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Finland Mikael Pyyhtiä
#82 Cleveland Monsters / AHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Dec 17, 2001
Position
LW/C
Age
24
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TPS
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed
Drafted
2020 round 4 #114 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets

Brother: Tuomas Pyyhtiä

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Mikael Pyyhtiä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 17* 5* 8* 13* 6* -* |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 16* 7* 7* 14* 4* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -
2017-18 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 42* 3* 16* 19* 12* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
2018-19 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 19* 6* 13* 19* 12* -* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 0 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 30* 7* 9* 16* 25* 4* |
2019-20 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 42* 11* 30* 41* 8* 13* |
TPS Liiga 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2020-21 TPS U20 U20 SM-sarja 16* 9* 10* 19* 4* 12* |
TPS Liiga 35* 3* 4* 7* 4* 3* | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 4 -1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2021-22 TPS Liiga 56* 21* 14* 35* 6* 8* | Playoffs 18 8 5 13 8 8
2022-23 TPS Liiga 47* 7* 13* 20* 16* -10* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -4
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 7* 3* 0* 3* 0* 0* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17* 0* 2* 2* 0* -5* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 60* 7* 21* 28* 6* -1* | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 0 1
2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 47* 4* 3* 7* 6* -11* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 28* 3* 13* 16* 2* 4* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 0
Finland WC 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2025-26 Cleveland Monsters AHL 18* 4* 10* 14* 14* -5* |
Projected AHL 66* 15* 37* 52* 51* -18* |

Mikael Pyyhtiä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 TPS Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2021-22 TPS Champions HL 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
2022-23 TPS Champions HL 6* 2* 2* 4* 6* -1* |
Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Mikael Pyyhtiä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 113* 17* 44* 61* 0.54* 22* -2* | 2 19 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.32 * 0 * 1 *
Champions HL 2 11* 3* 2* 5* 0.45* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 4 140* 31* 32* 63* 0.45* 26* 1* | 3 34 9 * 11 * 20 * 0.59 * 12 * 3 *
NHL 3 66* 4* 6* 10* 0.15* 8* -18* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 16* 7* 7* 14* 0.88* 4* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 17* 5* 8* 13* 0.76* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 61* 9* 29* 38* 0.62* 24* -* | 2 8 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 3 88* 27* 49* 76* 0.86* 37* 29* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *

Mikael Pyyhtiä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/28/2025
09/28/2025 Up/Down Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters
08/13/2025
08/13/2025 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
05/05/2022
05/05/2022 Confirmed TPS Columbus Blue Jackets
01/28/2022
01/28/2022 Extension TPS TPS
04/18/2019
04/18/2019 Extension TPS U20 TPS
Player Biography and Trivia

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #220 by FCHockey