Petri Ylönen | |||
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Born |
Helsinki, Finland | October 2, 1962||
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 Toulouse BHC 1. Divisioona TuTo | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1986–2002 |
Petri Ylönen (born October 2, 1962) is a Finnish born French former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the French national ice hockey team.
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Ylönen played his last two seasons in Germany, where he played for Augsburger Panther.
Ylönen retired in 1998.
Return
[edit]After retiring, Ylönen moved to live near Toulouse.
Ylönen made a two-season return to ice hockey as he played for Division 2 team Toulouse BHC from 2000 to 2002.
International career
[edit]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
[edit]- "Petri Ylönen's biography". prohockey.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database