Mikael Pyyhtiä Explained

Mikael Pyyhtiä
Birth Date:	17 December 2001
Birth Place:	Turku, Finland
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lb:	166
Shoots:	Left
Position:	Left wing
Team:	Columbus Blue Jackets
League:	NHL
Prospect Team:	Cleveland Monsters
Prospect League:	AHL
Draft:	114th overall
Draft Year:	2020
Draft Team:	Columbus Blue Jackets
Career Start:	2019

Mikael Pyyhtiä (born 17 December 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1]

Playing career

Pyyhtiä was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL entry draft and signed a three-year, entry-level contract in May 2022.^[2] He made his NHL debut on 13 April 2023 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording an assist.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP				PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018–19		U20		30	7	9	16	25		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	HC TPS	U20		42	11	30	41	8		—	—	—	—	—
	HC TPS	Liiga		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC TPS	U20		16	9	10	19	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC TPS	Liiga		35	3	4	7	4		13	1	4	5	4
2021–22	HC TPS	Liiga		56	21	14	35	6		18	8	5	13	8
2022–23	HC TPS	Liiga		47	7	13	20	16		3	0	2	2	0
2022–23	Cleveland Monsters	AHL		7	3	0	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Cleveland Monsters	AHL		60	7	21	28	6		13	1	4	5	0
2023–24	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		17	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				140	31	32	63	26		34	9	11	20	12
NHL totals				19	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—

International

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dallasin voittoputki päättyi nolosti – Mikael Pyyhtiä avasi kauden pistetilinsä NHL:ssä . 7 April 2024.
2. Web site: CBJ sign F Mikael Pyyhtia to three-year entry level contract. NHL.com. Columbus Blue Jackets. May 5, 2022. May 6, 2022.
3. Web site: Blue Jackets add Mikael Pyyhtia on emergency recall | Columbus Blue Jackets . 13 March 2024.