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Finland Mika Pyörälä

#17 Kärpät / Liiga - 21/22

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Mika Pyörälä Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
42
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
5-time Liiga Champion 5

Great versatility, could play both left wing and center. A two-way forward who was very good off the puck. Was a primarily a checker in the past, but then elevated his offensive game and started scoring points. Good hockey sense and a decent hitter. A team player who always worked hard.

Brother-in-law: Pekka Rinne

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Mika Pyörälä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 32* 7* 16* 23* 18* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -
1997-98 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 27* 2* 4* 6* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1998-99 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 36* 10* 18* 28* 12* -* |
1999-00 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 6* 10* 16* 18* -* |
2000-01 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 21* 35* 56* 52* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Kärpät SM-liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 2 -3
2001-02 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 2 2 0 -
Kärpät SM-liiga 51* 4* 2* 6* 35* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
2002-03 Kärpät SM-liiga 56* 17* 11* 28* 22* 7* | Playoffs 15 2 3 5 6 -3
2003-04 Kärpät SM-liiga 53* 12* 19* 31* 8* 6* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 0 -1
2004-05 Kärpät SM-liiga 56* 9* 13* 22* 18* 13* | Playoffs 11 3 1 4 4 10
2005-06 Kärpät SM-liiga 41* 13* 8* 21* 10* 14* | Playoffs 11 5 6 11 0 5
2006-07 Kärpät SM-liiga 56* 28* 17* 45* 30* 13* | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 2 6
Finland WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2007-08 Timrå IK Elitserien 46* 17* 16* 33* 18* 11* | Playoffs 11 6 4 10 0 5
Finland WC 9* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2008-09 Timrå IK Elitserien 55* 21* 22* 43* 10* 9* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 6 -4
Finland WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 36* 2* 2* 4* 10* -3* |
Adirondack Phantoms “A” AHL 35* 8* 10* 18* 10* 7* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC Elitserien 48* 14* 9* 23* 8* 1* |
Finland WC 9* 1* 2* 3* 4* 5* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC Elitserien 53* 22* 18* 40* 12* 24* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 -3
Finland WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
Finland (all) International 20* 1* 3* 4* 4* 3* |
2012-13 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 25* 5* 4* 9* 4* 2* |
Luleå HF Elitserien 32* 5* 12* 17* 6* 2* | Playoffs 13 1 2 3 8 -3
2013-14 Kärpät “A” Liiga 60* 13* 23* 36* 16* 10* | Playoffs 16 6 10 16 4 5
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Kärpät “A” Liiga 57* 15* 18* 33* 28* 11* | Playoffs 19 8 6 14 4 -1
2015-16 Kärpät “A” Liiga 49* 15* 17* 32* 12* 11* | Playoffs 14 5 7 12 12 3
Finland WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* 3* |
Finland (all) International 16* 1* 3* 4* 0* 4* |
2016-17 Kärpät “A” Liiga 60* 26* 29* 55* 20* 15* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -4
Finland WC 10* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* |
Finland (all) International 19* 3* 3* 6* 6* 9* |
2017-18 SC Bern NL 32* 4* 5* 9* 16* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland OG 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 8* 1* 4* 5* 0* 4* |
2018-19 Kärpät Liiga 45* 16* 16* 32* 14* 20* |
2019-20 Kärpät Liiga 51* 20* 25* 45* 18* 35* |
2020-21 Kärpät “C” Liiga 56* 12* 22* 34* 32* 12* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 2 -1
2021-22 Kärpät “A” Liiga 53* 16* 12* 28* 14* 11* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -1

Mika Pyörälä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2004-05 Kärpät ECC 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2005-06 Kärpät ECC 3* 2* 2* 4* 2* -2* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 8* 1* 3* 4* 0* 0* |
2007-08 Finland EHT 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2008-09 Finland EHT 9* 1* 2* 3* 6* -3* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 8* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Finland EHT 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* 0* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC ET 8* 2* 4* 6* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -1
Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2012-13 Luleå HF ET 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -
2013-14 Kärpät ET 8* 5* 1* 6* 6* -* |
Finland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Kärpät “A” Champions HL 12* 2* 0* 2* 2* -1* |
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 11* 5* 4* 9* 4* 6* |
Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2016-17 Kärpät “A” Champions HL 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
Finland EHT 6* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* |
2017-18 SC Bern Champions HL 8* 2* 2* 4* 0* 5* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Finland EHT 2* 0* 4* 4* 0* 3* |
2018-19 Kärpät Champions HL 9* 3* 0* 3* 2* -1* |
2019-20 Kärpät Champions HL 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* 3* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2022-23 Finland U20 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach (Finland U20 II) 5-Nations Tournament 9.-13.11.2022
2023-24 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
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Mika Pyörälä Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2022-04-06T18:30:00+0300 Kärpät @ Ilves
2022-04-05T18:30:00+0300 Kärpät vs Ilves
2022-04-02T17:00:00+0300 Kärpät @ Ilves
2022-04-01T18:30:00+0300 Kärpät vs Ilves
2022-03-30T18:30:00+0300 Kärpät @ Ilves
2022-03-28T18:30:00+0300 Kärpät vs Ilves
2022-03-27T16:00:00+0300 Kärpät @ Ilves
2022-03-22T17:30:00+0100 Kärpät vs KooKoo
2022-03-20T15:00:00+0100 Kärpät @ TPS
2022-03-18T17:30:00+0100 Kärpät @ Tappara
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Mika Pyörälä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 35* 8* 10* 18* 0.51* 10* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 6 50* 13* 10* 23* 0.46* 12* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 2 6* 2* 4* 6* 1.00* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 11 62* 7* 11* 18* 0.29* 18* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 4 24* 8* 6* 14* 0.58* 6* -* | 2 6 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.50 * 2 * -1 *
International 5 66* 7* 13* 20* 0.30* 10* 20* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 25* 5* 4* 9* 0.36* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 15 749* 216* 232* 448* 0.60* 277* 174* | 13 136 36 * 42 * 78 * 0.57 * 42 * 14 *
NHL 1 36* 2* 2* 4* 0.11* 10* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 1 32* 4* 5* 9* 0.28* 16* 2* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * -1 *
OG 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 5 234* 79* 77* 156* 0.67* 54* 47* | 4 37 10 * 9 * 19 * 0.51 * 16 * -5 *
Swiss Cup 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 32* 7* 16* 23* 0.72* 18* -* | 1 3 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 63* 12* 22* 34* 0.54* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 80* 27* 45* 72* 0.90* 70* -* | 2 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * - *
WC 7 61* 4* 10* 14* 0.23* 14* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Mika Pyörälä Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/07/2022
04/07/2022 Confirmed Kärpät Retired
03/06/2021
03/06/2021 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
12/18/2018
12/18/2018 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
05/02/2018
05/02/2018 Confirmed SC Bern Kärpät
04/21/2017
04/21/2017 Confirmed Kärpät SC Bern
09/30/2015
09/30/2015 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
04/24/2013
04/24/2013 Confirmed Luleå HF Kärpät
11/16/2012
11/16/2012 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Luleå HF
06/05/2012
06/05/2012 Confirmed Frölunda HC Amur Khabarovsk
07/29/2010
07/29/2010 Confirmed Adirondack Phantoms Frölunda HC
07/23/2009
07/23/2009 Confirmed Timrå IK Philadelphia Flyers

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Cult/Star player for Kärpät

Career transactions
- 2010-07-30 • Signed to a three-year contract by Frölunda
- 2009-07-14 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2007-04-24 • Signed to a two-year contract by Timrå
- 2006-02-22 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Kärpät

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