Shannon Miller (ice hockey)

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Shannon Miller
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Miller in 2010
Biographical details
Born (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 (age 60)
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma mater University of Saskatchewan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2015 Minnesota Duluth
2018 Calgary Inferno
Head coaching record
Overall383–144–50 (.707)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
Shannon Miller
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Tournament

Shannon Miller (born November 17, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey coach, who previously served as the head coach of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team from 1999 to 2015. In addition, she was the head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team which claimed gold at the 1997 IIHF World Women's Championships, along with the silver medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

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Playing career

Miller played in the first Canadian national championships in 1982. [1] Miller also refereed Canadian university hockey from 1982 to 1985. In 1985, she was a member of the Canadian Hockey Feminine Council and was president of the Southern Alberta Women’s Hockey League. [1] She helped to form the first ever girls minor hockey association in Calgary in 1989. [1]

Coaching career

Hockey Canada

She was an assistant coach for Team Alberta at the 1991 Canada Winter Games. In addition, she was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the 1992 and 1994 Women’s World Ice Hockey championships.

Minnesota Duluth

On April 20, 1998, Miller was hired as the first head coach for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team. [2] On March 22, 2010, Duluth mayor Don Ness declared Friday, March 26, 2010 as "Shannon Miller Day'" in Duluth. [3] She is the most successful NCAA women's hockey coach in Frozen Four tournament wins (11) and NCAA Division I national championships (five). She reached her 250th and 300th career wins faster than any other head coach in NCAA Division I history. She is the third best Division I coach in wins and just one of two Division I coaches to reach the 200-win mark in eight seasons.

In June 2011, Miller was named the coaching mentor for the Russian senior national team in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Heading into the 2011–12 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season, Miller was chair of the Ethics Committee for US women's college hockey. In addition, she was a member of the NCAA Division 1 Championships Committee, one of only two coaches in the entire country to serve on both committees. [4]

On October 5, 2013, Miller became the 3rd coach in NCAA history to reach 350 career wins after a 6–1 win over the University of Connecticut at Amsoil Arena. [5] Miller's contract was not renewed beyond the 2014–15 season as part of an effort by the school to close a $4.5 million budget deficit.

Discrimination lawsuit against UMD

In September 2015, Miller and two other former UMD coaches, softball coach Jen Banford (whose contract also had not been renewed) and basketball coach Annette Wiles (who had resigned in June 2015 due to an alleged hostile work environment), filed suit against the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, alleging discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, age and national origin, and that UMD created a hostile work environment, violated equal pay laws and violated Title IX of the United States Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sexual discrimination in education programs receiving federal financial assistance. [6]

The trial began March 6, 2018 at the federal courthouse in Duluth, MN. On March 15, the jury found the university guilty of sex discrimination and retaliation and awarded Miller $3.74 million ($744,832 in past lost wages and $3 million in past emotional distress.) No award was made for future emotional distress and the judge was to determine any award for future lost wages. [7]

In December 2019 University of Minnesota Duluth officials finalized a settlement with Miller totalling $4,530,157, with a payment of $2,102,939 to Miller, and $2,427,218 to her attorneys. [8]

CWHL

On June 23, 2018, Miller signed a contract to become the head coach for the Calgary Inferno of the CWHL. [9] She left after only 12 games and a 10–1–1 record while in first place in the league claiming a difference of opinion with the general manager. [10]

Coaching record

Minnesota Duluth

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
University of Minnesota Duluth (Western Collegiate Hockey Association)(1999–present)
1999-00Minnesota Duluth 25–5–321–1–21stNCAA Quarterfinals
2000–01Minnesota Duluth 28–5–415–5–42ndNCAA Champions
2001–02Minnesota Duluth 24–6–416–5–33rdNCAA Champions
2002–03Minnesota Duluth 31–3–221–2–11stNCAA Champions
2003–04Minnesota Duluth 20–12–215–8–13rd
2004–05Minnesota Duluth 26–6–222–4–22ndNCAA Quarterfinals
2005–06Minnesota Duluth 22–9–318–7–33rdNCAA Quarterfinals
2006–07Minnesota Duluth 24–11–419–6–32ndNCAA Frozen Four
2007–08Minnesota Duluth 34–4–124–4–01stNCAA Champions
2008–09Minnesota Duluth 26–9–418–6–43rdNCAA Frozen Four
2009–10Minnesota Duluth 31–8–220–6–21stNCAA Champions
2010–11Minnesota Duluth 22–9–318–7–33rdNCAA Quarterfinals
2011–12Minnesota Duluth 21–14–115–12–14th
2012–13Minnesota Duluth 14–16–413–13–24th
2013–14Minnesota Duluth 15–15–611–11–64th
2014–15Minnesota Duluth 20–12–514–10–44th
Minnesota Duluth:383–144–50
Total:383–144–50

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors

Personal

Miller hails from Melfort, Saskatchewan. On May 2, 2012 at the federal courthouse in St. Paul, Minnesota, Miller became a United States citizen and now holds dual Canadian/American citizenship.

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