Colin Miller (ice hockey, born 1971)

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Colin Miller
Born (1971-08-21) August 21, 1971 (age 52)
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

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.

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Early life

Miller was born August 21, 1971, in Grimsby, Ontario. [1]

Playing career

Miller 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

After 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

Career regular season and playoffs statistics. [1]

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Grimsby Peach Kings GHL311419338—————
1987–88 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 5336488470—————
1988–89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 6232488046172572
1989–90 Niagara Falls ThunderOHL143586—————
1989–90 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL4425467133—————
1990–91 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL6226608635144182217
1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL663773110521910233318
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 7620395952924622
1993–94 Atlanta KnightsIHL801332454832350
1994–95 Las Vegas Thunder IHL70112—————
1994–95 Atlanta KnightsIHL365141929—————
1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL13561110—————
1994–95 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 51230—————
1995–96 Dayton Bombers ECHL6924507410330228
1996–97 Dayton BombersECHL6820587860422418
1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL10000—————
1997–98 Dayton BombersECHL66194867144502212
1998–99 Dayton BombersECHL68203656126401116
ECHL totals276841942784331627954
IHL totals213439213514112471122

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Colin Miller (b.1971) hockey statistics and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Colin Miller". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "History – All-Star Teams". Mastercard Memorial Cup. Canadian Hockey League. 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "History – Awards". Mastercard Memorial Cup. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Gabringer, Chuck (2015). Hockey in Dayton. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN   978-1-4671-1432-5.
  6. 1 2 3 "Bombers Hire Miller As Assistant". The ECHL. December 1, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. 1 2 "Former Bombers Miller, Reier among List of Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees". OurSports Central. January 6, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ Albers, Bucky (April 8, 2011). "Private course golf guide for 2011". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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