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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.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 20 EDO WHA 20 3 4 7 3 4 4 3 0 0 36 8.3
1979-80 21 EDM NHL 64 6 29 35 11 -9 26 5 1 0 0 116 5.2
1980-81 22 EDM NHL 79 17 36 53 19 5 54 9 7 1 3 209 8.1
1981-82 23 EDM NHL 63 15 48 63 21 13 26 9 6 0 1 143 10.5
1982-83 24 HAR NHL 74 5 25 30 10 -39 28 2 3 0 0 155 3.2
1983-84 25 HAR NHL 75 15 38 53 18 -21 34 3 12 0 0 163 9.2
1984-85 26 HAR NHL 76 12 33 45 15 -24 30 4 8 0 2 174 6.9
1985-86 27 TOT NHL 65 10 27 37 13 1 36 2 8 0 1 179 5.6
1985-86 27 HAR NHL 52 8 22 30 10 2 30 2 6 0 1 126 6.3
1985-86 27 QUE NHL 13 2 5 7 2 -1 6 0 2 0 0 53 3.8
1986-87 28 QUE NHL 66 10 29 39 13 -2 32 2 8 0 1 130 7.7
Career NHL 562 90 265 355 121 -76 266 36 53 1 8 1269 7.1
Career WHA 20 3 4 7 3 4 4 3 0 0 36 8.3

NHL/WHA 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
1978-79 20 EDO WHA 20 0.15 0.20 0.35 0.14 0.20 1.80 4
1979-80 21 EDM NHL 64 0.09 0.45 0.55 0.17 0.41 1.81 5 25 30 10 95 34 70 0 -9 1.8 2.1 4.0
1980-81 22 EDM NHL 79 0.22 0.46 0.67 0.24 0.68 2.65 13 28 41 15 143 60 107 29 5 3.3 3.8 7.1
1981-82 23 EDM NHL 63 0.24 0.76 1.00 0.34 0.41 2.27 11 35 46 16 126 52 71 10 13 4.0 3.1 7.1
1982-83 24 HAR NHL 74 0.07 0.34 0.41 0.13 0.38 2.09 4 20 24 8 99 26 141 29 -39 1.0 1.6 2.6
1983-84 25 HAR NHL 75 0.20 0.51 0.71 0.25 0.45 2.17 12 30 42 15 127 57 98 7 -21 3.1 3.2 6.3
1984-85 26 HAR NHL 76 0.16 0.43 0.59 0.20 0.39 2.29 10 26 36 13 126 61 93 4 -24 2.4 3.3 5.8
1985-86 27 TOT NHL 65 0.15 0.42 0.57 0.20 0.55 2.75 8 21 29 10 116 57 62 4 1 1.9 3.4 5.3
1985-86 27 HAR NHL 52 0.15 0.42 0.58 0.20 0.58 2.42 6 17 23 8 92 47 44 1 2 1.6 2.7 4.3
1985-86 27 QUE NHL 13 0.15 0.38 0.54 0.19 0.46 4.08 2 4 6 2 24 10 18 3 -1 0.4 0.7 1.0
1986-87 28 QUE NHL 66 0.15 0.44 0.59 0.20 0.48 1.97 8 25 33 11 91 57 36 0 -2 2.2 4.0 6.2
Career NHL 562 0.16 0.47 0.63 0.22 0.47 2.26 71 210 281 96 923 404 678 83 -76 19.9 24.5 44.4
Career WHA 20 0.15 0.20 0.35 0.14 0.20 1.80 4

