- ^ Gyllander, Peter (29 July 2009). "Forwarden Mika Pyörälä till Frölunda". Frölunda Indians. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database