Overview

• Filppula, 41, announced his retirement on April 29, 2025, after a professional hockey career spanning 22 seasons.
• He played 1,056 NHL games over 16 seasons with Detroit, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, and New York, amassing 197 goals and 333 assists.
• A Stanley Cup champion with Detroit in 2008, Filppula also achieved double gold with Finland at the 2022 Olympics and IIHF World Championship.
• He is the only Finnish member of the prestigious Triple Gold Club, which includes players who have won the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold, and World Championship gold.
• Filppula spent his final four seasons in Europe, including three with Servette HC in Switzerland and one with Jokerit, where he tallied 14 goals and 27 assists in his last season.