# Mika Pyörälä

Mika Pyörälä (born 13 July 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), Timrå IK and Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien, and Amur Khabarovsk of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League. Pyörälä played his entire career in Finnish Liiga in Oulun Kärpät.

## Playing career

On 14 July 2009, Pyörälä signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. After splitting the 2009–10 season between the Flyers and the AHL's Adirondack Phantoms, Pyörälä returned to Europe, signing a three-year contract with Frölunda HC on 29 July 2010.
Pyörälä represented Finland in the 2011 World Championship. He scored a goal in the final against Sweden as Finland took the gold medal.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1997–98 | Kärpät | FIN U18 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Kärpät | FIN U18 | 36 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Kärpät | FIN U20 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Kärpät | FIN U20 | 40 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Kärpät | SM-l | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Kärpät | SM-l | 51 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Kärpät | FIN U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Kärpät | SM-l | 56 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003–04 | Kärpät | SM-l | 53 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Kärpät | SM-l | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | Kärpät | SM-l | 41 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Kärpät | SM-l | 56 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | SEL | 46 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 53 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 32 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013–14 | Kärpät | SM-l | 60 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | Kärpät | Liiga | 57 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 49 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| 2016–17 | Kärpät | Liiga | 60 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | SC Bern | NL | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Kärpät | Liiga | 45 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Kärpät | Liiga | 51 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Kärpät | Liiga | 56 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | Kärpät | Liiga | 53 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Liiga totals | Liiga totals | Liiga totals | 749 | 216 | 232 | 448 | 277 | 136 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 42 |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 234 | 79 | 77 | 156 | 54 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2007 | Finland | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Finland | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 66 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 |