Mika Pyörälä

Mika Pyörälä
Born (1981-07-13) July 13, 1981
Oulu, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams
Oulun Kärpät
Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)
Frölunda HC (SEL)
Timrå IK (SEL)
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
National team  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001present

Mika Pyörälä (born July 13, 1981) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Pyörälä previously 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.

Playing career

Mika Pyörälä
Medal record
Competitor for  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2011 Slovakia
2007 Moscow
2008 Canada

On July 14, 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 July 29, 2010.[1]

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Kärpät FNL 50000 91012
2001–02 Kärpät FNL 5142635 40112
2002–03 Kärpät FNL 5617112822 152356
2003–04 Kärpät FNL 531219318 130110
2004–05 Kärpät FNL 569132218 113144
2005–06 Kärpät FNL 411382110 1156110
2006–07 Kärpät FNL 5628174530 104262
2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 4617163318 1164100
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 5521224310 72136
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3622410
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 358101810
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 47149238
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 5322184012 61232
NHL totals3622410

References

  1. Gyllander, Peter (2009-07-29). "Forwarden Mika Pyörälä till Frölunda". Frölunda Indians. Retrieved 2009-07-30.

External links

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