Michael Siklenka (born December 18, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers.
| Mike Siklenka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 18, 1979 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers Leksands IF Lukko EC Red Bull Salzburg EC KAC | ||
| NHL draft |
118th overall, 1998 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2015 | ||
Playing career
editSiklenka was played major junior hockey with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League before he was drafted 118th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.
He played in two NHL games, one with the Philadelphia Flyers and the other with the New York Rangers before opting for a European career in playing for Leksands IF of the Swedish Allsvenskan, Lukko of the Finnish SM-liiga, and EC KAC and EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian EBEL.
On July 2, 2010, Siklenka signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL. He was unable to make the Thrashers opening night roster and was reassigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, to start the 2010–11 season.[1] 36 games with the Wolves, Siklenka sought a release from his contract and returned for a second spell with EC KAC of the EBEL on January 27, 2011.
Siklenka was a member of Team Canada for the 2007 Spengler Cup.
Personal life
editSiklenka has a wife (Jolene) and two kids (Rain and Jones).
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Lloydminster Blazers | SJHL | 54 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 68 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 115 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 1999–00 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 58 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 65 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 55 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 64 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 39 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 156 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 44 | ||
| 2005–06 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 42 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Leksands IF | Allsvenskan | 39 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 164 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lukko | Liiga | 43 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | EC Salzburg | EBEL | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | EC Salzburg | EBEL | 49 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 64 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 36 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 2011–12 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 45 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 104 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 51 | ||
| 2012–13 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 33 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 123 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2013–14 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 50 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 164 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 179 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 290 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Thrashers re-assign three more players to Wolves". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2010-09-27. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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