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EspañolVALTTERI FILPPULA
'Valtteri Filppula' (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Filppula usually plays on either the Wings' third or fourth line.
| Contents |
| Playing career |
| 2006-2007 Playoffs |
| Career Statistics |
| International Play |
| External Links |
Playing career
Filppula was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the third-round, ninety-fifth overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Filppula started his hockey career with the Jokerit organization, and secured his place in the SM-liiga team in the 2003-04 season as an excellent offensive forward. He won the SM-liiga silver medal with Jokerit in 2005, and was set to become the team's number one center for the next season. However, Filppula headed across the Atlantic to play for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League. He was selected to play for PlanetUSA in the 2005-06 AHL All-Star Game.
On December 15, 2005 he made his NHL debut with the Red Wings, becoming the first Finnish player ever to play an NHL game for Detroit. He scored his first NHL goal on October 28, 2006 against former Wing Manny Legacé in a game against the St. Louis Blues.
2006-2007 Playoffs
Filppula scored his first playoff career goal in Game 1 vs the Calgary Flames on April 12, 2007 in his first post season game. In Game 2 vs Calgary he scored again to add his second of his post season career.
He is also the younger brother of Ilari Filppula.
Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003-04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 55 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 74 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2006-07 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 77 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
''Stats as of the end of the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs''
International Play
★ Captain of Team Finland at the World U18 Championships in Slovakia in 2002.
★ 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships tournament all-star.
External Links
★ Valtteri Filppula on nhlfinns.com
★
★ Valtteri Filppula - ESPN Player Card
★ Valtteri Filppula's first NHL goal
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