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Risto Siltanen

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-8    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: October 31, 1958 in Mantta, Finland

Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 11th round (173rd overall) of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 20 Edmonton Oilers WHA 20 3 4 7 0.35 3 0.14 4 4 3 0 0 36 1.80 8.3
1979-80 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 6 29 35 0.55 12 0.18 95 34 70 0 -9 26 5 1 0 0 116 1.81 5.2
1980-81 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 17 36 53 0.67 19 0.24 143 60 107 29 5 54 9 7 1 3 209 2.65 8.1
1981-82 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 15 48 63 1.00 22 0.35 126 52 71 10 13 26 9 6 0 1 143 2.27 10.5
1982-83 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 74 5 25 30 0.41 10 0.14 99 26 141 29 -39 28 2 3 0 0 155 2.09 3.2
1983-84 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 75 15 38 53 0.71 19 0.25 127 57 98 7 -21 34 3 12 0 0 163 2.17 9.2
1984-85 26 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 12 33 45 0.59 16 0.21 126 61 93 4 -24 30 4 8 0 2 174 2.29 6.9
1985-86 27 2 Teams NHL 65 10 27 37 0.57 13 0.20 116 57 62 4 1 36 2 8 0 1 179 2.75 5.6
1985-86 27 Hartford Whalers NHL 52 8 22 30 0.58 11 0.20 92 47 44 1 2 30 2 6 0 1 126 2.42 6.3
1985-86 27 Quebec Nordiques NHL 13 2 5 7 0.54 2 0.19 24 10 18 3 -1 6 0 2 0 0 53 4.08 3.8
1986-87 28 Quebec Nordiques NHL 66 10 29 39 0.59 13 0.20 91 57 36 0 -2 32 2 8 0 1 130 1.97 7.7
Career NHL 562 90 265 355 0.63 124 0.22 923 404 678 83 -76 266 36 53 1 8 1269 2.26 7.1
Career WHA 20 3 4 7 0.35 3 0.14 4 4 3 0 0 36 1.80 8.3

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 20 Edmonton Oilers WHA 11 0 9 9 0.82 6 4 0
1979-80 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0
1980-81 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 9 2 0 2 0.22 8 0 2 0 1
1981-82 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 5 3 2 5 1.00 10 2 1 0 0
1985-86 27 Quebec Nordiques NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 -3 2 0 0 0 0 9 3.00 0.0
1986-87 28 Quebec Nordiques NHL 13 1 9 10 0.77 -4 8 0 1 0 0 26 2.00 3.8
Career NHL 32 6 12 18 0.56 -7 30 2 4 0 1 35 2.19 2.9
Career WHA 11 0 9 9 0.82 6 4 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 17 Ilves Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 35 39 17 56 1.60 40
1975-76 17 Finland EJC-A 4 3 0 3 0.75 0
1976-77 18 Ilves Tampere Finland 36 10 7 17 0.47 28
1976-77 18 Finland WJC-A 7 5 1 6 0.86 8
1976-77 18 Finland WEC-A 10 1 0 1 0.10 6
1977-78 19 Ilves Tampere Finland 36 7 8 15 0.42 42
1977-78 19 Finland WJC-A 4 0 3 3 0.75 4
1977-78 19 Finland WEC-A 10 0 3 3 0.30 6
1978-79 20 Ilves Tampere Finland 34 13 8 21 0.62 44
1978-79 20 Finland Nat-Tm 11 2 0 2 0.18 6
1981-82 23 Finland Can-Cup 5 1 1 2 0.40 6
1982-83 24 Finland WEC-A 6 0 1 1 0.17 8
1986-87 28 Fredericton Express AHL 6 2 4 6 1.00 6
1987-88 29 SC Bern Swiss 35 13 13 26 0.74 34
1988-89 30 Ilves Tampere Finland 43 19 20 39 0.91 32
1989-90 31 Ilves Tampere Finland 44 16 17 33 0.75 40
1990-91 32 Ilves Tampere Finland 37 11 13 24 0.65 32
1991-92 33 Ilves Tampere Finland 44 4 9 13 0.30 22
1992-93 34 TuTo Turku Finland-2 49 17 21 38 0.78 118
1993-94 35 TuTo Turku Finland-2 51 13 24 37 0.73 46
1994-95 36 TuTo Turku Finland 44 10 14 24 0.55 52
1995-96 37 TuTo Turku Finland 45 6 6 12 0.27 44
1996-97 38 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen German-3 49 13 35 48 0.98 28
Career AHL 6 2 4 6 1.00 6
Career Can-Cup 5 1 1 2 0.40 6
Career EJC-A 4 3 0 3 0.75 0
Career Fin-Jr. 35 39 17 56 1.60 40
Career Finland 363 96 102 198 0.55 336
Career Finland-2 100 30 45 75 0.75 164
Career German-3 49 13 35 48 0.98 28
Career Nat-Tm 11 2 0 2 0.18 6
Career Swiss 35 13 13 26 0.74 34
Career WEC-A 26 1 4 5 0.19 20
Career WJC-A 11 5 4 9 0.82 12

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 19 Ilves Tampere Finland 7 1 1 2 0.29 0 10 0 0.00
1988-89 30 Ilves Tampere Finland 5 2 1 3 0.60 0 6 0 0.00
1989-90 31 Ilves Tampere Finland 8 2 5 7 0.88 0 10 0 0.00
1995-96 37 TuTo Turku Finland-Q 7 4 3 7 1.00 0 10 0 0.00
Career Finland 20 5 7 12 0.60 0 26 0 0.00
Career Finland-Q 7 4 3 7 1.00 0 10 0 0.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Power Play Goals For

1984-85 NHL 61 (4)
1986-87 NHL 57 (8)

Total Goals Against

1982-83 NHL 141 (10)

Transactions

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June, 1978: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (WHA), June, 1978.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by St. Louis from Edmonton prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

August 7, 1979: Traded to Edmonton by St. Louis with Tom Roulston for Joe Micheletti, August 7, 1979.

August 19, 1982: Traded to Hartford by Edmonton with the rights to Brent Loney for Ken Linseman and Don Nachbaur, August 19, 1982.

March 8, 1986: Traded to Quebec by Hartford for John Anderson, March 8, 1986.