Kevin Miller (ice hockey)
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Kevin Miller
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| position = Centre
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 190
| league = NHL
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|9|2}}
| birth_place = Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 202nd overall
| draft_year = 1984
| draft_team = New York Rangers
| career_start = 1988
| career_end = 2005
| played_for = New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
San Jose Sharks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
}}
Kevin Bradley Miller (born September 2, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
Early life
Miller was born in Lansing, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-14|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Career
A two-way forward, Miller was drafted by the New York Rangers in 1984.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} He would also go on to play with the Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
After playing for the Senators during the 1999–2000 NHL season, Miller spent several years in Switzerland before returning to play in North America and would play several games for the Red Wings in 2003–04.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} Miller retired from active professional play in 2005.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
= Andrew McKim incident =
On June 5, 2014, U.S. District Judge Gordon Jay Quist ruled against Miller for a hit from behind during an October 31, 2000, Swiss league game that ended Andrew McKim's career. After the collision, McKim was hospitalized for weeks with a concussion and a sprain of the cervical spine and never returned to the ice.[http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/15/former-nhler-sued-for-1-6-million-after-delivering-career-ending-hit/ Former NHLer sued for $1.6 million after delivering career-ending hit], November 15, 2012 Miller was charged and convicted of simple bodily harm, intentional bodily harm and gross negligence in Switzerland's Canton of Zürich in 2004. The insurance company asked the U.S. court to recognize a Swiss court's $1.1 million judgement against Miller, which increased to $1.6 million with interest and costs. Miller previously refused to pay the Swiss court's judgment, however Judge Gordon Quist said in its ruling that his court was adhering to the Uniform Foreign-Country Judgments Recognition Act, and ordered Miller to pay the $1.6 million judgement.[http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/judge-orders-ex-nhler-miller-to-pay-1-6-million/ Sportsnet.ca: Judge Orders Ex-NHLer Miller To Pay $1,600,000], June 7, 2014
Personal life
He is one of the three Miller brothers, along with Kelly and Kip, who played in the NHL. He is also a cousin of former NHL goaltender Ryan Miller and Ryan's brother Drew Miller who also played in the NHL. He is the father of figure skater Hannah Miller.{{cite news |last1=Solari |first1=Chris |title=Olympics on mind, ice skater Hannah Miller off to California |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/2015/06/15/skater-hannah-miller-moving/71248046/ |accessdate=July 6, 2018 |publisher=Lansing State Journal |date=June 15, 2015|quote=The daughter of former Spartan and NHL player Kevin Miller, a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Hockey team}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1983–84
| GLJHL | 44 | 28 | 57 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1984–85 | CCHA | 44 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86
| Michigan State University | CCHA | 45 | 19 | 52 | 71 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1986–87 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 45 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88
| Michigan State University | CCHA | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1987–88 | Intl | 48 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90
| IHL | 48 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91 | NHL | 63 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91
| NHL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1991–92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992–93
| NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93 | NHL | 72 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 1993–94
| St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| NHL | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 68 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96
| NHL | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97 | NHL | 69 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997–98
| IHL | 26 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 37 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| NHL | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99 | IHL | 30 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 1999–2000
| NHL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| IHL | 63 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 30 |
| 2000–01
| HC Davos | NLA | 36 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02 | HC Davos | NLA | 43 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03
| HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04
| Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 74 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05 | UHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 620 ! 150 ! 185 ! 335 ! 429 ! 61 ! 7 ! 10 ! 17 ! 49 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1988
| OG | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1991 | United States | WC | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 1991
| United States | CC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998 | United States | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 2003
| United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Senior totals ! 33 ! 6 ! 14 ! 20 ! 63 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=11122}}
- [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1984/84202.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
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