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Mike Sillinger

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: June 29, 1971 in Regina, Saskatchewan

Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 4, 2012, 8:38AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #524. Ken Mosdell… #525. Mike Murphy… #526. J.P. Dumont… #526. MIKE SILLINGER… #528. Andrew Cassels… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 19 DET NHL 3 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1992-93 21 DET NHL 51 4 17 21 7 0 16 4 0 0 0 47 8.5
1993-94 22 DET NHL 62 8 21 29 10 2 10 7 0 1 1 91 8.8
1994-95 23 TOT NHL 28 4 11 15 5 4 8 2 2 0 0 39 10.3
1994-95 23 DET NHL 13 2 6 8 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 11 18.2
1994-95 23 MDA NHL 15 2 5 7 2 1 6 0 2 0 0 28 7.1
1995-96 24 TOT NHL 74 14 24 38 14 -18 38 6 7 1 2 159 8.8
1995-96 24 MDA NHL 62 13 21 34 13 -20 32 6 7 0 2 143 9.1
1995-96 24 VAN NHL 12 1 3 4 1 2 6 0 0 1 0 16 6.3
1996-97 25 VAN NHL 78 17 20 37 15 -3 25 11 3 3 2 112 15.2
1997-98 26 TOT NHL 75 21 20 41 17 -11 50 15 2 4 1 96 21.9
1997-98 26 VAN NHL 48 10 9 19 8 -14 34 7 1 2 1 56 17.9
1997-98 26 PHI NHL 27 11 11 22 9 3 16 8 1 2 0 40 27.5
1998-99 27 TOT NHL 79 8 5 13 6 -29 36 6 0 2 0 92 8.7 1021 12:55
1998-99 27 PHI NHL 25 0 3 3 1 -9 8 0 0 0 0 23 0.0 268 10:42
1998-99 27 TBL NHL 54 8 2 10 5 -20 28 6 0 2 0 69 11.6 753 13:57
1999-00 28 TOT NHL 80 23 29 52 20 -30 102 12 8 3 2 146 15.8 1574 19:40
1999-00 28 TBL NHL 67 19 25 44 17 -29 86 10 6 3 1 126 15.1 1320 19:42
1999-00 28 FLA NHL 13 4 4 8 3 -1 16 2 2 0 1 20 20.0 254 19:33
2000-01 29 TOT NHL 68 16 25 41 16 -11 48 15 1 0 2 119 13.4 1227 18:02
2000-01 29 FLA NHL 55 13 21 34 13 -12 44 12 1 0 2 100 13.0 1038 18:52
2000-01 29 OTT NHL 13 3 4 7 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 19 15.8 189 14:31
2001-02 30 CBJ NHL 80 20 23 43 17 -35 54 12 8 0 5 150 13.3 1668 20:51
2002-03 31 CBJ NHL 75 18 25 43 16 -21 52 6 9 3 3 128 14.1 1435 19:08
2003-04 32 TOT NHL 76 13 11 24 10 -10 68 11 0 2 0 106 12.3 1244 16:22
2003-04 32 PHX NHL 60 8 6 14 6 -14 54 7 0 1 0 66 12.1 922 15:22
2003-04 32 STL NHL 16 5 5 10 4 4 14 4 0 1 0 40 12.5 322 20:08
2005-06 34 TOT NHL 79 32 31 63 25 -17 63 17 14 1 2 211 15.2 1520 19:15
2005-06 34 STL NHL 48 22 19 41 17 -17 49 10 11 1 1 131 16.8 945 19:41
2005-06 34 NSH NHL 31 10 12 22 9 0 14 7 3 0 1 80 12.5 576 18:34
2006-07 35 NYI NHL 82 26 33 59 23 5 46 13 11 2 3 152 17.1 1584 19:19
2007-08 36 NYI NHL 52 14 12 26 11 -10 28 9 3 2 2 94 14.9 968 18:36
2008-09 37 NYI NHL 7 2 0 2 1 -5 0 1 1 0 0 14 14.3 99 14:08
Career NHL 1049 240 308 548 213 -191 644 147 69 24 25 1762 13.6 12339 18:12

