Juha Ylönen

Juha Ylönen
Date of birth	February 13, 1972
place of birth	Helsinki , Finland
size	184 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1991 , 5th lap, 91st position Winnipeg Jets
Career stations
1989-1991	Espoo Blues
1991-1993	HPK Hämeenlinna
1993-1996	Jokerit Helsinki
1996-2001	Phoenix Coyotes
2001-2002	Tampa Bay Lightning
2002	Ottawa Senators
2002-2004	Espoo Blues

Juha Petteri Ylönen (born February 13, 1972 in Helsinki ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1989 to 2004 for the Phoenix Coyotes , Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators, among others .

Career

Juha Ylönen began his career as a hockey player with the Espoo Blues , for which he was active from 1989 to 1991 in the I divisioona . He was then selected in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft in the fifth round as the 91st player of the Winnipeg Jets . First, however, he played for two years for HPK Hämeenlinna , with whom he was runner-up in 1993, and for Jokerit Helsinki , for which he played from 1993 to 1996 and with whom he was Finnish champion for the first time in the 1993/94 season . He was able to repeat this success with his team in the 1995/96 season . The attacker also won the European Cup with Jokerit in 1995 and 1996 and was runner-up in 1995.

From 1996 to 2001 Ylönen was on the ice for the Phoenix Coyotes , who had previously received the rights to the player from the relocated Winnipeg Jets . After a season with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators , the left-shooter returned to his Finnish homeland in the summer of 2002, where he ended his career with the Espoo Blues in 2004.

International

For Finland , Ylönen took part in the U20 Junior World Championships in 1991 and 1992 , as well as the World Championships in 1995 , 1996 , 2001 and 2003 . He was also in Finland's squad at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and 2002 in Salt Lake City .

Achievements and Awards

1992 SM-liiga all-rookie team 1993 Finnish runner-up with HPK Hämeenlinna 1994 Finnish champion with Jokerit Helsinki 1995 European Cup with Jokerit Helsinki

1995 Finnish runner-up with Jokerit Helsinki 1996 European Cup with Jokerit Helsinki 1996 Finnish champion with Jokerit Helsinki

International

• 1995 gold medal at the world championship
• 1998 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games
• 2001 silver medal at the world championship
• 2001 top scorer at the world championship

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	6th	341	26th	76	102	90
Playoffs	3	15th	0	7th	7th	4th

Web links

• Juha Ylönen at hockeydb.com (English)
• Juha Ylönen at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Juha Ylönen at eurohockey.com