HELSINKI (AP) — Valtteri Filppula has decided to retire from hockey at age 41 after playing one final season at home in his native Finland.
Filppula announced Tuesday he is calling it a career. He is one of just 30 players — and the only Finn — in the Triple Gold Club for winning the Stanley Cup, Olympics and world championships.
He was a trusted, two-way forward for the Detroit Red Wings during their Cup run in 2008. at the Beijing Games in 2022.
Filppula played 1,222 regular-season and playoff games in the NHL with Detroit, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia and the New York Islanders from 2005-21. He continued playing in Europe, helping Genève-Servette HC win the Swiss league in 2023 and the Champions Hockey League in '24.
He played for Helsinki-based Jokerit in Finland's second-level Mestis league this past season.
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