Valtteri Filppula | |||
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Born |
Vantaa, Finland | 20 March 1984||
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.