Valtteri Filppula

Valtteri Filppula
Filppula in 2016
Born (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 40)
Vantaa, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Mestis team
Former teams
Jokerit
Detroit Red Wings
Tampa Bay Lightning
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders
Genève-Servette HC
National team  Finland
NHL draft 95th overall, 2002
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2003–present

Valtteri Filppula (born 20 March 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for Jokerit of the Mestis (FI).

Filppula won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008. He has previously played with the Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, and New York Islanders. He led Finland to a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 IIHF World Championship, which made him the first Finnish member of the Triple Gold Club.


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