 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.