Colin Miller (ice hockey, born 1971)

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.

Colin Miller
Born (1971-08-21) August 21, 1971
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 19921999

Career

Miller was born August 21, 1971 in Grimsby, Ontario. He began playing junior ice hockey with the Kanata Valley Lasers in the 1987–88 season, and scored 36 goals.[1] He was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League, 30th overall in 1988, by the Toronto Marlboros.[2] Miller 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] He played in the 1991 Memorial Cup, and the 1992 Memorial Cup with the Greyhounds.[2] In the 1992 tournament, Miller was awarded the George Parsons Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player,[3] and named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team.[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 on four teams, including Atlanta, the Knoxville Cherokees, the Las Vegas Thunder, and the Indianapolis Ice.[1] Miller settled in with 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]

Retirement

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Grimsby Peach Kings GHL 311419338
1987–88 Kanata Valley Lasers CJHL 5336488470
1988–89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 6232488046 172572
1989–90 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 143586
1989–90 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 4425467133
1990–91 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 6226608635 144182217
1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66377311052 1910233318
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 7620395952 924622
1993–94 Atlanta Knights IHL 8013324548 32350
1994–95 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 70112
1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 365141929
1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL 13561110
1994–95 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 51230
1995–96 Dayton Bombers ECHL 69245074103 30228
1996–97 Dayton Bombers ECHL 6820587860 422418
1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL 10000
1997–98 Dayton Bombers ECHL 66194867144 502212
1998–99 Dayton Bombers ECHL 68203656126 401116
ECHL totals 276 84 194 278 433 16 2 7 9 54
IHL totals 213 43 92 135 141 12 4 7 11 22

References

  1. "Colin Miller (b.1971) hockey statistics and profile". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. "Colin Miller". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. "History – Awards". Mastercard Memorial Cup. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. "History – All-Star Teams". Mastercard Memorial Cup. Canadian Hockey League. 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  5. Gabringer, Chuck (2015). Hockey in Dayton. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4671-1432-5.
  6. "Bombers Hire Miller As Assistant". The ECHL. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  7. "Former Bombers Miller, Reier among List of Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees". OurSports Central. 2004-01-06. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  8. Albers, Bucky (2011-04-08). "Private course golf guide for 2011". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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