Who is Valtteri Filppula?

Valtteri Filppula is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Valtteri Filppula played for?

The last team Valtteri played for was Jokerit in the Mestis.

How tall is Valtteri Filppula?

Valtteri Filppula is 182 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Valtteri Filppula weigh?

Valtteri Filppula weighs 86 kg (190 lbs).

When was Valtteri Filppula born?

Valtteri Filppula was born on 1984-03-20 in Vantaa, FIN.

How old is Valtteri Filppula?

Valtteri Filppula is 42 years old.

What is Valtteri Filppula's nationality?

Valtteri Filppula is from Finland.

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Date of Birth: Mar 20, 1984
Age: 42
Place of Birth: Vantaa, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: EVU
Position: C/LW
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Cerebral Tactician
Two-Way Forward
Drafted: 2002 round 3 #95 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency: Premium
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Brother: Ilari Filppula

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
98-99	Kiekko-Vantaa U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	1	7	8	4	-
99-00	Kiekko-Vantaa U16"A"	U16 SM-sarja	14	14	18	32	8	-	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	0	-
	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	8	2	0	2	0	-
00-01	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	18	29	47	4	-	Playoffs	6	4	4	8	0	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0	-
	Finland U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
01-02	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	1	1	0	-	Playoffs	8	4	9	13	2	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	8	15	23	14	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U18	WJC-18	8	4	6	10	2	5
02-03	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	16	37	53	14	18	Playoffs	11	4	10	14	4	4
	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	2	1
03-04	Jokerit	SM-liiga	49	5	13	18	6	-2
	Suomi U20Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	2	-1
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	4	5	9	2	3
04-05	Jokerit	SM-liiga	55	10	20	30	20	8	Playoffs	12	5	6	11	2	7
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	2	-
05-06	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	4	0	1	1	2	1
	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	74	20	50	70	30	23	Playoffs	16	7	9	16	4	-4
06-07	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	10	7	17	20	8	Playoffs	18	3	2	5	2	-2
	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	3	2	2	4	2	2
07-08	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	19	17	36	28	16	Playoffs	22	5	6	11	2	7
08-09	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	12	28	40	42	9	Playoffs	23	3	13	16	8	8
09-10	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	55	11	24	35	24	-4	Playoffs	12	4	5	9	6	1
	Finland Olympics	OG	6	3	0	3	0	1
	Finland (all)	International	6	3	0	3	0	1
10-11	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	71	16	23	39	22	-1	Playoffs	11	2	6	8	6	5
11-12	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	23	43	66	14	18	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	-3
	Finland	WC	10	4	6	10	6	1
	Finland (all)	International	10	4	6	10	6	1
12-13	JokeritLockout	SM-liiga	16	6	9	15	6	7
	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	41	9	8	17	6	-4	Playoffs	14	2	4	6	4	-4
13-14	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	75	25	33	58	20	5	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-4
14-15	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	82	12	36	48	24	-14	Playoffs	26	4	10	14	4	-6
15-16	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	76	8	23	31	46	-6	Playoffs	17	1	6	7	0	5
16-17	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	59	7	27	34	24	1
	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	20	5	3	8	2	-2
	Finland"A"	WCup	3	1	0	1	0	-3
	Finland"A"	WC	10	2	3	5	12	-3
	Finland (all)	International	18	4	3	7	14	-7
17-18	Philadelphia Flyers"A"	NHL	81	11	22	33	20	-7	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-3
18-19	New York Islanders	NHL	72	17	14	31	16	19	Playoffs	8	0	4	4	2	0
19-20	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	70	6	15	21	24	-42
20-21	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	38	6	9	15	12	-1
21-22	Genève-Servette HC	NL	48	19	28	47	10	3	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-4
	Finland Olympics"C"	OG	6	0	2	2	0	2
	Finland"C"	WC	10	3	2	5	2	5
	Finland (all)	International	26	5	5	10	2	0
22-23	Genève-Servette HC	NL	46	17	34	51	62	19	Playoffs	18	1	12	13	10	5
23-24	Genève-Servette HC	NL	51	11	22	33	22	-6	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-2
24-25	Jokerit"C"	Mestis	39	14	27	41	24	25	Playoffs	13	8	6	14	8	6

