Warren Miller (ice hockey)

For other people with the same name, see Warren Miller (disambiguation).

Warren Fredrick Miller (born June 15, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 238 games in the World Hockey Association and 262 games in the National Hockey League between 1976 and 1983. Internationally Miller played for the American national team at the 1977 and 1981 World Championships and the 1981 Canada Cup.

Warren Miller
Born	(1953-06-15) June 15, 1953 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Calgary Cowboys Edmonton Oilers Quebec Nordiques New England Whalers New York Rangers Hartford Whalers
National team	United States
NHL Draft	241st overall, 1974 New York Rangers
WHA Draft	132nd overall, 1974 New England Whalers
Playing career	1976–1983

Playing career

After playing for South St. Paul High School in Minnesota, Miller enrolled at the University of Minnesota where he had a four-year collegiate career. Miller helped the Golden Gophers to two NCAA championship titles in his sophomore (1974) and senior (1976) seasons while playing for Hall of Fame coach Herb Brooks.

Miller was drafted by the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 21st Round (241st overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also selected by the Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. The Calgary Cowboys retained Miller's rights after the franchise relocated from Vancouver, and following his college career Miller elected to play with Calgary where he played 83 games in parts of two seasons with the Cowboys tallying 55 points (23 G, 32 A) before the franchise folded.

Obtained by the Edmonton Oilers prior to the 1977-78 he played 18 games scoring two goals with four assists before being traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Dave Inkpen, Rick Morris and Ken Broderick for Don McLeod and Pierre Guité. In 60 games with Quebec he had 38 points (14 goals, 24 assists).

Prior to the 1978-79 season Miller was traded to the New England Whalers for Jean-Louis Levasseur. In the WHA's final season he notched a career high in goals with 26 adding 23 assists for 49 points. In the NHL-WHA merger before the 1979-80 season, Miller was re-claimed during the expansion draft by the Rangers, who held his NHL rights. In one season in New York he played 55 games but had only 13 points on six goals and seven assists.

The following season he was sold back to the Hartford Whalers for cash considerations. He played the final three seasons of his career in the mall scoring 33 goals, assisting on 44 others for 77 points in his final 207 games.

Overall he played in 262 games in the NHL and 238 games in the WHA for five franchises over eight professional seasons.

International play

Miller was also a member of the American national team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1977 and 1981 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	South St. Paul High School	HS-MN		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	University of Minnesota	WCHA		32	5	3	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	University of Minnesota	WCHA		40	11	16	27	34		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	University of Minnesota	WCHA		41	16	21	37	40		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	University of Minnesota	WCHA		44	26	31	57	52		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Calgary Cowboys	WHA		3	0	0	0	0		10	1	0	1	28
1976–77	Calgary Cowboys	WHA		80	23	32	55	51		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		18	2	4	6	18		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		60	14	24	38	50		11	0	2	2	0
1978–79	New England Whalers	WHA		77	26	23	49	44		10	0	8	8	28
1979–80	New York Rangers	NHL		55	7	6	13	17		6	1	0	1	0
1980–81	Hartford Whalers	NHL		77	22	22	44	37		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Hartford Whalers	NHL		74	10	12	22	68		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Hartford Whalers	NHL		56	1	10	11	15		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				238	65	83	148	163		31	1	10	11	56
NHL totals				262	40	50	90	137		6	1	0	1	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977	United States	WC		10	2	2	4	4
1981	United States	WC		7	3	2	5	4
1981	United States	CC		6	2	0	2	2
Senior totals				23	7	4	11	10

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1975

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Miller's Hockeydraftcentral.com bio