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 20 EDO WHA 11 0 9 9 6 4 0
1979-80 21 EDM NHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1980-81 22 EDM NHL 9 2 0 2 8 0 2 0 1
1981-82 23 EDM NHL 5 3 2 5 10 2 1 0 0
1985-86 27 QUE NHL 3 0 1 1 -3 2 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1986-87 28 QUE NHL 13 1 9 10 -4 8 0 1 0 0 26 3.8
Career NHL 32 6 12 18 -7 30 2 4 0 1 35 2.9
Career WHA 11 0 9 9 6 4 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1975-76 17 Ilves Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 35 39 17 56 40
1975-76 17 Finland EJC-A 4 3 0 3 0
1976-77 18 Ilves Tampere Finland 36 10 7 17 28
1976-77 18 Finland WJC-A 7 5 1 6 8
1976-77 18 Finland WEC-A 10 1 0 1 6
1977-78 19 Ilves Tampere Finland 36 7 8 15 42
1977-78 19 Finland WJC-A 4 0 3 3 4
1977-78 19 Finland WEC-A 10 0 3 3 6
1978-79 20 Ilves Tampere Finland 34 13 8 21 44
1978-79 20 Finland Nat-Tm 11 2 0 2 6
1981-82 23 Finland Can-Cup 5 1 1 2 6
1982-83 24 Finland WEC-A 6 0 1 1 8
1986-87 28 Fredericton Express AHL 6 2 4 6 6
1987-88 29 SC Bern Swiss 35 13 13 26 34
1988-89 30 Ilves Tampere Finland 43 19 20 39 32
1989-90 31 Ilves Tampere Finland 44 16 17 33 40
1990-91 32 Ilves Tampere Finland 37 11 13 24 32
1991-92 33 Ilves Tampere Finland 44 4 9 13 22
1992-93 34 TuTo Turku Finland-2 49 17 21 38 118
1993-94 35 TuTo Turku Finland-2 51 13 24 37 46
1994-95 36 TuTo Turku Finland 44 10 14 24 52
1995-96 37 TuTo Turku Finland 45 6 6 12 44
1996-97 38 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen German-3 49 13 35 48 28
Career 1 Season AHL 6 2 4 6 6
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 5 1 1 2 6
Career 1 Season EJC-A 4 3 0 3 0
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 35 39 17 56 40
Career 9 Seasons Finland 363 96 102 198 336
Career 2 Seasons Finland-2 100 30 45 75 164
Career 1 Season German-3 49 13 35 48 28
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 11 2 0 2 6
Career 1 Season Swiss 35 13 13 26 34
Career 3 Seasons WEC-A 26 1 4 5 20
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 11 5 4 9 12

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 19 Ilves Tampere Finland 7 1 1 2 10
1988-89 30 Ilves Tampere Finland 5 2 1 3 6
1989-90 31 Ilves Tampere Finland 8 2 5 7 10
1995-96 37 TuTo Turku Finland-Q 7 4 3 7 10
Career 3 Seasons Finland 20 5 7 12 26
Career 1 Season Finland-Q 7 4 3 7 10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Risto Siltanen 7.1 7.1 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.3 4.0 2.6
Gord Murphy 96.5 7.2 6.6 6.4 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.7 2.5
Doug Bodger 94.3 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.4 5.7 5.5 3.8 3.0
Gus Mortson 93.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.4 2.2
Gordie Roberts 92.2 6.9 6.6 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.6 2.3
Moose Vasko 91.2 6.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.1
Roman Hamrlik 91.2 8.9 7.7 6.5 6.1 5.6 3.8 3.8 3.1
Brad Stuart 91.0 7.8 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.5 3.8 3.8 2.3
Teppo Numminen 91.0 7.7 6.9 6.2 5.2 5.1 3.9 2.3 2.2
Brad Maxwell 90.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.5 2.5
Mike Ramsey 90.6 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.5 5.7 5.2 4.9 1.6
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Risto Siltanen 7.1 7.1 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.3 4.0 2.6
Randy Manery 92.5 8.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.1 5.7 4.9 2.2 0.0 0.0
John-Michael Liles 90.4 7.8 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.7 4.5
Jimmy Watson 88.2 8.4 7.2 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.6 1.7 0.1
Joe Corvo 87.9 8.5 7.7 7.7 6.2 5.6 5.5 3.2 2.4
Paul Martin 87.8 8.1 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.0 5.7 2.9
Stewart Evans 87.7 5.5 4.9 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.2
Joni Pitkanen 87.5 8.3 7.1 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.9
Tomas Jonsson 87.4 9.2 6.8 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.0
Dmitri Mironov 86.7 8.8 6.5 6.4 5.3 4.8 4.6 3.6 2.7 1.2 0.2
Paul Cavallini 86.7 8.8 7.4 6.3 5.7 5.6 4.8 4.6 3.3 0.1 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

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

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1982-83 NHL 141 (10)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

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.

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