Warren Miller (ice hockey)
Warren Fredrick Miller (born June 15, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 238 games in the World Hockey Association and 262 games in the National Hockey League between 1976 and 1983. Internationally Miller played for the American national team at the 1977 and 1981 World Championships and the 1981 Canada Cup.
| Warren Miller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 15, 1953 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Cowboys Edmonton Oilers Quebec Nordiques New England Whalers New York Rangers Hartford Whalers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
241st overall, 1974 New York Rangers | ||
| WHA Draft |
132nd overall, 1974 New England Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1983 | ||
Playing career
After playing for South St. Paul High School in Minnesota, Miller enrolled at the University of Minnesota where he had a four-year collegiate career. Miller helped the Golden Gophers to two NCAA championship titles in his sophomore (1974) and senior (1976) seasons while playing for Hall of Fame coach Herb Brooks.
Miller was drafted by the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 21st Round (241st overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also selected by the Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. The Calgary Cowboys retained Miller's rights after the franchise relocated from Vancouver, and following his college career Miller elected to play with Calgary where he played 83 games in parts of two seasons with the Cowboys tallying 55 points (23 G, 32 A) before the franchise folded.
Obtained by the Edmonton Oilers prior to the 1977-78 he played 18 games scoring two goals with four assists before being traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Dave Inkpen, Rick Morris and Ken Broderick for Don McLeod and Pierre Guité. In 60 games with Quebec he had 38 points (14 goals, 24 assists).
Prior to the 1978-79 season Miller was traded to the New England Whalers for Jean-Louis Levasseur. In the WHA's final season he notched a career high in goals with 26 adding 23 assists for 49 points. In the NHL-WHA merger before the 1979-80 season, Miller was re-claimed during the expansion draft by the Rangers, who held his NHL rights. In one season in New York he played 55 games but had only 13 points on six goals and seven assists.
The following season he was sold back to the Hartford Whalers for cash considerations. He played the final three seasons of his career in the mall scoring 33 goals, assisting on 44 others for 77 points in his final 207 games.
Overall he played in 262 games in the NHL and 238 games in the WHA for five franchises over eight professional seasons.
International play
Miller was also a member of the American national team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1977 and 1981 World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | South St. Paul High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 40 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 44 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 80 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 60 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers | WHA | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 55 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 77 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 74 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 56 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 238 | 65 | 83 | 148 | 163 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 56 | ||||
| NHL totals | 262 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 137 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1975 | [1] |
References
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Miller's Hockeydraftcentral.com bio