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Finland Valtteri Filppula
#51 Jokerit / Mestis - 24/25
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
2-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 2
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time NL Champion 1
1-time NL Media All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 20, 1984
Position
C/LW
Age
41
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Vantaa, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EVU
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 3 #95 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM


Brother: Ilari Filppula

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Valtteri Filppula Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 1* 7* 8* 4* -* |
1999-00 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* -* |
2000-01 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 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 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* |
2002-03 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* |
2003-04 Jokerit SM-liiga 49* 5* 13* 18* 6* -2* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 5* 9* 2* 3* |
2004-05 Jokerit SM-liiga 55* 10* 20* 30* 20* 8* | Playoffs 12 5 6 11 2 7
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2005-06 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
2006-07 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* |
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78* 19* 17* 36* 28* 16* | Playoffs 22 5 6 11 2 7
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 12* 28* 40* 42* 9* | Playoffs 23 3 13 16 8 8
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 55* 11* 24* 35* 24* -4* | Playoffs 12 4 5 9 6 1
Finland OG 6* 3* 0* 3* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 6* 3* 0* 3* 0* 1* |
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71* 16* 23* 39* 22* -1* | Playoffs 11 2 6 8 6 5
2011-12 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* |
2012-13 Jokerit 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
2013-14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 75* 25* 33* 58* 20* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -4
2014-15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82* 12* 36* 48* 24* -14* | Playoffs 26 4 10 14 4 -6
2015-16 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 76* 8* 23* 31* 46* -6* | Playoffs 17 1 6 7 0 5
2016-17 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* |
2017-18 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 81* 11* 22* 33* 20* -7* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 -3
2018-19 New York Islanders NHL 72* 17* 14* 31* 16* 19* | Playoffs 8 0 4 4 2 0
2019-20 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70* 6* 15* 21* 24* -42* |
2020-21 Detroit Red Wings NHL 38* 6* 9* 15* 12* -1* |
2021-22 Genève-Servette HC NL 48* 19* 28* 47* 10* 3* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -4
Finland “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* |
2022-23 Genève-Servette HC NL 46* 17* 34* 51* 62* 19* | Playoffs 18 1 12 13 10 5
2023-24 Genève-Servette HC NL 51* 11* 22* 33* 22* -6* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -2
2024-25 Jokerit “C” Mestis 39* 14* 27* 41* 24* 25* | Playoffs 13 8 6 14 8 6

Valtteri Filppula Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2021-22 Finland EHT 8* 2* 0* 2* 0* -1* |
2023-24 Genève-Servette HC Champions HL 13* 3* 7* 10* 6* 3* |

Valtteri Filppula Career Totals

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 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 120* 21* 42* 63* 0.53* 32* 13* | 1 12 5 * 6 * 11 * 0.92 * 2 * 7 *
Mestis 2 40* 14* 27* 41* 1.03* 26* 24* | 1 13 8 * 6 * 14 * 1.08 * 8 * 6 *
NHL 16 1 056* 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 * * * * * *
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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/29/2025
04/29/2025 Confirmed Jokerit Retired
08/19/2024
08/19/2024 Confirmed Genève-Servette HC Jokerit
05/24/2023
05/24/2023 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
05/26/2022
05/26/2022 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
08/24/2021
08/24/2021 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Genève-Servette HC
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers New York Islanders
03/01/2017
03/01/2017 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning
09/21/2012
09/21/2012 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Jokerit
Player Biography and Trivia

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