Mike Sillinger

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Mike Sillinger
Date of birth June 29, 1971
place of birth Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
Nickname Suitcase Sillinger
size 178 cm
Weight 82 kg
position center
number # 18
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1989 , 1st lap, 11th position
Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1987-1991 Regina Pats
1991-1992 Adirondack Red Wings
1992-1995 Detroit Red Wings
1995-1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1996-1998 Vancouver Canucks
1998 Philadelphia Flyers
1998-2000 Tampa Bay Lightning
2000-2001 Florida panthers
2001 Ottawa Senators
2001-2003 Columbus Blue Jackets
2003-2004 Phoenix Coyotes
2004-2006 St. Louis Blues
2006 Nashville Predators
2006-2009 New York Islanders

Michael John Sillinger (born June 29, 1971 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1092 games for the Detroit Red Wings , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Vancouver Canucks , Philadelphia Flyers during his active career between 1987 and 2009 , Tampa Bay Lightning , Florida Panthers , Ottawa Senators , Columbus Blue Jackets , Phoenix Coyotes , St. Louis Blues , Nashville Predators and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. With a total of twelve franchises , Sillinger played for more different teams than any other NHL player. He is also the NHL record holder with a total of nine investments in transfer deals together with Brent Ashton .

Career

The 1.78 m tall Sillinger began his professional career with the Regina Pats in the Canadian Junior League Western Hockey League before he was selected ( drafted ) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft as eleventh in the first round by the Detroit Red Wings .

Initially, Sillinger commuted between Detroit and the Adirondack Red Wings , a farm team in the American Hockey League , in 1993 he made the permanent jump into the NHL roster of the Detroit Red Wings. During the 1994/95 season , the attacker was finally transferred to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , which he left after only one year in the direction of the Vancouver Canucks . Other NHL stations Sillingers were the Philadelphia Flyers , the Tampa Bay Lightning , the Florida Panthers , the Ottawa Senators , the Columbus Blue Jackets , the Phoenix Coyotes , the St. Louis Blues and the Nashville Predators . For the 2006/07 season , the Canadian finally moved to the New York Islanders .

Sillinger only played at least one full season for Detroit, Vancouver, Columbus and New York, and he was transferred from the remaining teams during the current season. When the striker joined his eleventh NHL team, the Nashville Predators, in 2005 , he broke the record previously held by Michel Petit and Jean-Jacques Daigneault of ten different NHL career stations. Sillinger also holds the record of having scored at least one goal for twelve different NHL franchises , as well as the record of having played for eight different clubs in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Because of his frequent club changes, the Canadian was nicknamed "Suitcase Sillinger" (German: "Suitcase Sillinger" ).

On November 1, 2007 Sillinger played in the game of Islanders against the Tampa Bay Lightning his 1000th appearance in the highest North American professional league.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1987/88 Regina Pats WHL 67 18th 25th 43 17th 4th 2 2 4th 0
1988/89 Regina Pats WHL 72 53 78 131 52 - - - - -
1989/90 Regina Pats WHL 70 57 72 129 41 11 12 10 22nd 2
1989/90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0
1990/91 Regina Pats WHL 57 50 66 116 42 8th 6th 9 15th 4th
1990/91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0
1991/92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 64 25th 41 66 26th 15th 9 19th 28 12
1991/92 Detroit Red Wings NHL - - - - - 8th 2 2 4th 2
1992/93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 15th 10 20th 30th 31 11 5 13 18th 10
1992/93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 4th 17th 21st 16 - - - - -
1993/94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 8th 21st 29 10 - - - - -
1994/95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 2 6th 8th 2 - - - - -
1994/95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 15th 2 5 7th 6th - - - - -
1995/96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 62 13 21st 34 32 - - - - -
1995/96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 1 3 4th 6th 6th 0 0 0 2
1996/97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 17th 20th 37 25th - - - - -
1997/98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 48 10 9 19th 34 - - - - -
1997/98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 11 11 22nd 16 3 1 0 1 0
1998/99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 25th 0 3 3 8th - - - - -
1998/99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 54 8th 2 10 28 - - - - -
1999/00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 67 19th 25th 44 86 - - - - -
1999/00 Florida panthers NHL 13 4th 4th 8th 16 4th 2 1 3 2
2000/01 Florida panthers NHL 55 13 21st 34 44 - - - - -
2000/01 Ottawa Senators NHL 13 3 4th 7th 4th 4th 0 0 0 2
2001/02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 80 20th 23 43 54 - - - - -
2002/03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 75 18th 25th 43 52 - - - - -
2003/04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 60 8th 6th 14th 54 - - - - -
2003/04 St. Louis Blues NHL 16 5 5 10 14th 5 3 1 4th 6th
2004/05 St. Louis Blues NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 St. Louis Blues NHL 48 22nd 19th 41 49 - - - - -
2005/06 Nashville Predators NHL 31 10 12 22nd 14th 5 2 1 3 12
2006/07 New York Islanders NHL 82 26th 33 59 46 5 1 1 2 2
2007/08 New York Islanders NHL 81 2 13 15th 42 - - - - -
2008/09 New York Islanders NHL 7th 2 0 2 0 - - - - -
2008/09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 3 1 3 4th 2 - - - - -
WHL overall 266 178 241 419 152 23 20th 21st 41 6th
AHL total 82 36 64 100 59 27 14th 32 46 22nd
NHL overall 1049 240 308 548 644 43 11 7th 18th 28

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 Canada June World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 4th 2 6th 2
2000 Canada WM 4th Place 9 3 0 3 4th
Juniors overall 7th 4th 2 6th 2
Seniors total 9 3 0 3 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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