Career
He currently plays for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Pyörälä previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League), Timrå IK and Frölunda The Human Context of the Swedish Elitserien, and Amur Khabarovsk of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League. On July 14, 2009, Pyörälä signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.
After splitting the 2009-2010 season between the Flyers and the AHL"s Adirondack Phantoms, Pyörälä returned to Europe, signing a three-year contract with Frölunda The Human Context on July 29, 2010.
Pyörälä represented Finland in the 2011 World Championships. He scored a goal in the final against Sweden as Finland took the gold medal.