High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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).