Walter "Gid" Miller (September 25, 1887 – December 19, 1959) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played with the Montreal Wanderers and Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Association.[1] He appeared in 10 games for the Wanderers in the 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons, and two games for the Senators in the 1913–14 season.
Walter Miller | |||
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![]() Miller in 1908–09 with Brantford Indians | |||
Born |
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | September 25, 1887||
Died | December 19, 1959 | (aged 72)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Wanderers Ottawa Senators | ||
Playing career | 1906–1914 |
During the 1908–09 season, while with the Brantford Indians of the OPHL, Miller and the Indians were involved in a train accident outside of Guelph on January 14, 1909, where Miller suffered a season ending hand injury (cut off finger) when the rear coach of the Grand Trunk Railway passenger train they were traveling with ran into a ditch and overturned.[2]
References
edit- ^ SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
- ^ "Hockey team in a wreck" Ottawa Journal. Jan. 15, 1909 (p. 9). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
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