Jay Miller (ice hockey)

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Jay Miller
Born (1960-07-16) July 16, 1960 (age 64)
Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 66th overall, 1980
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19821992

Jay Miller (born July 16, 1960) is an American former ice hockey player. He played for the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1985 and 1992.

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Early life

Raised in Natick, Massachusetts, Miller played college hockey with the New Hampshire Wildcats.

Career

Miller was selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the fourth round, 66th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Miller never got a chance to show his skills with the Nordiques; however, he spent a few seasons with a handful of minor league teams. In 1985, the 6'2 left winger signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins and made the team that year as their enforcer. In the 1985–86 season, he played in 46 games and collected 178 penalty minutes. During his stint with the Boston Bruins, Miller was known for his many fights with John Kordic.

His role continued to expand with the Boston Bruins, playing in 78 games during the 1987–88 regular season and racking up 304 penalty minutes - both career highs. That year in the playoffs, Miller was a regular on the Bruins' squad, playing in 12 games and picking up 124 minutes in penalties. In January 1989, he was traded from the Boston Bruins to the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations. Miller played four more seasons with the Kings, in the role of enforcer on a team that included Wayne Gretzky. He retired from professional hockey in 1992, having played 446 career NHL regular-season games with 1723 penalty minutes.

Personal life

Miller has three children. His daughter Brooke was born in 1989 and played college hockey on defense for the Holy Cross Crusaders. His son, also named Jay, was born in 1991 and went on to play football at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, while his youngest daughter, Taylor, played basketball as a forward for Saint Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont.[ citation needed ]

Miller and his wife Paula Miller (née Perini) have operated The Courtyard Restaurant & Pub in Bourne, Massachusetts since 1992.

Paula's great uncle Lou Perini, owned the Boston Braves from 1945 until 1962, gaining wealth from his family's construction business, Perini Corporation (now called Tutor Perini), which at one point in time was the third largest general contractor in the world. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Northwood School HS-NY
1979–80 University of New Hampshire ECAC 287121953
1980–81 University of New HampshireECAC10481214
1981–82 University of New HampshireECAC24641034
1982–83 University of New HampshireECAC28641028
1982–83 Fredericton Express AHL 31230
1983–84 Mohawk Valley Stars ACHL 4815365116750112
1983–84 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 20002
1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL1511227
1984–85 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL56529341771711256
1985–86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL184610113
1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 46303178200017
1986–87 Boston BruinsNHL55145208
1987–88 Boston BruinsNHL787121930412000124
1988–89 Boston BruinsNHL37246168
1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL295381331101163
1989–90 Los Angeles KingsNHL68102122241011210
1990–91 Los Angeles KingsNHL6681220259800017
1991–92 Los Angeles KingsNHL674711249511212
NHL totals446404484172348235243

References

  1. "About Us - Courtyard Restaurant and Bar - Bar in Cataumet, MA".