Juha Ylönen

Juha Ylönen
Born	(1972-02-13) February 13, 1972 Helsinki, FIN
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.

Career Statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	HPK Hameenlinna	SM-liiga		43	7	11	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	HPK Hameenlinna	SM-liiga		48	8	18	26	22		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-liiga		37	5	11	16	2		12	1	3	4	8
1994-95	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-liiga		50	13	15	28	10		11	2	4	6	6
1995-96	Jokerit Helsinki	SM-liiga		24	3	13	16	20		11	5	4	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
1999-00	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	Blues	SM-liiga		54	4	19	23	59		4	1	1	2	27
2003-04	Blues	SM-liiga		21	2	8	10	2		9	1	3	4	0
NHL totals				341	26	76	102	90		15	0	7	7	4

External links

• Juha Ylönen career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Juha Ylönen career statistics at EliteProspects.com