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

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 66 5 10 15 14