Despite the identical last names, he is not related to another ice hockey coach, Jukka Jalonen.\n', '

A product of Oulun Kärpät, Jalonen played parts of two seasons (82-83, 83-84) at the NHL level, with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. He made a total of 37 NHL appearances. He is best known for his time in SM-liiga, but also had stints in Sweden (Skellefteå HC) and France (Dragons de Rouen).\n', '

Jalonen represented Finland internationally on nine occasions, including with the silver-medal winning 1980 World Juniors team and the bronze-medal winning 1986 European Championship team.\n', '

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