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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 Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 20 Edmonton Oilers WHA 20 3 4 7 4 4 3 0 0 36 8.3
1979-80 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 6 29 35 -9 26 5 1 0 0 116 5.2
1980-81 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 17 36 53 5 54 9 7 1 3 209 8.1
1981-82 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 15 48 63 13 26 9 6 0 1 143 10.5
1982-83 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 74 5 25 30 -39 28 2 3 0 0 155 3.2
1983-84 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 75 15 38 53 -21 34 3 12 0 0 163 9.2
1984-85 26 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 12 33 45 -24 30 4 8 0 2 174 6.9
1985-86 27 2 Teams NHL 65 10 27 37 1 36 2 8 0 1 179 5.6
1985-86 27 Hartford Whalers NHL 52 8 22 30 2 30 2 6 0 1 126 6.3
1985-86 27 Quebec Nordiques NHL 13 2 5 7 -1 6 0 2 0 0 53 3.8
1986-87 28 Quebec Nordiques NHL 66 10 29 39 -2 32 2 8 0 1 130 7.7
Career 8 Seasons NHL 562 90 265 355 -76 266 36 53 1 8 1269 7.1
Career 1 Season WHA 20 3 4 7 4 4 3 0 0 36 8.3

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1978-79 20 Edmonton Oilers WHA 20 0.15 0.20 0.35 0.14 0.20 0.20 1.80 4
1979-80 21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 0.09 0.45 0.55 0.17 -0.14 0.41 1.81 5 25 30 10 95 34 70 0 -9
1980-81 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 0.22 0.46 0.67 0.24 0.06 0.68 2.65 13 28 41 15 143 60 107 29 5
1981-82 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 0.24 0.76 1.00 0.34 0.21 0.41 2.27 11 35 46 16 126 52 71 10 13
1982-83 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 74 0.07 0.34 0.41 0.13 -0.53 0.38 2.09 4 20 24 8 99 26 141 29 -39
1983-84 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 75 0.20 0.51 0.71 0.25 -0.28 0.45 2.17 12 30 42 15 127 57 98 7 -21
1984-85 26 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 0.16 0.43 0.59 0.20 -0.32 0.39 2.29 10 26 36 13 126 61 93 4 -24
1985-86 27 2 Teams NHL 65 0.15 0.42 0.57 0.20 0.02 0.55 2.75 8 21 29 10 116 57 62 4 1
1985-86 27 Hartford Whalers NHL 52 0.15 0.42 0.58 0.20 0.04 0.58 2.42 6 17 23 8 92 47 44 1 2
1985-86 27 Quebec Nordiques NHL 13 0.15 0.38 0.54 0.19 -0.08 0.46 4.08 2 4 6 2 24 10 18 3 -1
1986-87 28 Quebec Nordiques NHL 66 0.15 0.44 0.59 0.20 -0.03 0.48 1.97 8 25 33 11 91 57 36 0 -2
Career 8 Seasons NHL 562 0.16 0.47 0.63 0.22 -0.14 0.47 2.26 71 210 281 96 923 404 678 83 -76
Career 1 Season WHA 20 0.15 0.20 0.35 0.14 0.20 0.20 1.80 4

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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

Other Standard

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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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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

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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.

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