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Kevan Miller
Born (1987-11-15) November 15, 1987 (age 37)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team Boston Bruins
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Kevan Michael Miller (born November 15, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Amateur

Miller was born in Santa Clarita, California, and attended Canyon High School until age 16, when he transferred to Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and then played college hockey in Hockey East NCAA Division 1 for the University of Vermont Catamounts. While with the Catamounts, Miller played 144 games, scoring five goals and 25 assists for 30 points, also serving as the captain of the team for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.

Professional

Miller with the Bruins in March 2016

Emerging out of college, Miller signed an amateur tryout contract with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) and played six games for the team during the regular season.[1]

In September 2011, Miller attended the Boston Bruins' training camp, but was released to the Providence training camp on September 23, 2011.[2] After five games with Providence, Boston signed him to an entry-level contract,[3] opting to keep him with Providence for the 2011–12 season.

Miller attended Boston's training camp again in 2012, but was again later reassigned to Providence on September 14, 2012.[4] He spent the full 2012–13 season with the Providence Bruins, playing 64 games and scoring 16 points and competing in the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time.

Prior to the 2013–14 season, Miller was re-signed by the Boston Bruins to a one-year, two-way contract. However, to start the season, he was once again assigned to Providence, though he was later recalled to the NHL on November 20, 2013[5] and made his NHL debut in a game against the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden in Boston.[6] Miller was then reassigned to Providence again on November 28, 2013,[7] but was recalled days later, on December 2, on an emergency basis.[8] He scored his first career NHL goal on December 8, 2013, against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. On January 21, 2014, Boston announced that they had re-signed Miller to a two-year, one-way contract extension.[9]

Miller is the first Bruin to wear the number 86.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Berkshire School USHS 31 6 8 14
2007–08 University of Vermont HE 39 2 5 7 12
2008–09 University of Vermont HE 39 1 7 8 30
2009–10 University of Vermont HE 39 1 10 11 26
2010–11 University of Vermont HE 27 1 3 4 29
2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 6 0 0 0 9
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 65 3 21 24 98
2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL 64 2 14 16 71 9 0 5 5 10
2013–14 Providence Bruins AHL 19 2 3 5 39
2013–14 Boston Bruins NHL 47 1 5 6 38 11 0 2 2 8
2014–15 Boston Bruins NHL 41 2 5 7 15
2015–16 Boston Bruins NHL 71 5 13 18 53
NHL totals 159 8 23 31 106 11 0 2 2 8

References

  1. ^ UVM's Miller joins Providence Bruins | March 17, 2011
  2. ^ B's Release 14 from Training Camp | September 23, 2011
  3. ^ Bruins Week Ahead | October 21, 2011
  4. ^ Bruins Announce Roster Transactions | September 14, 2012
  5. ^ B's Recall Kevan Miller | November 20, 2013
  6. ^ B's Kevan Miller solid in NHL debut - ESPN Boston
  7. ^ B's Week Ahead: 11/28 - 12/6 | November 28, 2013
  8. ^ "B's Recall Miller on an Emergency Basis". Boston Bruins. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "B's Sign Kevan Miller to a Two-Year, One-Way Contract". Boston Bruins. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)