Juha Ylönen

Juha Ylönen
Born	(1972-02-13) February 13, 1972 Helsinki, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Phoenix Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators
National team	Finland
NHL draft	91st overall, 1991 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1991–2004

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
	1998 Nagano	Ice hockey

Juha Petteri Ylönen (born February 13, 1972 in Helsinki, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the fifth round, 91st overall, of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Ylönen played five seasons in Finland's SM-liiga before coming to North America to play. He joined the Phoenix Coyotes (which Winnipeg had become after relocation) organization for the 1996–97 season, appearing in two NHL games that season; he had the best production of his career that season for the AHL Springfield Falcons, scoring 61 points in 70 games and adding 21 points in the playoffs. He then played four full seasons with the Coyotes until he was traded prior to the 2001–02 season to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Todd Warriner. Ylönen played 65 games for the Lightning that season, but was dealt to the Ottawa Senators at the trade deadline in exchange for Andre Roy and a pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

After the 2001–02 season, Ylönen left the NHL and returned to Finland to play. He played two seasons for the Espoo Blues, with the last being the 2003–04 season.

In his NHL career, Ylönen appeared in 341 games. He scored 26 goals and added 76 assists. He also appeared in 15 Stanley Cup playoff games, recording seven assists. In addition, he won a bronze medal as a member of the Finnish team at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

His son Jesse was drafted in the second round, 35th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN Jr		31	9	14	23	8		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN Jr		4	1	5	6	0		5	1	5	6	0
1989–90	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN II		39	10	17	27	14		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HPK	FIN Jr		2	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HPK	Liiga		43	7	11	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HPK	FIN Jr		2	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HPK	Liiga		48	8	18	26	22		12	3	5	8	2
1993–94	Jokerit	Liiga		37	5	11	16	2		12	1	3	4	8
1994–95	Jokerit	Liiga		50	13	15	28	10		11	3	2	5	0
1995–96	Jokerit	Liiga		24	3	13	16	20		11	4	5	9	4
1996–97	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Springfield Falcons	AHL		70	20	41	61	6		17	5	16	21	4
1997–98	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		55	1	11	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		59	6	17	23	20		18	2	0	2	2
1999–2000	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		76	6	23	29	12		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		69	9	14	23	38		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		63	3	10	13	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Ottawa Senators	NHL		15	1	1	2	2		12	0	5	5	2
2002–03	Espoo Blues	Liiga		54	4	19	23	59		4	1	1	2	27
2003–04	Espoo Blues	Liiga		21	2	8	10	2		9	1	3	4	0
Liiga totals				277	42	95	137	123		59	13	19	32	41
NHL totals				341	26	76	102	90		15	0	7	7	4

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Finland	EJC		6	3	4	7	0
1991	Finland	WJC		6	1	1	2	2
1992	Finland	WJC		7	1	5	6	0
1993	Finland	WC		1	0	0	0	0
1995	Finland	WC		8	1	3	4	2
1996	Finland	WC		6	0	2	2	4
1996	Finland	WCH		4	1	3	4	0
1998	Finland	OG		6	0	0	0	8
2001	Finland	WC		9	5	9	14	2
2002	Finland	OG		4	0	1	1	2
2003	Finland	WC		7	0	0	0	4
Junior totals				19	5	10	15	2
Senior totals				45	7	18	25	22

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database