Nashville, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2025) – Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has acquired forward Jesse Ylonen (YEH-see OO-lah-nehn) from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Anthony Angello.
Ylonen, 25 (10/3/99), has played in 47 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch this season, picking up 25 points (8g-17a), a +5 rating and 18 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-2, 193-pound forward ranked tied for third on the Crunch in points and assists and tied for fourth in goals in 2024-25.
Originally selected by Montreal in the second round (35th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Ylonen made his NHL debut on May 12, 2021 vs. Edmonton and went on to play in 111 games across fourseasons for the…