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1990-91 19 DET NHL 3 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.09 0.00 2.00 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 -2 0.0 0.0 -0.1
1992-93 21 DET NHL 51 0.08 0.33 0.41 0.13 0.31 0.92 3 14 17 5 29 0 50 21 0 -0.1 0.5 0.4
1993-94 22 DET NHL 62 0.13 0.34 0.47 0.16 0.16 1.47 7 19 26 9 41 7 45 13 2 0.7 0.5 1.2
1994-95 23 TOT NHL 28 0.14 0.39 0.54 0.18 0.29 1.39 6 19 25 8 25 10 12 1 4 0.6 0.5 1.1
1994-95 23 DET NHL 13 0.15 0.46 0.62 0.21 0.15 0.85 3 10 13 4 9 2 4 0 3 0.4 0.2 0.6
1994-95 23 MDA NHL 15 0.13 0.33 0.47 0.16 0.40 1.87 3 9 12 4 16 8 8 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.5
1995-96 24 TOT NHL 74 0.19 0.32 0.51 0.19 0.51 2.15 13 23 36 13 57 29 53 7 -18 1.6 0.3 1.9
1995-96 24 MDA NHL 62 0.21 0.34 0.55 0.20 0.52 2.31 12 20 32 12 52 29 48 5 -20 1.6 0.1 1.7
1995-96 24 VAN NHL 12 0.08 0.25 0.33 0.11 0.50 1.33 1 3 4 1 5 0 5 2 2 0.0 0.2 0.1
1996-97 25 VAN NHL 78 0.22 0.26 0.47 0.19 0.32 1.44 18 21 39 16 53 5 80 29 -3 2.0 0.7 2.7
1997-98 26 TOT NHL 75 0.28 0.27 0.55 0.23 0.67 1.28 24 23 47 19 53 12 62 10 -11 3.6 0.4 4.0
1997-98 26 VAN NHL 48 0.21 0.19 0.40 0.17 0.71 1.17 11 10 21 9 25 3 41 5 -14 1.3 -0.1 1.2
1997-98 26 PHI NHL 27 0.41 0.41 0.81 0.33 0.59 1.48 13 13 26 11 28 9 21 5 3 2.3 0.4 2.8
1998-99 27 TOT NHL 79 0.10 0.06 0.16 0.07 0.46 1.16 9 5 14 6 20 1 57 9 -29 -0.5 0.0 -0.5
1998-99 27 PHI NHL 25 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.03 0.32 0.92 0 3 3 1 3 0 12 0 -9 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5
1998-99 27 TBL NHL 54 0.15 0.04 0.19 0.09 0.52 1.28 9 2 11 5 17 1 45 9 -20 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1999-00 28 TOT NHL 80 0.29 0.36 0.65 0.25 1.28 1.83 25 31 56 22 72 24 104 26 -30 3.4 0.4 3.8
1999-00 28 TBL NHL 67 0.28 0.37 0.66 0.26 1.28 1.88 21 27 48 19 57 18 91 23 -29 2.9 0.2 3.1
1999-00 28 FLA NHL 13 0.31 0.31 0.62 0.25 1.23 1.54 4 4 8 3 15 6 13 3 -1 0.5 0.2 0.7
2000-01 29 TOT NHL 68 0.24 0.37 0.60 0.23 0.71 1.75 17 26 43 16 55 19 64 17 -11 2.5 0.9 3.4
2000-01 29 FLA NHL 55 0.24 0.38 0.62 0.23 0.80 1.82 14 22 36 14 47 18 58 17 -12 2.0 0.7 2.7
2000-01 29 OTT NHL 13 0.23 0.31 0.54 0.21 0.31 1.46 3 4 7 3 8 1 6 0 1 0.5 0.2 0.7
2001-02 30 CBJ NHL 80 0.25 0.29 0.54 0.21 0.68 1.88 23 26 49 20 73 33 95 20 -35 2.2 1.0 3.2
2002-03 31 CBJ NHL 75 0.24 0.33 0.57 0.22 0.69 1.71 20 28 48 19 65 29 77 20 -21 2.6 0.9 3.5
2003-04 32 TOT NHL 76 0.17 0.14 0.32 0.13 0.89 1.39 15 13 28 12 39 6 62 19 -10 0.7 1.0 1.7
2003-04 32 PHX NHL 60 0.13 0.10 0.23 0.10 0.90 1.10 9 7 16 7 24 5 49 16 -14 -0.1 0.4 0.4
2003-04 32 STL NHL 16 0.31 0.31 0.63 0.25 0.88 2.50 6 6 12 5 15 1 13 3 4 0.8 0.6 1.4
2005-06 34 TOT NHL 79 0.41 0.39 0.80 0.32 0.80 2.67 32 29 61 25 93 51 86 27 -17 4.8 1.4 6.2
2005-06 34 STL NHL 48 0.46 0.40 0.85 0.35 1.02 2.73 22 18 40 17 53 32 58 20 -17 3.4 0.7 4.1
2005-06 34 NSH NHL 31 0.32 0.39 0.71 0.28 0.45 2.58 10 11 21 8 40 19 28 7 0 1.5 0.7 2.1
2006-07 35 NYI NHL 82 0.32 0.40 0.72 0.28 0.56 1.85 27 33 60 24 77 33 77 38 5 4.1 1.6 5.8
2007-08 36 NYI NHL 52 0.27 0.23 0.50 0.21 0.54 1.81 15 13 28 12 34 10 50 16 -10 1.7 0.8 2.4
2008-09 37 NYI NHL 7 0.29 0.00 0.29 0.15 0.00 2.00 2 0 2 1 4 2 8 1 -5 0.1 -0.1 0.1
Career NHL 1049 0.23 0.29 0.52 0.20 0.61 1.68 256 324 580 228 791 271 985 274 -191 30.0 10.8 40.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 19 DET NHL 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1991-92 20 DET NHL 8 2 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 7 28.6
1995-96 24 VAN NHL 6 0 0 0 -5 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1997-98 26 PHI NHL 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 14.3
1999-00 28 FLA NHL 4 2 1 3 -1 2 2 0 0 0 7 28.6 82 20:24
2000-01 29 OTT NHL 4 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 55 13:40
2003-04 32 STL NHL 5 3 1 4 5 6 2 0 1 0 12 25.0 111 22:17
2005-06 34 NSH NHL 5 2 1 3 -1 12 1 1 0 0 7 28.6 86 17:09
2006-07 35 NYI NHL 5 1 1 2 -1 2 0 1 0 0 10 10.0 104 20:49
Career NHL 43 11 7 18 -1 28 8 2 1 0 61 18.0 438 19:01

