Bob Miller (ice hockey)

Robert Michael Miller, Jr. (born September 28, 1956 in Medford, Massachusetts and grew up in Billerica, Massachusetts) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 404 games in the National Hockey League between 1977 and 1985. He played for the Boston Bruins, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Kings. Miller also played in the SM-liiga in Finland for Kärpät and the Nationalliga A in Switzerland for HC Sierre-Anniviers.

Bob Miller
Born (1956-09-28) September 28, 1956
Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Kings
National team  United States
NHL Draft 70th overall, 1976
Boston Bruins
WHA Draft 51st overall, 1976
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 19771986

Miller was a college hockey star for the University of New Hampshire as well as the US national team at the 1976 Winter Olympics before turning professional. He was also a member of the US team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He is the older brother of Paul Miller.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1976–77 [1]
AHCA East All-American 1976–77 [2]

References

  1. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ron Wilson
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
1974–75
Succeeded by
Paul Skidmore


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