Mike Sillinger Mike Sillinger ( born June 29 , 1971 ) is the current Director of Player Development for the Edmonton Oilers , and a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for 17 seasons . Sillinger was known as a " journeyman " , having played for 12 different teams , as well as been traded nine times during his NHL career , both of which stand as league records ( he is tied with Brent Ashton for the latter record ) . Originally drafted 11th overall in 1990 out of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) by the Detroit Red Wings , Sillinger began his NHL career in Detroit before continuing on to play for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Vancouver Canucks , Philadelphia Flyers , Tampa Bay Lightning , Florida Panthers , Ottawa Senators , Columbus Blue Jackets , Phoenix Coyotes , St . Louis Blues , Nashville Predators and New York Islanders . Of these 12 teams , Sillinger has played full seasons with only Detroit , Vancouver , Columbus and New York . The rest of the teams , he was traded to or from during a season . During his tenure with Detroit , he captured a Calder Cup championship in 1992 with the Adirondack Red Wings , while leading the playoffs in scoring as an American Hockey League ( AHL ) rookie . Internationally , Sillinger represented Team Canada on two occasions , winning a gold medal at the 1991 World Junior Championships and captaining his country at the 2000 World Championships . After retirement , Sillinger was appointed Director of Player Development for the Edmonton Oilers . Playing career . Sillinger began playing major junior in the WHL with the Regina Pats in 1987 - 88 . After a 43 - point rookie campaign , he emerged as a top prospect in the juniors in his second WHL season . With 53 goals and 131 points in 1988 - 89 , Sillinger led the Pats in scoring for the first of three consecutive seasons . The Detroit Red Wings then made Sillinger their first - round pick , selecting him 11th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft . Upon being drafted , Sillinger returned to the Pats for two more seasons , where he posted 129 - and 116 - point campaigns to receive WHL Second and First All - Star Team honours in 1990 and 1991 , respectively . Following his 1990 – 91 season with the Pats , Sillinger was called up to the Red Wings roster , making his NHL debut in the final three games of the regular season , tallying an assist . He also appeared in three playoff games with Detroit that season , also accumulating one assist . The following season , in 1991 – 92 , Sillinger spent his professional rookie season in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) with Detroit ' s minor league affiliate , the Adirondack Red Wings , where he scored at an above - point - per - game pace with 66 points in 64 games . Despite being called up for eight games for Detroit ' s playoff run , Sillinger still went on to lead the AHL playoffs in scoring with 28 points in 15 games , winning the Calder Cup championship with Adirondack . Sillinger continued to spend time in the AHL with Adirondack at the start of the 1992 – 93 season , but returned to and remained in the NHL later that season after scoring at a two - point - per - game pace in 15 games . After being called up to Detroit , he had his most prolific season with the club , scoring 29 points in 62 games . Due to the 1994 – 95 NHL lockout , Sillinger went abroad to play in the Austrian Hockey League for EC Wien , where he tallied 27 points in just 13 games . When NHL play resumed , he appeared in 13 games for the Red Wings before being traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on April 4 , 1995 with Jason York for Stu Grimson , Mark Ferner and Anaheim ' s 6th round choice in 1996 NHL Entry Draft ( used to select Magnus Nilsson ) . Sillinger remained in Anaheim the next season , but was immediately traded the following campaign in 1995 - 96 to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Roman Oksiuta on March 15 , 1996 . He played one full season with the Canucks in 1996 - 97 , managing 37 points , before being dealt away to the Philadelphia Flyers midway through the 1997 - 98 season for a fifth - round selection in 1998 on February 5 , 1998 . Sillinger ' s stint with the Flyers began promising , scoring 22 points in the 27 games to close the season following his trade , but after managing just three assists in the first 25 games in 1998 – 99 , he was dealt away to the Tampa Bay Lightning midway through the campaign along with Chris Gratton , in exchange for Mikael Renberg and Daymond Langkow on December 12 , 1998 . Sillinger , however , continued to struggle and tallied just 10 points with his new team for the remainder of the campaign for a combined 13 points between the Flyers and Lightning , a career - low . He returned to form as he started the 1999 – 2000 season in Tampa Bay , scoring 44 points in 67 games with the Lightning . However , at the trade deadline , he was sent to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Ryan Johnson and Dwayne Hay on March 14 , 2000 . Sillinger returned to the Panthers to begin the following season , but was once again dealt at the trade deadline , this time to the Ottawa Senators , marking his sixth trade in seven years . In the 2001 off - season , Sillinger joined his eighth NHL team , the Columbus Blue Jackets , but for the first time was not relocating via trade , instead , joining the Blue Jackets through free agency . In two seasons with the Blue Jackets , Sillinger recorded back - to - back 43 - point campaigns . Following his second season in Columbus , Sillinger was traded twice on the same day on July 22 , 2003 . He was first sent to the Dallas Stars with a second round draft choice in 2004 ( Johan Fransson ) for Darryl Sydor before being dealt again from Dallas to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenceman Teppo Numminen . In his first season with Phoenix , however , he was dealt again at the trade deadline to the St . Louis Blues for goaltender Brent Johnson . After finishing the 2003 – 04 season with the Blues , Sillinger remained inactive in 2004 – 05 due to the NHL lockout . When NHL play resumed in 2005 – 06 , Sillinger broke the NHL record for teams played with , previously held by Michel Petit and J . J . Daigneault , by joining the Nashville Predators , again , at the trade deadline . He was traded from St . Louis in exchange for Timofei Shishkanov on January 30 , 2006 . In his fourteenth NHL season , Sillinger set a career - high 63 points playing between St . Louis and Nashville after having recorded just 24 points the previous season between Phoenix and St . Louis . Becoming an unrestricted free agent in the 2006 off - season , Sillinger joined his twelfth and final NHL team , the New York Islanders , signing on July 2 , 2006 . He continued where he left off from his career season in 2005 – 06 with 59 points in his first season with the Islanders . Helping New York to the post - season , he set another NHL record by competing in the playoffs for his eighth NHL team . In 2007 – 08 , Sillinger played in his 1 , 000th NHL game on November 1 , 2007 , versus the Tampa Bay Lightning . His family joined him on ice for a pre - game ceremony honouring the achievement . Sillinger went on to tally an assist in the milestone game as the Islanders won 4 – 0 . His second season with the Islanders was , however , cut short due to a hip injury that required microfracture surgery in February 2008 . He finished the campaign with 26 points in 52 games . Playing in his 17th NHL season in 2008 – 09 , Sillinger was met with further hip complications and underwent hip resurfacing surgery in February 2009 , forcing him to miss the remainder of the season . Due to the lingering hip complications , Sillinger announced his retirement from hockey on August 26 , 2009 . Personal life . Sillinger was born and raised in Regina , Saskatchewan . He has three sons – Owen , Lukas and Cole – with his wife Karla , also of Regina . During Sillinger ' s NHL career , they spent the off - seasons in their hometown ; they have chosen to remain in Regina following Sillinger ' s retirement .