He has won a Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, an IIHF World Championship, a national championship in Switzerland and a Champions Hockey League title. Winning the Mestis, Finland’s second-tier ...

What an year it's been already for former Detroit Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula. He joined the triple gold club Sunday, on home ice, when Finland defeated Canada, 4-3, in overtime to claim the ...

The New York Islanders signed Valtteri Filppula to a one-year contract on Sunday. Filppula is a 34-year-old center, from Vantaa, Finland and has played 12 full seasons in the NHL spanning three teams: ...

SUNRISE, Fla. — The clear explanation of an injury probably made Lou Lamoriello shudder, but the news itself probably made the Islanders president smile. Lamoriello is adamant about disclosing as ...

BRANDON, Fla. --After another practice during a seamless transition, Valtteri Filppula tried to explain why his new environment has become a fast fit. This was early Friday afternoon, a little more ...

MONTREAL — If all of this had happened earlier in the season, there would be a different feel, if not a different overall narrative for the Islanders. Instead, they spent the first day of spring ...

DETROIT-- It somehow makes perfect sense that Valtteri Filppula would reach 1,000 NHL games wearing the Winged Wheel on his chest. After all, the Red Wings were the ones who originally drafted ...

DALLAS (AP) - Jiri Hudler, Valtteri Filppula and Henrik Zetterberg form what's supposed to be Detroit's No. 2 line. Whatever the label, they're performing at a high level for the Red Wings. Hudler ...

EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Detroit Red Wings have lost another key forward for an extended period now that second-line center Valtteri Filppula will be out six to eight weeks with a broken right wrist ...

New York – So, what does it mean for Valtteri Filppula to reach the 1,000-NHL game milestone Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena? Filppula, ever the straight-forward and bottom-line type of guy, ...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 09: Valtteri Filppula #51, head coach Mike Babcock, Darren Helm #43, Kris Draper #33 and Brian Rafalski #28 of the Detroit Red Wings look on from the bench while playing against the ...

Filppula registered an assist Tuesday in a 4-3 win over the Canadiens. Detroit committed three minor penalties, so it wasn't a major surprise to see Filppula -- a shorthanded specialist -- on the ice ...