| Risto Siltanen | |
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| Position | Defenceman |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Rike, The Littlest Hulk |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Teams | NHL Edmonton Oilers Hartford Whalers Quebec Nordiques WHA Edmonton Oilers SM-liiga Ilves TuTo Nationalliga A SC Bern 2. Bundesliga Bietigheim-Bissingen SC |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | October 31, 1958, Mänttä, Finland |
| Pro Career | 1976 – 1997 |
Risto Siltanen (born October 31, 1958 in Mänttä, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, and Quebec Nordiques.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 63 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 74 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 75 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 76 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 52 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 66 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Ilves Tampere | FNL | 43 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Ilves Tampere | FNL | 44 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1990–91 | Ilves Tampere | FNL | 37 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Ilves Tampere | FNL | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TuTo Turku | FNL | 44 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TuTo Turku | FNL | 45 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Bietigheim-Bissingen SC | Ger.2 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 562 | 90 | 265 | 355 | 266 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 | ||||
Awards[]
- 1976-77 Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy (Top Rookie - SM-Liiga)
External links[]
- Siltanen on nhlfinns.com
- Risto Siltanen - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Risto Siltanen's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Risto Siltanen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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