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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Siltala
Selected in fifth round
No.
89 overall by Washington Capitals
Born August
5, 1963
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Right Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight:
170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kingston (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Sault Ste. Marie | Ont. AAA |
57 | 78 |
83 | 161 |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
63 | 18 |
22 | 40 |
23 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Kingston's first-round pick,
No. 9 overall in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ... Also played center during
junior career. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 14, 1981 (Washington at
Montreal)
Numbers: 12, 15 (Washington); 41 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1987 | Washington, N.Y. Rangers |
7 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, at 10:21 of
the first period, beat Montreal goalie Richard Sevigny. It was Washington's
first goal in an eventual 6-3 loss. ... Traded by N.Y. Rangers with Gord Walker to Los Angeles in
exchange for Joe Paterson on Jan. 21, 1988, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kingston (OHL); Hershey,
Binghamton (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Colorado (IHL); Schwenningen (West Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1984-85
(Binghamton)
OHL All-Star First Team:
1982-83 (Kingston)
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Personal: Full name is Michael
Siltala. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Siltala did not re-sign with Washington after the 1983-84 season, and
he became an unrestricted free agent two years later. He signed with N.Y. Rangers on August 15, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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