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 15 Regina Kings SMHL 31 83 51 134
1987-88 16 Regina Pats WHL 67 18 25 43 17
1988-89 17 Regina Pats WHL 72 53 78 131 52
1989-90 18 Regina Pats WHL 70 57 72 129 41
1990-91 19 Regina Pats WHL 57 50 66 116 42
1990-91 19 Canada WJC-A 7 4 2 6 2
1991-92 20 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 64 25 41 66 26
1992-93 21 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 15 10 20 30 31
1994-95 23 CE Wien Austria 13 13 14 27 10
1999-00 28 Canada WC-A 9 3 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 12 25.0
2008-09 37 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 3 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 82 36 64 100 0 59 0 1 0 0
Career 1 Season Austria 13 13 14 27 10
Career 1 Season SMHL 31 83 51 134
Career 1 Season WC-A 9 3 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 12 25.0
Career 4 Seasons WHL 266 178 241 419 152
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 4 2 6 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 16 Regina Pats WHL 4 2 2 4 0
1989-90 18 Regina Pats WHL 11 12 10 22 2
1989-90 18 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1 0 0 0 0
1990-91 19 Regina Pats WHL 8 6 9 15 4
1991-92 20 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 15 9 19 28 12
1992-93 21 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 11 5 13 18 10
Career 3 Seasons AHL 27 14 32 46 22
Career 3 Seasons WHL 23 20 21 41 6

