Troy Milam (born June 30, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).

Troy Milam
Born (1980-06-30) June 30, 1980 (age 44)
Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
AL team
Former teams
Anyang Halla
Manchester Monarchs
San Antonio Rampage
Chicago Wolves
Hershey Bears
Ilves
Ässät Pori
Norfolk Admirals
HC Sparta Praha
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Vienna Capitals
Iserlohn Roosters
HK Nitra
High1
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–present

Playing career

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Undrafted, Milam was a graduate of Ferris State University and Lake Orion High School. He played 4 years for Ferris State University, and also the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL. While attending Ferris State Troy volunteered his time and services to help out local charities and children. Troy Milam remains a legend in the town of Big Rapids today.

On November 25, 2009, Milam belatedly signed for Ässät after an off-season rehab from an injury since last season whilst with Ives of the then Finnish SM-liiga.[1]

Milam left HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga, signing with Austrian outfit, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League on July 2, 2013.[2]

After two successful seasons with Salzburg, Milam was opted to sign with Austrian rivals, the Vienna Capitals on June 5, 2015.[3] He left the Capitals upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season and headed to Germany, signing with the Iserlohn Roosters of the top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on June 18, 2016.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Detroit Compuware NAHL 45 0 9 9 64
1998–99 Detroit Compuware NAHL 55 6 32 38 108
1999–00 Ferris State CCHA 39 6 13 19 62
2000–01 Ferris State CCHA 38 4 7 11 58
2001–02 Ferris State CCHA 36 4 13 17 57
2002–03 Ferris State CCHA 42 7 25 32 40
2003–04 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 60 6 27 33 44 10 0 5 5 6
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 7 1 0 1 0
2003–04 San Antonio Rampage AHL 13 0 2 2 10
2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 42 2 12 14 34 3 1 0 1 2
2004–05 Reading Royals ECHL 19 0 10 10 8
2005–06 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 48 7 41 48 49 17 4 11 15 24
2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 2 0 0 0 2
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 31 4 17 21 24
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 17 1 12 13 4 5 0 2 2 6
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 75 12 25 37 64 4 1 1 2 0
2008–09 Ilves SM-l 47 3 14 17 48
2009–10 Ässät SM-l 32 3 5 8 34
2010–11 Norfolk Admirals AHL 67 16 21 37 34 6 0 2 2 0
2011–12 HC Sparta Praha ELH 52 8 13 21 48 5 0 2 2 6
2012–13 HC Sparta Praha ELH 44 4 12 16 22 6 0 0 0 2
2013–14 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 54 7 25 32 36 14 2 3 5 16
2014–15 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 51 8 22 30 42 13 1 6 7 10
2015–16 Vienna Capitals EBEL 54 12 24 36 60 2 0 1 1 0
2016–17 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 6 24 30 22
2017–18 High1 AL 19 10 8 18 16
2017–18 HK Nitra Slovak 12 1 3 4 8 8 0 3 3 4
2018–19 High1 AL 34 5 18 23 48
AHL totals 254 36 89 125 172 18 2 5 7 8

Awards and honours

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Award Year
College
All-CCHA Second Team 2002–03

References

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  1. ^ "Troy Milam to reinforce Ässat". Ässät. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  2. ^ "Red Bulls have the majority of team in place" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Defenseman Troy Milam to Caps" (in German). Vienna Capitals. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Iserlohn Roosters sign American Troy Milam". Iserlohn Roosters. June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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