Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Da farko an tsara 11th gaba ɗaya a 1989
daga kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Yammacin Turai (WHL) ta Detroit Red Wings, Sillinger ya fara aikinsa na NHL a Detroit kafin ya ci gaba da buga wa Mighty Ducks na Anaheim, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators da New York Islanders. Daga cikin waɗannan ƙungiyoyi 12, Sillinger ya buga cikakkun yanayi tare da Detroit, Vancouver, Columbus da New York. A lokacin da yake aiki tare da Detroit, ya kama gasar cin kofin Calder a 1992 tare da Adirondack Red Wings, yayin da yake jagorantar wasan kwaikwayo a raga a matsayin rookie na American Hockey League (AHL).