US EditionValtteri Filppula, Finland's only Triple Gold Club member, announces his retirement
- Valtteri Filppula, the sole Finnish member of the Triple Gold Club, announced his retirement from professional hockey at 41 after completing a final season competing in his home country.
- His decision followed a 22-year professional career spanning the NHL from 2005 to 2021 and continued play in Europe, including recent seasons with Jokerit in Finland's Mestis league.
- Filppula appeared in 1,222 NHL games across regular seasons and playoffs with the Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, and New York Islanders, and he led Finland as team captain when they earned their inaugural Olympic ice hockey gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.
- He recorded 197 goals and 333 assists in 1,056 NHL regular-season games, won the Stanley Cup in 2008 with Detroit, helped Genève-Servette HC win the Swiss league in 2023, and led Jokerit to a Mestis championship this season.
- Filppula's retirement concludes a successful career marked by major international and club achievements, implying a lasting legacy for Finnish hockey and European pro leagues.
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HELSINKI (AP) — Valtteri Filppula has decided to retire from hockey at age 41 after playing one final season at home in his native Finland.
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