Canadiens announce loaning Jesse Ylönen to the Lahti Pelicans

MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced today that the team has agreed on the loan of forward Jesse Ylönen to the Lahti Pelicans in the Finnish Liiga, for the start of the 2020-21 season. Ylönen is expected to report for Montreal & Laval training camps for the 2020-21 season.

Ylönen, 20, signed his NHL entry-level contract with the Canadiens at the end of last season but still has not played in an AHL or NHL game. The 6'01 ", 172lb right-handed forward recorded 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 53 games with Lahti in 2019-20, his second season with the Finnish club.
Ylönen, a second-round pick by the Canadiens in the 2018 draft (35th overall), earned gold at the 2019 world junior championship with Finland.