Petri Ylönen

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 Toulouse BHC 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.
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Category:Augsburger Panther players
Category:Diables Rouges de Briançon players
Category:Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
Category:French ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of France
Category:Rouen HE 76 players
Category:TuTo players