Michael Siltala (born August 5, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.
Originally drafted 89th overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, Siltala played in only three games for the Capitals, and later just four more games with the New York Rangers.
He played junior hockey for the Kingston Canadians from 1980 to 1983. During that time he played 3 games for the Capitals in 1981-82 and scored a goal.
Siltala turned pro with the Hershey Bears in 1983-84. He remained in the minor pros and was signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers in 1986. He only played in four games for the Rangers and scored no points.
In 1988 he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings but did not see any action with them. Siltala played in 1988-89 with the Schwenningen Wild Wings and then retired.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Kingston Canadiens | OHL | 63 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 1981–82 | Kingston Canadiens | OHL | 59 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Kingston Canadiens | OHL | 50 | 53 | 61 | 144 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 75 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 50 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 17 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 32 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 38 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Schwenninger ERC | GER | 26 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 233 | 112 | 104 | 216 | 148 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||