Petri Ylönen (born October 2, 1962) is a Finnish born

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former professional

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who played in the French national ice hockey team.

Playing career

Early career

Petri Ylönen started his career in Finnish

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team TuTo, which is based in

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. Ylönen was raised by

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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

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-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

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, where he played for

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. Ylönen retired in 1998.

Return

After retiring, Ylönen moved to live near

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. 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

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: 1991 Pool B Yugoslavia, 1992 Czechoslovakia, 1993 Germany, 1994 Italy, 1995 Sweden, 1996 Austria, and twice in the

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, Albertville 1992 and Lillehammer 1994.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ylonen, Petri 1962 births Ice hockey people from Helsinki Augsburger Panther players Diables Rouges de Briançon players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic ice hockey players for France Rouen HE 76 players TuTo players Naturalized citizens of France French people of Finnish descent Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in France French expatriate ice hockey players in Germany French expatriate ice hockey people