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Ilari Filppula
Pos: Center
D.O.B.: 11/5/81
From: Vantaa, Finland
Height: 6'
Weight: 187
Shoots: Left
Drafted: Undrafted
Acquired: Signed by Detroit (NHL) 6/16/10
Personal:
Plus: Tremendous vision and hands... Top notch playmaker... Able to make dazzling plays one-on-one... Offensively gifted...
Minus: Defensive Play needs to improve... Streaky player... Skating is a concern...
Organizational Comments: "He has really good puck skills, He's a good playmaker, not as good a skater as (Valtteri). Skating is his biggest challenge. We're hoping it's not as big an issue because of his hockey sense and playing on smaller ice.'' Wings Asst GM Jim Nill:
What GRC says: Summer 2010: The reigning SM-liiga playoff MVP, Filppula has some top shelf offensive skills in the Pavel Datsyuk vein of puck wizardry. He is not nearly as big as his younger brother Valtteri, and has a reputation for indifferent defensive play which may limit his success in the AHL this season. If he can get his offense untracked, the 28 yr old forward could turn some heads, especially on the powerplay with Brendan Smith.
Role: Scoring Forward
Projection: NHL 3rd line forward

Statistics:
Season Team Lge GP G A PTS PIM +/- GP G A PTS PIM +/-
1998-99 Kiekko Vantaa U20 FIN Jr A 19 7 5 12 4
1999-00 Kiekko Vantaa U20 FIN Jr A 14 8 25 33 10 14 4 19 23 29
Kiekko Vantaa FIN 3 2 0 0 0 0
2000-01 Jokerit U20 FIN Jr A 38 18 40 58 16 2 1 0 1 0
2001-02 Kiekko-Vantaa FIN 2 44 13 22 35 20 5 4 2 6 2
2002-03 Kiekko-Vantaa FIN 2 41 19 28 47 14 12 0 7 7 4
Jokerit Helsinki FNL 1 0 0 0 0
2003-04 JYP HT Jyvaskyla FNL 47 3 6 9 12 -14 1 0 0 0 0
2004-05 JYP HT Jyvaskyla FNL 55 8 10 18 10 -1 3 1 0 1 0
2005-06 Jokerit Helsinki FNL 56 9 16 25 14 1
2006-07 JYP HT Jyvaskyla FNL 54 15 26 41 36 1
2007-08 JYP HT Jyvaskyla FNL 56 7 15 22 20 0 6 0 1 1 0
2008-09 TPS Turku FNL 48 7 17 24 47 -11 8 0 3 3 6
2009-10 TPS Turku FNL 58 12 37 49 24 -3 15 2 12 14 6

Transactions
6/16/10 Signed to 1-yr contract by Detroit (NHL)