Joueur de la Semaine

5-1-2013 Player of the week: Valtteri Filppula (C)
NHL has awarded Valtteri Filppula (C) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

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 522 NHL games during his career, notching 172 goals and adding 217 assists along with 69 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 40 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 16+26=42 with 0 PIM.