Colin Miller (born August 21, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 276 games in the International Hockey League, primarily with the Atlanta Knights, and 213 games in the ECHL, mostly with the Dayton Bombers.
| Colin Miller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 21, 1971 Grimsby, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Knights Dayton Bombers | ||
| Playing career | 1992–1999 | ||
Early life
editMiller was born August 21, 1971, in Grimsby, Ontario.[1]
Playing career
editMiller began playing junior ice hockey with the Grimsby Peach Kings in the 1986–87 season, followed by 36 goals for the Kanata Valley Lasers in the 1987–88 season.[1] In 1988, he was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League, 30th overall, by the Toronto Marlboros.[2] He scored 32 goals for the Niagara Falls Thunder in the 1988–89 OHL season and was traded to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds during the 1989–90 OHL season.[1] Miller played in the 1991 Memorial Cup and 1992 Memorial Cup with the Greyhounds.[2] In the 1992 tournament, he was awarded the George Parsons Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player and named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team.[3][4] In four OHL seasons, he scored 123 goals, 222 assists, and 345 points.[2]
Miller began playing professionally with Atlanta in the 1992–93 IHL season and won the Turner Cup in the 1993–94 IHL season with the Knights.[2] In the following season, he played with four teams, including Atlanta, the Knoxville Cherokees, the Las Vegas Thunder, and the Indianapolis Ice. Miller joined the Dayton Bombers in the 1995–96 ECHL season and remained there for four seasons until the 1998–99 ECHL season, except for a one-game call-up in the 1996–97 season with Michigan K-Wings.[1] Miller was the centerman on the Bombers top line each season, playing 271 games, and scoring 83 goals, 192 assists, and 275 points with Dayton.[5]
Later career
editAfter playing, Miller spent time as the head coach of University of Dayton club hockey team.[6][7] He was inducted into the Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.[7] The Bombers hired Miller as an assistant coach for the 2005–06 ECHL season.[5][6] Miller has also worked as a golf professional at the Miami Valley Golf Club.[6][8]
Career statistics
editCareer regular season and playoffs statistics.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Grimsby Peach Kings | GHL | 31 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kanata Valley Lasers | CJHL | 53 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 62 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 44 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 62 | 26 | 60 | 86 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 17 | ||
| 1991–92 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 37 | 73 | 110 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 76 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 80 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 36 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 69 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 68 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 66 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 68 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| ECHL totals | 276 | 84 | 194 | 278 | 433 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 54 | ||||
| IHL totals | 213 | 43 | 92 | 135 | 141 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Colin Miller (b.1971) hockey statistics and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Colin Miller". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "History – All-Star Teams". Mastercard Memorial Cup. Canadian Hockey League. 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "History – Awards". Mastercard Memorial Cup. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Gabringer, Chuck (2015). Hockey in Dayton. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4671-1432-5.
- ^ a b c "Bombers Hire Miller As Assistant". The ECHL. December 1, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Former Bombers Miller, Reier among List of Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees". OurSports Central. January 6, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Albers, Bucky (April 8, 2011). "Private course golf guide for 2011". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved February 24, 2018.