Valtteri FILPPULA

Finland

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.82/5'11''

Place of birth: VANTAA

Birth Country:

Finland

Residence: GENEVA

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Men FIN Finland	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #4 FIN Finland 6 SVK Slovakia 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #10 LAT Latvia 1 FIN Finland 3	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #16 FIN Finland 4 SWE Sweden 3	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals #25 FIN Finland 5 SUI Switzerland 1	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Play-offs Semifinals #27 FIN Finland 2 SVK Slovakia 0	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Gold Medal Game #30 FIN Finland 2 ROC ROC 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2010	Vancouver, CAN

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2017	Cologne, GER
4	Men	2012	Helsinki, FIN

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife, Jordan (married 2017). Daughter, Vera. Father, Raineri. Mother, Liisa. Brother, Ilari.

Languages spoken:

Finnish, English

Club name:

Geneve-Servette HC

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Left

Sporting relatives:

Brother Ilari Filppula (Ice hockey): Played professionally in Switzerland, Finland, Russian Federation and Sweden from 2002 to 2020.

Debut:

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

National league:

National League (NL)

Award:

Opening Ceremony Flagbearer (2022)
AHL All-Star (2006)

General Interest

FIRST CHILD
His wife, Jordan gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Vera, two days before he flew to Beijing to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (is.fi, 9 Feb 2022)

PLAYING CAREER
Jokerit Helsinki, FIN (2003-05); Grand Rapids Griffins, USA (2005-07); Jokerit Helsinki, FIN (2012-13); Detroit Red Wings, USA (2005-13); Tampa Bay Lightning, USA (2013-17); Philadelphia Flyers, USA (2016-18); New York Islanders, USA (2018-19); Detroit Red Wings, USA (2019-21); Geneve-Servette HC, SUI (2021- ).

NHL DRAFT
Selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 95th-overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Milestones

Captain of the Finland men's team at Beijing 2022.

Won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008.

Legend

#:: Game
:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event

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