| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
New York Islanders Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Mighty Ducks Detroit Red Wings |
| Nationality | File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada |
| Born | January 21, 1971, Regina, SK, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 11th overall, 1989 Detroit Red Wings |
| Pro career | 1990 – present |
Mike Sillinger (born June 29, 1971 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a veteran ice hockey player and alternate captain of the New York Islanders of the NHL. Sillinger has played for 12 different teams, more than anyone else in NHL history. Over the course of his career he has been traded nine times, also an NHL record.
Playing career[]
Sillinger was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the first round, eleventh overall, in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He stayed with the Red Wings until the 1994–95 NHL season when he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After a short stint in Anaheim, he wound up playing for the Vancouver Canucks. Since Vancouver, he has been on the roster of nine other teams: the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and the New York Islanders.
Of these 12 teams, Sillinger has full seasons with only Detroit, Vancouver, Columbus and New York. The rest of the teams, he was traded to or from during a season. When Sillinger joined the Predators for the 2005–06 NHL season – his 11th team – he broke the record for the most teams played for previously held by Michel Petit and J. J. Daigneault. He also holds the related record of scoring a goal for 12 different teams. The next season, Sillinger set another record, playing in the NHL playoffs for an NHL-record eighth team. For all of these reasons, he is sometimes referred to as "Suitcase Sillinger".
On November 1st, 2007, Sillinger played in his 1,000th NHL game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. His family joined him on ice for a pre game ceremony. The Islanders would go on to win the game 4–0, with Sillinger tallying an assist.
Awards[]
- 1989-90 WHL Second All-Star team
- 1990-91 WHL First All-Star team
Career statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Regina Pats | WHL | 67 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Regina Pats | WHL | 72 | 53 | 78 | 131 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Regina Pats | WHL | 70 | 57 | 72 | 129 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Regina Pats | WHL | 57 | 50 | 66 | 116 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 64 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 15 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 51 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 62 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 27 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 54 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 67 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 55 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 80 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 75 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 60 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 48 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 52 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,042 | 238 | 308 | 546 | 644 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 28 | ||||
See also[]
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
References[]
External links[]
- Shooting Stars Foundation Official Charity Website
- Mike Sillinger's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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