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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mike Siltala
Selected in fifth round
No. 89 overall by Washington Capitals

Born August 5, 1963
Position: Right Wing
Height: 5-9   Weight: 170
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Kingston (OMJHL)                           
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 Sault Ste. MarieOnt. AAA 5778 83161 --
1980-81 KingstonOMJHL 6318 2240 23

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
YearsTeams GPG ATPPIM
1981-1987Washington, N.Y. Rangers 71 01 2

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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