Similarity Scores

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Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Mike Sillinger 6.2 5.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.5
Peter Zezel 89.0 6.4 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7
Chris Gratton 88.6 6.9 5.8 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.3 -0.2
Mush March 88.6 5.1 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.3 -0.2
Todd Marchant 88.5 6.3 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 -0.1 -1.6
Ryan Walter 88.4 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 -0.4 -0.6
Sylvain Turgeon 87.2 6.6 5.7 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.1 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.8
Dean McAmmond 87.1 5.8 5.7 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 0.0 -0.2
Radek Dvorak 87.0 7.3 5.6 4.9 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.5 0.9
Cal Gardner 86.8 6.2 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.1
Ross Lonsberry 86.4 5.2 5.1 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Mike Sillinger 6.2 5.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.5
Peter Zezel 89.0 6.4 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7
Chris Gratton 88.6 6.9 5.8 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.3 -0.2
Mush March 88.6 5.1 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.3 -0.2
Todd Marchant 88.5 6.3 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 -0.1 -1.6
Ryan Walter 88.4 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 -0.4 -0.6
Sylvain Turgeon 87.2 6.6 5.7 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.1 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.8
Dean McAmmond 87.1 5.8 5.7 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 0.0 -0.2
Radek Dvorak 87.0 7.3 5.6 4.9 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.5 0.9
Cal Gardner 86.8 6.2 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.1
Ross Lonsberry 86.4 5.2 5.1 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2006-07 NHL 82 (2)

Short-Handed Goals

1997-98 NHL 4 (7)
2002-03 NHL 3 (7)
Career NHL 24 (43)

Shooting Percentage

1997-98 NHL 21.9 (1)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1999-00 NHL 104 (1)
 2001-02 NHL 95 (10)

Transactions

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April 4, 1995: Traded to Anaheim by Detroit with Jason York for Stu Grimson, Mark Ferner and Anaheim's 6th round choice (Magnus Nilsson) in 1996 Entry Draft, April 4, 1995.

March 15, 1996: Traded to Vancouver by Anaheim for Roman Oksiuta, March 15, 1996.

February 5, 1998: Traded to Philadelphia by Vancouver for Philadelphia's 5th round choice (later traded back to Philadelphia - Philadelphia selected Garrett Prosofsky) in 1998 Entry Draft, February 5, 1998.

December 12, 1998: Traded to Tampa Bay by Philadelphia with Chris Gratton for Mikael Renberg and Daymond Langkow, December 12, 1998.

March 14, 2000: Traded to Florida by Tampa Bay for Ryan Johnson and Dwayne Hay, March 14, 2000.

March 13, 2001: Traded to Ottawa by Florida for future considerations, March 13, 2001.

July 7, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 7, 2001.

July 22, 2003: Traded to Dallas by Columbus with Columbus' 2nd round choice (Johan Fransson) in 2004 Entry Draft for Darryl Sydor, July 22, 2003.

July 22, 2003: Traded to Phoenix by Dallas with future considerations for Teppo Numminen, July 22, 2003.

March 4, 2004: Traded to St. Louis by Phoenix for Brent Johnson, March 4, 2004.

January 30, 2006: Traded to Nashville by St. Louis for Timofei Shishkanov, January 30, 2006.

July 2, 2006: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 2, 2006.

January 26, 2009: Missed majority of 2008-09 due to hip resurfacing surgery, January 26, 2009.

August 26, 2009: Officially announced his retirement, August 26, 2009.

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