Mika Pyörälä

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

Mika Pyörälä Facts

Player Type: PK SpecialistTwo-Way Forward

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

Team Staff profile also available: Mika Pyörälä

Mika Pyörälä Statistics

									Post
1996-1997	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	32	7	16	23	18	-	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	0	-
1997-1998	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	27	2	4	6	4	-
1997-1998	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	-
1998-1999	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	10	18	28	12	-
1999-2000	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	6	10	16	18	-
2000-2001	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	21	35	56	52	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2000-2001	Kärpät	SM-liiga	5	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	9	1	0	1	2	-3
2001-2002	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	2	2	0	-
2001-2002	Kärpät	SM-liiga	51	4	2	6	35	-4	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-1
2002-2003	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	17	11	28	22	7	Playoffs	15	2	3	5	6	-3
2003-2004	Kärpät	SM-liiga	53	12	19	31	8	6	Playoffs	13	0	1	1	0	-1
2004-2005	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	9	13	22	18	13	Playoffs	11	3	1	4	4	10
2005-2006	Kärpät	SM-liiga	41	13	8	21	10	14	Playoffs	11	5	6	11	0	5
2006-2007	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	28	17	45	30	13	Playoffs	10	4	2	6	2	6
2006-2007	Finland	WC	8	0	1	1	2	0
2007-2008	Timrå IK	Elitserien	46	17	16	33	18	11	Playoffs	11	6	4	10	0	5
2007-2008	Finland	WC	9	0	0	0	0	-3
2008-2009	Timrå IK	Elitserien	55	21	22	43	10	9	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	6	-4
2008-2009	Finland	WC	6	1	1	2	0	1
2009-2010	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	36	2	2	4	10	-3
2009-2010	Adirondack Phantoms "A"	AHL	35	8	10	18	10	7
2010-2011	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	48	14	9	23	8	1
2010-2011	Finland	WC	9	1	2	3	4	5
2011-2012	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	53	22	18	40	12	24	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-3
2011-2012	Finland	WC	9	1	1	2	2	0
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	20	1	3	4	4	3
2012-2013	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL	25	5	4	9	4	2
2012-2013	Luleå HF	Elitserien	32	5	12	17	6	2	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	8	-3
2013-2014	Kärpät "A"	Liiga	60	13	23	36	16	10	Playoffs	16	6	10	16	4	5
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	3	1	0	1	0	0
2014-2015	Kärpät "A"	Liiga	57	15	18	33	28	11	Playoffs	19	8	6	14	4	-1
2015-2016	Kärpät "A"	Liiga	49	15	17	32	12	11	Playoffs	14	5	7	12	12	3
2015-2016	Finland	WC	10	1	3	4	0	3
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	16	1	3	4	0	4
2016-2017	Kärpät "A"	Liiga	60	26	29	55	20	15	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-4
2016-2017	Finland	WC	10	0	2	2	6	2
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	19	3	3	6	6	9
2017-2018	SC Bern	NL	32	4	5	9	16	2	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-1
2017-2018	Finland Olympics	OG	5	1	0	1	0	1
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	8	1	4	5	0	4
2018-2019	Kärpät	Liiga	45	16	16	32	14	20
2019-2020	Kärpät	Liiga	51	20	25	45	18	35
2020-2021	Kärpät "C"	Liiga	56	12	22	34	32	12	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	2	-1
2021-2022	Kärpät "A"	Liiga	53	16	12	28	14	11	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	4	-1

Mika Pyörälä Tournament Statistics

									Post
2003-2004	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	4	-
2004-2005	Kärpät	ECC	3	0	2	2	2	1
2005-2006	Kärpät	ECC	3	2	2	4	2	-2
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	8	1	3	4	0	0
2007-2008	Finland	EHT	6	1	0	1	2	1
2008-2009	Finland	EHT	9	1	2	3	6	-3
2010-2011	Frölunda HC	ET	8	1	1	2	0	-
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	7	1	1	2	4	0
2011-2012	Frölunda HC	ET	8	2	4	6	0	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-1
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	0
2012-2013	Luleå HF	ET	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-
2013-2014	Kärpät	ET	8	5	1	6	6	-
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	3	1	0	1	0	0
2014-2015	Kärpät "A"	Champions HL	12	2	0	2	2	-1
2015-2016	Kärpät	Champions HL	11	5	4	9	4	6
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	1
2016-2017	Kärpät "A"	Champions HL	6	1	2	3	0	1
2016-2017	Finland	EHT	6	2	1	3	0	3
2017-2018	SC Bern	Champions HL	8	2	2	4	0	5
2017-2018	SC Bern	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	1	0	-
2017-2018	Finland	EHT	2	0	4	4	0	3
2018-2019	Kärpät	Champions HL	9	3	0	3	2	-1
2019-2020	Kärpät	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	4	3

Mika Pyörälä Career Totals by League


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

Mika Pyörälä Career Totals by Team


Adirondack Phantoms	1	35	8	10	18	0.51	10	7	0
Amur Khabarovsk	1	25	5	4	9	0.36	4	2	0
Finland	7	61	4	10	14	0.23	14	8	0
Finland (EHT)	11	62	7	11	18	0.29	18	5*	0
Finland (all)	5	66	7	13	20	0.30	10	20	0
Finland Olympics	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	0	1	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Frölunda HC	2	117	39	32	71	0.61	20	25*	1	9	2	3	5	0.56	4	-4
Kärpät	15	805	234	245	479	0.60	299	181*	13	136	36	42	78	0.57	42	14
Kärpät U16	1	32	7	16	23	0.72	18	-	1	3	2	0	2	0.67	0	-
Kärpät U18	2	63	12	22	34	0.54	16	-	0
Kärpät U20	3	80	27	45	72	0.90	70	-	2	3	0	2	2	0.67	0	-
Luleå HF	1	32	5	12	17	0.53	6	2	1	16	2	2	4	0.25	8	-3*
Philadelphia Flyers	1	36	2	2	4	0.11	10	-3	0
SC Bern	1	42	7	7	14	0.33	16	7*	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	-1
Timrå IK	2	101	38	38	76	0.75	28	20	2	18	8	5	13	0.72	6	1

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mika Pyörälä Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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)

Transactions

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

Mika Pyörälä Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Kärpät
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