Who is Mika Pyörälä?

Mika Pyörälä is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Mika Pyörälä played for?

The last team Mika played for was Kärpät in the Liiga.

How tall is Mika Pyörälä?

Mika Pyörälä is 182 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Mika Pyörälä weigh?

Mika Pyörälä weighs 81 kg (179 lbs).

When was Mika Pyörälä born?

Mika Pyörälä was born on 1981-07-13 in Oulu, FIN.

How old is Mika Pyörälä?

Mika Pyörälä is 45 years old.

What is Mika Pyörälä's nationality?

Mika Pyörälä is from Finland.

Mika Pyörälä

#17 Kärpät / Liiga - 21/22

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Date of Birth: Jul 13, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: LW
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 81 kg / 179 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: PK Specialist
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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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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
96-97	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	32	7	16	23	18	-	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	0	-
97-98	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	27	2	4	6	4	-
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	-
98-99	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	10	18	28	12	-
99-00	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	6	10	16	18	-
00-01	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
01-02	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
02-03	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	17	11	28	22	7	Playoffs	15	2	3	5	6	-3
03-04	Kärpät	SM-liiga	53	12	19	31	8	6	Playoffs	13	0	1	1	0	-1
04-05	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	9	13	22	18	13	Playoffs	11	3	1	4	4	10
05-06	Kärpät	SM-liiga	41	13	8	21	10	14	Playoffs	11	5	6	11	0	5
06-07	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	28	17	45	30	13	Playoffs	10	4	2	6	2	6
	Finland	WC	8	0	1	1	2	0
07-08	Timrå IK	Elitserien	46	17	16	33	18	11	Playoffs	11	6	4	10	0	5
	Finland	WC	9	0	0	0	0	-3
08-09	Timrå IK	Elitserien	55	21	22	43	10	9	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	6	-4
	Finland	WC	6	1	1	2	0	1
09-10	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	36	2	2	4	10	-3
	Adirondack Phantoms"A"	AHL	35	8	10	18	10	7
10-11	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	48	14	9	23	8	1
	Finland	WC	9	1	2	3	4	5
11-12	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
12-13	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
13-14	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
14-15	Kärpät"A"	Liiga	57	15	18	33	28	11	Playoffs	19	8	6	14	4	-1
15-16	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
16-17	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
17-18	SC Bern	NL	32	4	5	9	16	2	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-1
	Finland Olympics	OG	5	1	0	1	0	1
	Finland (all)	International	8	1	4	5	0	4
18-19	Kärpät	Liiga	45	16	16	32	14	20
19-20	Kärpät	Liiga	51	20	25	45	18	35
20-21	Kärpät"C"	Liiga	56	12	22	34	32	12	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	2	-1
21-22	Kärpät"A"	Liiga	53	16	12	28	14	11	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	4	-1

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
03-04	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	4	-
04-05	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	2	2	2	1
05-06	Kärpät	ECC	3	2	2	4	2	-2
	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-
06-07	Finland	EHT	8	1	3	4	0	0
07-08	Finland	EHT	6	1	0	1	2	1
08-09	Finland	EHT	9	1	2	3	6	-3
10-11	Frölunda HC	ET	8	1	1	2	0	-
	Finland	EHT	7	1	1	2	4	0
11-12	Frölunda HC	ET	8	2	4	6	0	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-1
	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	0
12-13	Luleå HF	ET	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-
13-14	Kärpät	ET	8	5	1	6	6	-
	Finland	EHT	3	1	0	1	0	0
14-15	Kärpät"A"	Champions HL	12	2	0	2	2	-1
15-16	Kärpät	Champions HL	11	5	4	9	4	6
	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	1
16-17	Kärpät"A"	Champions HL	6	1	2	3	0	1
	Finland	EHT	6	2	1	3	0	3
17-18	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
18-19	Kärpät	Champions HL	9	3	0	3	2	-1
19-20	Kärpät	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	4	3

Mika Pyörälä Game Log

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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*
Elitserien (SHL)	5	234	79	77	156	0.67	54	47	4	37	10	9	19	0.51	16	-5
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
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

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Mika Pyörälä Career Totals

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Elitserien

234

International

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Liiga

749

216

232

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Mika Pyörälä Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2002-2003	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2003-2004	SM-liiga Champion
2004-2005	SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga Bronze Medal Liiga Most Game-Winning Goals (7)
2006-2007	SM-liiga Champion Liiga Most Power Play Goals (17) World Championship Silver Medal
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2012-2013	European Trophy Champion Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2013-2014	Liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Most Assists (10) Liiga Playoffs Most Points (16)
2014-2015	Liiga Champion
2015-2016	Liiga Bronze Medal World Championship Silver Medal
2016-2017	Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) Liiga Golden Helmet Liiga Player of the Month (January)
2018-2019	Liiga Silver Medal
2019-2020	Liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+35)
2021-2022	Liiga Gentleman of the Year Liiga Player of the Month (September)
2024-2025	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#282)

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04/07/2022

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Kärpät

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03/06/2021

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12/18/2018

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05/02/2018

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04/21/2017

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09/30/2015

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04/24/2013

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Luleå HF

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11/16/2012

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Amur Khabarovsk

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06/05/2012

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Frölunda HC

Amur Khabarovsk

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07/29/2010

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Adirondack Phantoms

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07/23/2009

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Timrå IK

Philadelphia Flyers

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Mika Pyörälä Biography and Trivia

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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