Juha Ylönen
{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| played_for = Phoenix Coyotes
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ottawa Senators
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 180
| ntl_team = Finland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|2|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
| draft = 91st overall
| draft_year = 1991
| draft_team = Winnipeg Jets
| career_start = 1991
| career_end = 2004
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Juha Petteri Ylönen (born February 13, 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fifth round, 91st overall, of the 1991 NHL entry draft. He played for the Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Ottawa Senators in the NHL. In international play, he won a bronze medal with Finland's national team at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. His son, Jesse, is also an NHL player.
Playing career
Ylönen played five seasons in Finland's SM-liiga before coming to North America to play. He joined the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Phoenix Coyotes (which Winnipeg had become after relocation) organization for the 1996–97 season, appearing in two games that season. he had the best production of his career that season for the American Hockey League (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 forward 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 forward André 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. 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. He played two seasons for the Espoo Blues, with the last being the 2003–04 season.
International play
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Ylönen won a bronze medal as a member of the Finnish team at the 1998 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|title=Finns pick Koivu, Selanne|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/finns-pick-koivu-selanne-1.290299|work=CBC Sports|access-date=4 November 2024 |date=25 March 2001}}
Personal life
His son, Jesse, was selected in the second round, 35th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL entry draft,{{cite web|last1=Farrell|first1=Sean|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/jesse-ylonen-aims-to-follow-in-fathers-footsteps-with-montreal-canadiens/c-299444610|title=Ylonen aims to follow in father's footsteps with Canadiens|website=NHL.com |publisher=National Hockey League|date=11 July 2018|access-date=11 July 2018}} and plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-sign-four-skaters-to-one-year-two-way-contracts|title=Lightning sign four skaters to one-year, two-way contracts |publisher= Tampa Bay Lightning|via=NHL.com|date=1 July 2024|access-date=4 November 2024}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1988–89
| FIN U20 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1989–90 | Kiekko-Espoo | FIN U20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989–90
| Kiekko-Espoo | FIN.2 | 39 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991–92 | HPK | FIN U20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92
| HPK | SM-l | 43 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1992–93 | HPK | FIN U20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93
| HPK | SM-l | 48 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
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| 1993–94 | Jokerit | SM-l | 37 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1994–95
| Jokerit | SM-l | 50 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1995–96 | Jokerit | SM-l | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 1996–97
| NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1996–97 | AHL | 70 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 |
| 1997–98
| Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 55 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 59 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999–00
| Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 76 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 69 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02
| NHL | 63 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2001–02 | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002–03
| Espoo Blues | SM-l | 54 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
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| 2003–04 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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! colspan="3" | SM-l totals ! 277 ! 42 ! 95 ! 137 ! 123 ! 59 ! 13 ! 19 ! 32 ! 41 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 341 ! 26 ! 76 ! 102 ! 90 ! 15 ! 0 ! 7 ! 7 ! 4 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1990
| Finland | EJC | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1991 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992
| Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1993 | Finland | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995
| Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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| 1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996
| Finland | WCH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1998 | Finland | OG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2001
| Finland | WC | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 |
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| 2002 | Finland | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003
| Finland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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! colspan=3 | Junior totals ! 19 ! 5 ! 10 ! 15 ! 2 |
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! colspan=3 | Senior totals ! 45 ! 7 ! 18 ! 25 ! 22 |
References
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External links
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Category:Finnish ice hockey centres
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Ice hockey people from Helsinki
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics