NHL has awarded Valtteri Filppula (L) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Finland, Valtteri Filppula was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 871 NHL games during his career, notching 219 goals and adding 328 assists along with 334 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 30 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 16+15=31 with 19 PIM.
