Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei:
1989 mai le Western Hockey League (WHL) e le Detroit Red Wings, na amataina e Sillinger lana galuega i le NHL i Detroit ae leʻi faaauau ona taalo mo le Mighty Ducks o Anaheim, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators ma New York Islanders. O nei 'au e 12, na o Detroit, Vancouver, Columbus ma Niu Ioka na taaalo ai Sillinger i le vaitau atoa. I le taimi o lona nofo ai ma Detroit, na ia manumalo ai i le siamupini o le Calder Cup i le 1992 ma le Adirondack Red Wings, a o taʻitaʻia le taʻaloga i le sikoa o se American Hockey League (AHL) rookie.