Petri Ylönen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player|

played_for = Ligue Magnus
HC Briançon
Rouen HE
Division 2
Toulouse BHC
1. Divisioona
TuTo
position = Goalie
catches = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 200
nickname =
nationality = FIN
nationality_2 = FRA
birth_date = birth date and age|1962|10|02
birth_place = Helsinki, FIN
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1986
career_end = 2002

Petri Ylönen (b. October 2, 1962, Helsinki, Finland is a Finnish born retired 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. During the two seasons, Ylönen was selected as the best goaltender in France. After Briançon, Ylönen moved to Rouen HE, where he won five Ligue Magnus-championships.

Move to Germany and retirement

Ylönen played his last two seasons in Germany, where 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 five times in the Ice Hockey World Championships and twice in the Winter Olympics.