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
04-05	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	2	-
16-17	Finland	EHT	2	1	0	1	0	1
21-22	Finland	EHT	8	2	0	2	0	-1
23-24	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	13	3	7	10	6	3

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Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Mon 31/03		vs
Sat 29/03		@
Fri 28/03		vs
Wed 26/03		@
Mon 24/03		vs

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	77	22	52	74	0.96	32	25	1	16	7	9	16	1.00	4	-4
Champions HL	1	13	3	7	10	0.77	6	3	0
EHT	3	16	3	0	3	0.19	2	0	0
International	5	66	16	14	30	0.45	24	-5*	0
International-Jr	1	8	2	0	2	0.25	0	-	0
Mestis	2	40	14	27	41	1.03	26	24	1	13	8	6	14	1.08	8	6
NHL	16	1056	197	333	530	0.50	346	-4	12	166	25	61	86	0.52	38	4
NL	3	145	47	84	131	0.90	94	16	3	22	1	14	15	0.68	12	-1
OG	2	12	3	2	5	0.42	0	3	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	120	21	42	63	0.53	32	13	1	12	5	6	11	0.92	2	7
U16 SM-sarja	1	14	14	18	32	2.29	8	-	1	3	2	0	2	0.67	0	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	10	1	7	8	0.80	4	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	32	18	30	48	1.50	4	-	2	14	8	13	21	1.50	2	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	76	24	53	77	1.01	28	18*	2	12	4	10	14	1.17	4	4*
WC	3	30	9	11	20	0.67	20	3	0
WCup	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-3	0
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-18	1	8	4	6	10	1.25	2	5	0
WJC-20	2	13	4	6	10	0.77	4	4	0

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Valtteri Filppula Career Totals

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NHL

1056

197

333

145

SM-liiga

120

U16 SM-sarja

U16 SM-sarja Q

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

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Valtteri Filppula Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2000-2001	U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Jokerit)
2001-2002	U18 SM-sarja Champion
2002-2003	U20 SM-liiga Most Points (Kari Jalonen Award) (53) U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2003-2004	SM-liiga Most Assists by Rookie (13) SM-liiga Most Points by Junior (18) U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2004-2005	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2005-2006	AHL All-Star Game AHL Player of the Week (Nov. 20)
2007-2008	Finnish Player of the Year NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2009-2010	Olympic Bronze Medal
2011-2012	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2021-2022	Olympic Gold Medal Triple Gold Club World Championship Gold Medal
2022-2023	NL Champion (Genève-Servette) NL Media All-Star Team (Genève-Servette) NL Most Assists Playoffs (12)
2023-2024	Champions Hockey League Champion
2024-2025	Finland2 (Mestis) Best Forward Finland2 (Mestis) Champion Finland2 (Mestis) First All-Star Team

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04/29/2025

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Jokerit

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08/19/2024

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Genève-Servette HC

Jokerit

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05/24/2023

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05/26/2022

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Genève-Servette HC

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08/24/2021

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Detroit Red Wings

Genève-Servette HC

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07/01/2019

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New York Islanders

Detroit Red Wings

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07/02/2018

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Philadelphia Flyers

New York Islanders

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03/01/2017

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Philadelphia Flyers

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07/05/2013

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Detroit Red Wings

Tampa Bay Lightning

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09/21/2012

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Detroit Red Wings

Jokerit

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Valtteri Filppula Biography and Trivia

Number 51 retired by Jokerit
Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for Genève-Servette HC
Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins
Cult/Star player for Jokerit
Cult/Star player for Jokerit U18
Cult/Star player for Tampa Bay Lightning