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American ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Kevin Miller
Born (1965-09-02) September 2, 1965 (age 59)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
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
National team  United States
NHL draft 202nd overall, 1984
New York Rangers
Playing career 1988–2005

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.

Career

A two-way forward, Miller was drafted by the New York Rangers in 1984. 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.

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. Miller retired from active professional play in 2005.

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. 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.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Redford Royals GLJHL 44 28 57 85 — — — — — —
1984–85 Michigan State University CCHA 44 11 29 40 84 — — — — —
1985–86 Michigan State University CCHA 45 19 52 71 112 — — — — —
1986–87 Michigan State University CCHA 45 25 56 81 63 — — — — —
1987–88 Michigan State University CCHA 9 6 3 9 18 — — — — —
1987–88 United States Intl 48 31 32 63 33 — — — — —
1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 48 10 22 32 20 — — — — —
1990–91 New York Rangers NHL 63 17 27 44 63 — — — — —
1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 5 2 7 4 7 3 2 5 20
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 20 26 46 53 9 0 2 2 4
1992–93 Washington Capitals NHL 10 0 3 3 35 — — — — —
1992–93 St. Louis Blues 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
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 15 2 5 7 0 — — — — —
1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 21 6 7 13 13 6 0 0 0 2
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 68 22 20 42 41 — — — — —
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 6 5 11 4 18 3 2 5 8
1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 14 17 31 41 6 0 1 1 0
1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 26 11 11 22 41 2 1 1 2 0
1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 37 4 7 11 8 — — — — —
1998–99 New York Islanders NHL 33 1 5 6 13 — — — — —
1998–99 Chicago Wolves IHL 30 11 20 31 8 10 2 7 9 22
1999–2000 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 Grand Rapids Griffins 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
2001–02 HC Davos NLA 43 24 18 42 60 — — — — —
2002–03 HC Davos NLA 44 14 24 38 38 — — — — —
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
2004–05 Flint Generals UHL 7 1 4 5 10 — — — — —
NHL totals 620 150 185 335 429 61 7 10 17 49

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1988 United States OG 5 1 3 4 4
1991 United States WC 9 3 5 8 10
1991 United States CC 8 2 3 5 16
1998 United States WC 5 0 1 1 29
2003 United States WC 6 0 2 2 4
Senior totals 33 6 14 20 63

See also

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. Former NHLer sued for $1.6 million after delivering career-ending hit, November 15, 2012
  3. Sportsnet.ca: Judge Orders Ex-NHLer Miller To Pay $1,600,000, June 7, 2014
  4. Solari, Chris (June 15, 2015). "Olympics on mind, ice skater Hannah Miller off to California". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved July 6, 2018. The daughter of former Spartan and NHL player Kevin Miller, a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Hockey team

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