| GLENS FALLS, NY – The Adirondack Phantoms,
proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers,
announced today that the Flyers have assigned left
wing Mika Pyorala (MEE-kah PYUR-ahl-lah) to the
Phantoms.
Pyorala, 28, signed as a free agent with Philadelphia
on July 14, 2009 and made the Flyers opening night
roster out of training camp. The Oulu, Finland native
made his National Hockey League debut on October
2nd as the Flyers began their 2009-10 season at
Carolina. Pyorala has played in 36 games for Philadelphia
this season, scoring four points (2 goals, 2 assists)
and logging 10 penalty minutes; however, he has
been a healthy scratch in 13 of the Flyers last
14 games. He came to North America having played
eight full professional seasons in Finland with
Oulu Kärpät and Sweden with Timrå
IK. In 455 career pro games in the SM-liiga, Swedish
Elitserien and the NHL Pyorala has posted 233 points
(123 goals, 110 assists) and 161 penalty minutes.
Pyorala became the fifth player in NHL history
to score a shootout game-winning goal before recording
his first NHL goal when he scored the decisive goal
in the shootout on November 7th vs. St. Louis. He
would score his first career NHL goal on November
18th at Los Angeles. He spent the last two seasons
with Timrå IK (SEL), as a teammate of Phantoms
goaltender Johan Backlund.
The Phantoms are home again on Saturday, January
30th as they host the Norfolk Admirals for a 7:00
pm face off at the Civic Center. Saturday is Dollar
Dog Night, where hot dogs at the concession stand
are just one dollar all night long, there will be
a hot dog eating contest during an intermission
and the team will be keeping track of how many hot
dogs the fans can consume during the game. Sunday,
January 31st Adirondack completes their weekend
with a trip to Rochester for a 5:00 pm game against
the Americans at Blue Cross Arena.
The Time Warner Cable Cup Four-Pack is now on sale
at the Phantoms office, starting as low as $56.
2009-10 Phantoms full and partial season ticket
packages are still available for the 2009-10 season
presented by Bud Light. For more information please
contact the Adirondack Phantoms at (518) 480-3355
or online at www.phantomshockey.com.
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