Mika Pyörälä | |||
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Born |
Oulu, Finland |
13 July 1981 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Oulun Kärpät Timrå IK Philadelphia Flyers Frölunda HC Amur Khabarovsk Luleå HF |
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National team | Finland | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2001–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Finland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2011 Slovakia | ||
2016 Russia | ||
2007 Moscow | ||
2008 Canada |
Mika Pyörälä (born 13 July 1981) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Pyörälä previously 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.
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 Championships. He scored a goal in the final against Sweden as Finland took the gold medal.