Mika Pyörälä

Kärpät / Liiga - 18/19
Player Facts
  • Position
    W/C
  • Height
    6'0" / 182 cm
  • Weight
    179 lbs / 81 kg
  • Shoots
    L
  • Contract
    18/19
  • Highlights
    1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
    2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
    1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
    4-time SM-liiga Champion 4

Has great versatility, and can play both left wing and center. A two-way forward who is 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 works hard.

Brother-in-law: Pekka Rinne

Use/Embed statistics
Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Kärpät U16 Jr. C SM-sarja 32 7 16 23 18 | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0
1997-98 Kärpät U18 Jr. B SM-sarja 27 2 4 6 4 |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 |
1998-99 Kärpät U18 Jr. B SM-sarja 36 10 18 28 12 |
1999-00 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 40 6 10 16 18 |
2000-01 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 40 21 35 56 52 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
Kärpät Liiga 5 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 2 -3
2001-02 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 1 0 2 2 0
Kärpät Liiga 51 4 2 6 35 -4 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
2002-03 Kärpät Liiga 56 17 11 28 22 7 | Playoffs 15 2 3 5 6 -3
2003-04 Kärpät Liiga 53 12 19 31 8 6 | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland EHT 6 0 0 0 4 |
2004-05 Kärpät Liiga 56 9 13 22 18 13 | Playoffs 11 3 1 4 4 10
2005-06 Kärpät Liiga 41 13 8 21 10 14 | Playoffs 11 5 6 11 0 5
Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 2 |
2006-07 Kärpät Liiga 56 28 17 45 30 13 | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 2 6
Finland EHT 8 1 3 4 0 0 |
Finland WC 8 0 1 1 2 0 |
2007-08 Timrå IK SHL 46 17 16 33 18 11 | Playoffs 11 6 4 10 0 5
Finland EHT 6 1 0 1 2 1 |
Finland WC 9 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2008-09 Timrå IK SHL 55 21 22 43 10 9 | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 6 -4
Finland EHT 9 1 2 3 6 -3 |
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 SHL 48 14 9 23 8 1 |
Finland EHT 7 1 1 2 4 0 |
Finland WC 9 1 2 3 4 5 |
2011-12 Frölunda HC SHL 53 22 18 40 12 24 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 -3
Finland EHT 6 0 0 0 0 0 |
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 SHL 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 EHT 3 1 0 1 0 0 |
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 EHT 6 0 0 0 0 1 |
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 EHT 6 2 1 3 0 3 |
Finland WC 10 0 2 2 6 2 |
Finland (all) International 19 3 3 6 6 9 |
2017-18 SC Bern NLA 32 4 5 9 16 2 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland OG 5 1 0 1 0 1 |
Finland EHT 2 0 4 4 0 3 |
Finland (all) International 8 1 4 5 0 4 |
2018-19 Kärpät Liiga - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Kärpät ECC 3 0 2 2 2 1 |
2005-06 Kärpät ECC 3 2 2 4 2 -2 |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 8 1 1 2 0 |
2011-12 Frölunda HC ET 8 2 4 6 0 | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -1
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 |
2014-15 Kärpät “A” Champions HL 12 2 0 2 2 -1 |
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 11 5 4 9 4 6 |
2016-17 Kärpät “A” Champions HL 6 1 2 3 0 1 |
2017-18 SC Bern Champions HL 8 2 2 4 0 5 |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 2 1 0 1 0 |
Player Career Totals
League GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 35 8 10 18 0.51 10 7 |
Champions HL 37 10 8 18 0.49 6 11 |
ECC 6 2 4 6 1.00 4 -1 |
EHT 62 7 11 18 0.29 18 5 |
ET 24 8 6 14 0.58 6 0 | 6 2 1 3 0.50 2 -1
International 66 7 13 20 0.30 10 20 |
International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 |
Jr. A SM-liiga 80 27 45 72 0.90 70 0 | 3 0 2 2 0.67 0
Jr. B SM-sarja 63 12 22 34 0.54 16 0 |
Jr. C SM-sarja 32 7 16 23 0.72 18 0 | 3 2 0 2 0.67 0 0
KHL 25 5 4 9 0.36 4 2 |
Liiga 544 152 157 309 0.57 199 96 | 124 34 38 72 0.58 36 16
NHL 36 2 2 4 0.11 10 -3 |
NLA 32 4 5 9 0.28 16 2 | 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 -1
OG 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 1 |
SHL 234 79 77 156 0.67 54 47 | 37 10 9 19 0.51 16 -5
Swiss Cup 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 0 |
WC 61 4 10 14 0.23 14 8 |
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/02/2018
05/02/2018 Confirmed Bern Kärpät
04/21/2017
04/21/2017 Confirmed Kärpät 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
Player Biography and Trivia

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