Petri Ylönen

Petri Ylönen
Born	(1962-10-02) October 2, 1962 (age 58) Helsinki, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Ligue Magnus HC Briançon Rouen HE Division 2 1. Divisioona TuTo
National team	France
Playing career	1986–2002

Petri Ylönen (born October 2, 1962 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish born French former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the French national ice hockey team.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

Petri Ylönen started his career in Finnish First Division team TuTo, which is based in Turku. Ylönen was raised by Karhu-Kissat.

Career in France[]

Ylönen moved to HC Briançon in 1987 and spent two seasons, playing for the team. After Briançon, Ylönen moved to Rouen HE, where he won five Ligue Magnus-championships. He received 5 times the Jean Ferrand Trophy as best goaltender in the league.

Move to Germany and retirement[]

Ylönen played his last two seasons in Germany, where he played for Augsburger Panther.

Ylönen retired in 1998.

Return[]

After retiring, Ylönen moved to live near Toulouse.

Ylönen made a two-season return to ice hockey as he played for Division 2 team from 2000 to 2002.

International career[]

Petri Ylönen is a French National and played 150 games for the French national ice hockey team.

Ylönen played six times in the Ice Hockey World Championships: 1991 Pool B Yugoslavia, 1992 Czechoslovakia, 1993 Germany, 1994 Italy, 1995 Sweden, 1996 Austria, and twice in the Winter Olympics, Albertville 1992 and Lillehammer 1994.

References[]

• "Petri Ylönen's biography". prohockey.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links[]

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database