EDMONTON OILERS MEDIA GUIDE

HOCKEY OPERATIONS
MIKE SILLINGER
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Mike Sillinger begins his fourth season as the Oilers’ Director of Player
Development after a lengthy career in the National Hockey League.
Sillinger will work with Edmonton’s prospects in both the AHL and ECHL
and with Oilers draft picks in the junior and college ranks.
The 41-year-old well-traveled centre has played for 12 NHL clubs, most recently suiting up
for the New York Islanders. Originally drafted 11th overall in 1990 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.
Sillinger played his junior with the Regina Pats and was named a WHL First All-Star Team
selectee in 1991, his final junior year. After splitting time in Adirondack and Detroit, he carved
out a solid career in the NHL eventually playing 1,049 games scoring 240 goals and 308 assists
for 548 points.
Internationally Sillinger represented Team Canada on two occasions, winning a gold medal at
the 1991 World Junior Championship and leading his country as their captain at the 2000 World
Championship.
Sillinger was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. He and his wife Karla have three sons
– Owen, 15; Lukas, 12; and Cole, 9 .
MYLES FEE
VIDEO COORDINATOR
Myles is entering his fourth season with the Oilers as the club’s Video
Coordinator. Fee, 31, comes from the New York Rangers Hockey Club, where
he started in Team Services and moved his way up to Video Analyst working
directly under the Video Coach and team management.
The Dauphin, Manitoba native played three years for the Dauphin Kings and received a
scholarship to Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY, where he played for four additional years
and received his BA in Management and Political Science.
Myles and his wife, Emily were married in Scarsdale, NY in 2010 and now reside in Edmonton.
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