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Finland Ilari Filppula

#81 TPS / Liiga - 19/20
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 05, 1981
Position
C
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
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time Liiga Champion 1

Brother: Valtteri Filppula

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Kiekko-Vantaa U16 U16 SM-sarja 32 17 18 35 14 - |
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona 1 0 2 2 0 - |
1997-98 Kiekko-Vantaa U18 U18 I-divisioona - - - - - - | Qualification 21 10 17 27 12 -
1998-99 Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona 19 7 5 12 4 - |
1999-00 Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona 14 8 25 33 10 - | Qualification 14 4 19 23 29 -
Kiekko-Vantaa Suomi-sarja 2 0 0 0 0 - |
2000-01 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 38 18 40 58 16 - | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
2001-02 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 44 13 22 35 20 11 | Playoffs 5 4 2 6 2 1
2002-03 Jokerit SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 41 19 28 47 14 6 | Playoffs 12 0 7 7 4 0
Finland II (all) International 4 0 3 3 2 -2 |
2003-04 JYP SM-liiga 47 3 6 9 12 -14 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004-05 JYP SM-liiga 55 8 10 18 10 -1 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -2
2005-06 Jokerit SM-liiga 56 9 16 25 14 1 |
2006-07 JYP SM-liiga 54 15 26 41 36 1 |
2007-08 JYP SM-liiga 56 7 15 22 20 0 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -1
2008-09 TPS SM-liiga 48 7 17 24 47 -11 | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 6 -1
2009-10 TPS SM-liiga 58 12 37 49 24 -3 | Playoffs 15 2 12 14 6 4
2010-11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 76 20 44 64 24 0 |
2011-12 Jokerit SM-liiga 44 10 21 31 10 7 | Playoffs 10 4 4 8 2 4
2012-13 Jokerit SM-liiga 53 19 35 54 36 17 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 2 0
Finland (all) International 6 0 3 3 0 0 |
2013-14 CSKA Moskva KHL 47 7 16 23 14 -2 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -2
2014-15 HC Lugano NLA 37 12 21 33 10 2 | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 0 1
Finland (all) International 5 0 2 2 2 -1 |
2015-16 HC Lugano NLA 27 7 11 18 14 -2 |
MODO Hockey SHL 15 1 7 8 4 -6 | Relegation 7 2 12 14 0 10
Finland (all) International 11 0 5 5 0 1 |
2016-17 Malmö Redhawks SHL 48 13 20 33 43 -3 | Playoffs 13 1 10 11 4 1
Finland (all) International 3 0 3 3 2 1 |
2017-18 TPS Liiga 35 5 32 37 26 14 | Playoffs 11 1 9 10 4 1
2018-19 TPS “A” Liiga 44 12 23 35 28 -2 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -1
2019-20 TPS “A” Liiga 58 7 33 40 34 -19 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Finland II Nagano Cup 3 0 3 3 2 0 |
2011-12 Jokerit ET 8 3 9 12 2 - | Playoffs 3 0 4 4 0 3
2012-13 Jokerit ET 7 2 5 7 8 - |
Finland EHT 6 0 3 3 0 0 |
2013-14 CSKA Moskva Spengler Cup 5 1 0 1 0 -2 |
2014-15 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 2 1 2 3 0 - |
Finland EHT 5 0 2 2 2 -1 |
2015-16 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 2 0 0 0 2 - |
HC Lugano Spengler Cup 4 0 3 3 2 0 |
Finland EHT 9 0 4 4 0 0 |
2016-17 Finland EHT 3 0 3 3 2 1 |
2017-18 TPS Champions HL 4 1 1 2 2 -1 |
2018-19 TPS Champions HL 5 1 2 3 4 0 |
2019-20 TPS Spengler Cup 4 1 1 2 0 -1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 76 20 44 64 0.84 24 0 | 0
Champions HL 2 9 2 3 5 0.56 6 -1 | 0
EHT 4 23 0 12 12 0.52 4 0 | 0
ET 2 15 5 14 19 1.27 10 - | 1 3 0 4 4 1.33 0 3
International 5 29 0 16 16 0.55 6 -1 | 0
KHL 1 47 7 16 23 0.49 14 -2 | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 -2
Liiga (SM-liiga) 13 609 114 271 385 0.63 297 -10 | 9 64 10 33 43 0.67 22 4
Mestis 2 85 32 50 82 0.96 34 17 | 2 17 4 9 13 0.76 6 1
Nagano Cup 1 3 0 3 3 1.00 2 0 | 0
NLA (NL) 2 64 19 32 51 0.80 24 0 | 1 5 1 4 5 1.00 0 1
SHL 2 63 14 27 41 0.65 47 -9 | 2 20 3 22 25 1.25 4 11
Spengler Cup 3 13 2 4 6 0.46 2 -3 | 0
Suomi-sarja 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
Swiss Cup 2 4 1 2 3 0.75 2 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 32 17 18 35 1.09 14 - | 0
U18 I-divisioona 1 - - - - - - - | 1 21 10 17 27 1.29 12 -
U20 I-divisioona 3 34 15 32 47 1.38 14 - | 1 14 4 19 23 1.64 29 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 38 18 40 58 1.53 16 - | 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 -
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Juha-Pekka Hytönen (F) 2002-2015 7 Finland, Finland (all), Finland II (all), JYP
Ossi Louhivaara (F) 2002-2016 6 Finland, Finland (all), Finland II, Finland II (all), JYP
Riku Rahikainen (F) 1999-2007 5 JYP, Jokerit, Jokerit U20, Kiekko-Vantaa, Kiekko-Vantaa U20
Tomi Mäki (F) 2000-2013 5 Jokerit, Jokerit U20, Kiekko-Vantaa
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/22/2021
01/22/2021 Confirmed No team Retired
05/03/2017
05/03/2017 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks TPS
04/09/2016
04/09/2016 Confirmed MODO Hockey Malmö Redhawks
01/25/2016
01/25/2016 Confirmed HC Lugano MODO Hockey
04/08/2014
04/08/2014 Confirmed CSKA Moskva HC Lugano
06/03/2013
06/03/2013 Confirmed Jokerit CSKA Moskva
05/19/2011
05/19/2011 Confirmed Grand Rapids Griffins Jokerit
06/16/2010
06/16/2010 Confirmed TPS Detroit Red Wings
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