Valtteri Filppula

Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre and left winger. He currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings and for Jokerit of the SM-liiga. His brother Ilari Filppula plays hockey for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Valtteri Filppula
Filppula with the Lightning in 2014
Born	(1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 41) Vantaa, FIN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre/Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings SM-liiga: Jokerit
National team	Finland
NHL draft	95th overall, 2002 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	2005–present

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Filppula played two seasons with Jokerit of the SM-liiga. He was drafted with the 95th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Filppula won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008 when they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 games to 2.

On July 5, 2013, he signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.^[1]

Filppula won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics with team Finland.