Risto Siltanen

#16 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen / Germany3 - 96/97

Date of Birth: Oct 31, 1958
Age: 68
Place of Birth: Mänttä, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KiePo
Position: D
Height: 170 cm / 5'7"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Risto Siltanen Facts

Player Type: Heavy ShooterTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1978 round 11 #173 overall by St. Louis Blues

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Risto Siltanen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1971-1972	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973-1974	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973-1974	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	2	-	-	-	-	-
1974-1975	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	16	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	35	39	17	56	40	-
1975-1976	Finland U19	EJC-19	4	3	0	3	0	-
1976-1977	Ilves	SM-liiga	36	10	7	17	28	-
1976-1977	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	5	1	6	8	-
1976-1977	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976-1977	Finland	WC	10	1	0	1	6	-
1977-1978	Ilves	SM-liiga	36	7	8	15	44	2	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	10	-
1977-1978	Finland U20 "C"	WJC-20	4	0	3	3	4	-
1977-1978	Finland	WC	10	0	3	3	6	-
1978-1979	Ilves	SM-liiga	34	13	8	21	44	6
1978-1979	Edmonton Oilers	WHA	20	3	4	7	4	4
1979-1980	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	64	6	29	35	26	-9	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
1980-1981	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	17	36	53	54	5	Playoffs	9	2	0	2	8	-
1981-1982	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	63	15	48	63	26	13	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	10	-
1981-1982	Finland	CC	5	1	1	2	6	-
1982-1983	Hartford Whalers	NHL	74	5	25	30	28	-39
1982-1983	Finland	WC	6	0	1	1	8	-
1983-1984	Hartford Whalers	NHL	75	15	38	53	34	-21
1984-1985	Hartford Whalers	NHL	76	12	33	45	30	-24
1985-1986	Hartford Whalers	NHL	52	8	22	30	30	2
1985-1986	Québec Nordiques	NHL	13	2	5	7	6	-1	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-
1986-1987	Québec Nordiques	NHL	66	10	29	39	32	-2	Playoffs	13	1	9	10	8	-
1986-1987	Fredericton Express	AHL	6	2	4	6	6	-
1987-1988	SC Bern	NLA	35	13	13	26	34	-
1988-1989	Ilves	SM-liiga	43	19	20	39	32	19	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	6	2
1989-1990	Ilves	SM-liiga	44	16	17	33	40	36	Playoffs	8	2	5	7	10	-1
1990-1991	Ilves "C"	SM-liiga	37	11	13	24	32	0
1991-1992	Ilves "A"	SM-liiga	44	4	9	13	22	-17
1992-1993	TuTo Hockey	I-divisioona	43	17	21	38	110	21	Qualification	6	0	0	0	8	-3
1993-1994	TuTo Hockey "C"	I-divisioona	46	12	23	35	44	7	Qualification	5	1	1	2	2	1
1994-1995	TuTo Hockey "C"	SM-liiga	44	10	14	24	52	-17
1995-1996	TuTo Hockey "C"	SM-liiga	45	6	6	12	44	-19	Relegation	7	4	3	7	10	5
1996-1997	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen	Germany3	49	13	35	48	28	-

Risto Siltanen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1976-1977	Finland	Izvestia Trophy	-	1	0	1	-	-
1978-1979	Finland	Izvestia Trophy	3	0	0	0	2	-

Risto Siltanen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	6	-	0
CC	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	6	-	0
EJC-19	1	4	3	0	3	0.75	0	-	0
Germany3	1	49	13	35	48	0.98	28	-	0
I-divisioona	2	89	29	44	73	0.82	154	28	2	11	1	1	2	0.18	10	-2
International	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Izvestia Trophy	2	3*	1	0	1	0.33*	2*	-	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	3	53	39*	17*	56*	1.06*	40*	-	0
NHL	8	562	90	265	355	0.63	266	-76	5	33	6	12	18	0.55	30	-
NLA (NL)	1	35	13	13	26	0.74	34	-	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	9	363	96	102	198	0.55	338	10*	4	27	9	10	19	0.70	36	6*
U16 SM-sarja	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	3	26	1	4	5	0.19	20	-	0
WHA	1	20	3	4	7	0.35	4	4	0
WJC-20	2	11	5	4	9	0.82	12	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Risto Siltanen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Edmonton Oilers	4	226	41	117	158	0.70	110	13	3	17	5	2	7	0.41	20	-
Finland	3	26	1	4	5	0.19	20	-	0
Finland (CC)	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	6	-	0
Finland (Cup)	2	3*	1	0	1	0.33*	2*	-	0
Finland (all)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Finland U19	1	4	3	0	3	0.75	0	-	0
Finland U20	2	11	5	4	9	0.82	12	-	0
Fredericton Express (AHL)	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	6	-	0
Hartford Whalers	4	277	40	118	158	0.57	122	-82	0
Ilves	7	274	80	82	162	0.59	242	46*	3	20	5	7	12	0.60	26	1*
Ilves U16	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Ilves U20	3	53	39*	17*	56*	1.06*	40*	-	0
Québec Nordiques	2	79	12	34	46	0.58	38	-3	2	16	1	10	11	0.69	10	-
SC Bern	1	35	13	13	26	0.74	34	-	0
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen	1	49	13	35	48	0.98	28	-	0
TuTo Hockey	4	178	45	64	109	0.61	250	-8	3	18	5	4	9	0.50	20	3

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Risto Siltanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1973-1974	U16 SM-sarja All-Star Team U16 SM-sarja Champion
1976-1977	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Rookie of the Year U20 WJC All-Star Team
1977-1978	U20 WJC All-Star Team
1988-1989	SM-liiga All-Star Team
1989-1990	SM-liiga All-Star Team Liiga Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+36) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (11) Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (2) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (7) SM-liiga Silver Medal
1997-1998	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#112)

Risto Siltanen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers
Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers
Cult/Star player for Ilves
Cult/Star player for KiePo
Cult/Star player for SC Bern
Cult/Star player for TUTO Hockey