Valtteri Filppula

#51 Jokerit / Mestis - 24/25

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

Valtteri Filppula Facts

Player Type: Cerebral TacticianTwo-Way Forward
Drafted: 2002 round 3 #95 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency: Premium

Brother: Ilari Filppula

Valtteri Filppula Statistics

									Post
1998-1999	Kiekko-Vantaa U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	1	7	8	4	-
1999-2000	Kiekko-Vantaa U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja	14	14	18	32	8	-	Playoffs	3	2	0	2	0	-
1999-2000	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	8	2	0	2	0	-
2000-2001	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	18	29	47	4	-	Playoffs	6	4	4	8	0	-
2000-2001	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0	-
2000-2001	Finland U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	1	1	0	-	Playoffs	8	4	9	13	2	-
2001-2002	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	8	15	23	14	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
2001-2002	Finland U18	WJC-18	8	4	6	10	2	5
2002-2003	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	16	37	53	14	18	Playoffs	11	4	10	14	4	4
2002-2003	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	2	1
2003-2004	Jokerit	SM-liiga	49	5	13	18	6	-2
2003-2004	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	2	-1
2003-2004	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	4	5	9	2	3
2004-2005	Jokerit	SM-liiga	55	10	20	30	20	8	Playoffs	12	5	6	11	2	7
2004-2005	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	2	-
2005-2006	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	4	0	1	1	2	1
2005-2006	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	74	20	50	70	30	23	Playoffs	16	7	9	16	4	-4
2006-2007	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	10	7	17	20	8	Playoffs	18	3	2	5	2	-2
2006-2007	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	3	2	2	4	2	2
2007-2008	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	19	17	36	28	16	Playoffs	22	5	6	11	2	7
2008-2009	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	12	28	40	42	9	Playoffs	23	3	13	16	8	8
2009-2010	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	55	11	24	35	24	-4	Playoffs	12	4	5	9	6	1
2009-2010	Finland Olympics	OG	6	3	0	3	0	1
2009-2010	Finland (all)	International	6	3	0	3	0	1
2010-2011	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	71	16	23	39	22	-1	Playoffs	11	2	6	8	6	5
2011-2012	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	23	43	66	14	18	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	-3
2011-2012	Finland	WC	10	4	6	10	6	1
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	10	4	6	10	6	1
2012-2013	Jokerit Lockout	SM-liiga	16	6	9	15	6	7
2012-2013	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	41	9	8	17	6	-4	Playoffs	14	2	4	6	4	-4
2013-2014	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	75	25	33	58	20	5	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-4
2014-2015	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	82	12	36	48	24	-14	Playoffs	26	4	10	14	4	-6
2015-2016	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	76	8	23	31	46	-6	Playoffs	17	1	6	7	0	5
2016-2017	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	59	7	27	34	24	1
2016-2017	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	20	5	3	8	2	-2
2016-2017	Finland "A"	WCup	3	1	0	1	0	-3
2016-2017	Finland "A"	WC	10	2	3	5	12	-3
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	18	4	3	7	14	-7
2017-2018	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	81	11	22	33	20	-7	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-3
2018-2019	New York Islanders	NHL	72	17	14	31	16	19	Playoffs	8	0	4	4	2	0
2019-2020	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	70	6	15	21	24	-42
2020-2021	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	38	6	9	15	12	-1
2021-2022	Genève-Servette HC	NL	48	19	28	47	10	3	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-4
2021-2022	Finland Olympics "C"	OG	6	0	2	2	0	2
2021-2022	Finland "C"	WC	10	3	2	5	2	5
2021-2022	Finland (all)	International	26	5	5	10	2	0
2022-2023	Genève-Servette HC	NL	46	17	34	51	62	19	Playoffs	18	1	12	13	10	5
2023-2024	Genève-Servette HC	NL	51	11	22	33	22	-6	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-2
2024-2025	Jokerit "C"	Mestis	39	14	27	41	24	25	Playoffs	13	8	6	14	8	6

Valtteri Filppula Tournament Statistics


2004-2005	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	2	-
2016-2017	Finland	EHT	2	1	0	1	0	1
2021-2022	Finland	EHT	8	2	0	2	0	-1
2023-2024	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	13	3	7	10	6	3

Valtteri Filppula Career Totals by League


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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Valtteri Filppula Career Totals by Team


Detroit Red Wings	10	591	112	175	287	0.49	194	0	7	105	19	38	57	0.54	30	12
Finland	3	30	9	11	20	0.67	20	3	0
Finland (WCup)	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-3	0
Finland (EHT)	3	16	3	0	3	0.19	2	0	0
Finland (all)	5	66	16	14	30	0.45	24	-5*	0
Finland Olympics	2	12	3	2	5	0.42	0	3	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	8	2	0	2	0.25	0	-	0
Finland U17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Finland U18	1	8	4	6	10	1.25	2	5	0
Finland U20	2	13	4	6	10	0.77	4	4	0
Genève-Servette HC	3	158	50	91	141	0.89	100	19	3	22	1	14	15	0.68	12	-1
Grand Rapids Griffins	2	77	22	52	74	0.96	32	25	1	16	7	9	16	1.00	4	-4
Jokerit	4	159	35	69	104	0.65	56	38	2	25	13	12	25	1.00	10	13
Jokerit U18	2	32	18	30	48	1.50	4	-	2	14	8	13	21	1.50	2	-
Jokerit U20	3	76	24	53	77	1.01	28	18*	2	12	4	10	14	1.17	4	4*
Kiekko-Vantaa U16	2	24	15	25	40	1.67	12	-	1	3	2	0	2	0.67	0	-
New York Islanders	1	72	17	14	31	0.43	16	19	1	8	0	4	4	0.50	2	0
Philadelphia Flyers	2	101	16	25	41	0.41	22	-9	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	2	-3
Suomi U20	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	292	52	119	171	0.59	114	-14	3	47	5	17	22	0.47	4	-5

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Valtteri Filppula Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/29/2025	Confirmed	Jokerit	Retired
08/19/2024	Confirmed	Genève-Servette HC	Jokerit
05/24/2023	Extension	Genève-Servette HC	Genève-Servette HC
05/26/2022	Extension	Genève-Servette HC	Genève-Servette HC
08/24/2021	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Genève-Servette HC
07/01/2019	Confirmed	New York Islanders	Detroit Red Wings
07/02/2018	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	New York Islanders
03/01/2017	Confirmed	Tampa Bay Lightning	Philadelphia Flyers
07/05/2013	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Tampa Bay Lightning
09/21/2012	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Jokerit

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