Petri Ylönen

Petri Ylönen
Date of birth	2nd October 1962
place of birth	Helsinki , Finland
size	190 cm
Weight	91 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
until 1987	TuTo hockey
1987-1989	Diables Rouges de Briançon
1989-1996	Dragons de Rouen
1996-1998	Augsburg panther
2000-2002	Toulouse Blagnac Hockey Club

Petri Ylönen (born October 2, 1962 in Helsinki ) is a former Finnish - French ice hockey goalkeeper who played for the Augsburg Panthers in the German Ice Hockey League from 1986 to 2002 . His son Sebastian is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Petri Ylönen began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the junior division of TuTo Hockey , for whose professional team he made his debut in the I divisioona, the second Finnish division, in the 1986/87 season. Then the goalkeeper moved to the Diables Rouges de Briançon in the French Ligue Magnus . In France he was able to convince immediately and won the Trophée Jean Ferrand as the best goalkeeper in the Ligue Magnus in 1988 and 1989 . From 1989 to 1996 he was under contract with his league rivals Dragons de Rouen . During this period he was French champion five times in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 . In addition, he was runner-up with his team in 1991 and 1996 and received the Jean Ferrand trophy as the best goalkeeper in the Ligue Magnus three times in a row in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

From 1996 to 1998 Ylönen stood between the posts for the Augsburg Panthers in the German Ice Hockey League . Then the two-time Olympian paused for two years with ice hockey before he was active from 2000 to 2002 for the Toulouse Blagnac Hockey Club in Division 2, the third French division. He then ended his career at the age of 39.

International

For France , Ylönen took part in the B World Championship in 1991 and the A World Championship in 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 and 1996 . He was also in France's squad at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and 1994 in Lillehammer .

Achievements and Awards

1988 Jean Ferrand Trophy 1989 Jean Ferrand Trophy 1990 French champion with the Dragons de Rouen 1991 French runner-up with the Dragons de Rouen 1992 French champion with the Dragons de Rouen 1992 Jean Ferrand Trophy

1993 French champion with the Dragons de Rouen 1993 Jean Ferrand Trophy 1994 French champion with the Dragons de Rouen 1994 Jean Ferrand Trophy 1995 French champion with the Dragons de Rouen 1996 French runner-up with the Dragons de Rouen

International

• 1991 Promotion to the A world championship at the B world championship

Web links

• Petri Ylönen at hockeydb.com (English)
• Petri Ylönen at eurohockey.com
• Petri Ylönen at eliteprospects.com (English)