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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Kelly Miller
Selected in
ninth round
No. 183 overall by New York Rangers
Born
March 3, 1963
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Michigan State (CCHA)
Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan (USA)
Hometown: Lansing, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1978-79 |
Detroit Adrays | Mich. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Redford | GLJHL |
45 | 31 |
37 | 68 |
6 | | 1980-81 |
Redford | GLJHL |
48 | 39 |
51 | 90 |
8 | | 1981-82 |
Michigan State | CCHA |
40 | 11 |
19 | 30 |
21 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1981 (sixth place), 1982 (sixth place)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being eligible. ...
Attended Lansing Eastern High School before entering Michigan State
University. ... Played on Redford (GLJHL) team that lost in title game of
1981 USA Hockey Gold Cup tournament. ... Grew up in Lansing, Mich., where
his father was part-owner of local hockey arena. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 30, 1985 (N.Y. Rangers at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 40, 10 (N.Y. Rangers); 10
(Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status:
Retired for final time in 2000 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1999 |
NYR, Washington | 1,057 |
181 | 282 |
463 | 512 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1998 |
NYR, Washington | 119 |
20 | 34 |
54 | 65 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1998 (Washington)
Washington Records: Most career playoff games (100, shares record),
most career playoff shorthanded goals (4)
Washington Goals
Leader: 1990-91 (24, tie)
Coaching Career: Named Anaheim assistant coach on Dec.
22, 2000, and
remained in that position until Aug. 14, 2001. ... Named N.Y. Islanders
assistant coach on Aug. 14, 2001, and remained in that position until June
3, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Joined N.Y. Rangers for balance of 1984-85 season after
completing his NCAA eligibility at Michigan State. He signed a five-game
amateur tryout contract with the Rangers on July 30, 1985. ... Played on
line with Dave Gagner and Peter Sundstrom for N.Y. Rangers in 1985. ...
Missed part of N.Y. Rangers 1985 training camp with ankle injury, suffered
in September 1985. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with sprained ligaments
in right knee, an injury suffered in N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 27, 1986, game
at Quebec. He did not return until N.Y. Rangers' Feb. 12, 1986,
game vs. Vancouver. ... Shifted from natural position of left wing to play
right wing for majority of 1986-87 season, but returned to left wing the
following season. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with separated shoulder,
an injury suffered during Washington's March 3, 1987, game vs. New Jersey.
... Missed part of 1988-89 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered in
November 1988. ... Played on line with Mike Ridley and Michal Pivonka for
Washington in 1988-89. ... Played both left wing and right wing for
Washington in 1989-90. ... Missed part of Washington's 1990 training camp
with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Sept. 22, 1990, preseason game
vs. Boston. ... Was finalist for 1991-92 Selke Trophy. ... Played in 322
consecutive games for Washington from Oct. 11, 1991, to Dec. 10, 1995, the
second-longest streak in franchise history. He did not miss a single game
during the 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1995 seasons. ... Signed offer sheet with
San Jose as a restricted free agent during summer of 1993, but Washington
matched the offer, and got the NHL to cut out a no-trade clause the Caps
refused to match, thereby preventing Miller from changing teams. ... Missed part of 1995-96
season with strained abdominal muscle and groin, an injury suffered during
Washington's Dec. 10, 1995, game at Winnipeg. He did not return to action
until Washington's Jan. 1, 1996, game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Passed Mike
Gartner as Washington's all-time leader in career games played by playing in
759th game on Dec. 21, 1996, at Boston. By end of his career he had
stretched his franchise record (since broken) to 940 games. ... Missed parts
of 1996-97 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Washington's
March 6, 1997, game vs. Colorado, and with sprained shoulder, an injury
suffered during Washington's March 11, 1997, game vs. Vancouver. ... Missed
remainder of 1996-97 season with re-aggravation of knee and shoulder
injuries, suffered during Washington's April 12, 1997, game vs. N.Y.
Islanders. ... Missed Stanley Cup playoffs for first time in career at end
of 1996-97 season, after having made playoffs for 12 consecutive seasons.
... Missed part of 1997-98 season with back injury, suffered during
Washington's Oct. 1, 1997, season-opener at Toronto. He did not return to
action until Washington's Oct. 18, 1997, game at Montreal. ... Became first
player, along with Dale Hunter, to play in 100 playoff games for Washington
when he achieved feat during Game 4 of Stanley Cup Finals vs. Detroit on
June 16, 1998. ... Played in his 1,000th career NHL game for Washington on
Oct. 21, 1998, vs. Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with bruised
hand, an injury suffered in Washington's Dec. 1, 1998, game vs. New Jersey.
... Served as Washington's team representative to NHLPA. ... Retired from
NHL after 1998-99 season to pursue coaching career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Michigan State (CCHA)
Canada Cup: 1987 (fifth place)
World Championships: 1985
(fourth), 1989 (sixth), 1999 (5-8 place)
World Junior Championships: 1983
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA All-America West First Team:
1984-85 (Michigan State)
NCAA Academic All-America Team: 1984-85
(Michigan State)
NCAA Academic All-America Honorable Mention:
1983-84 (MSU)
CCHA All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Michigan State)
CCHA All-Tournament First Team: 1983 (Michigan State)
CCHA
All-Academic First Team: 1983-84, 1984-85 (Michigan State)
CCHA
All-Academic Honorable Mention: 1982-83 (Michigan State)
Great
Lakes Invitational All-Star First Team: 1984 (Michigan State)
Michigan
State MVP: 1983-84, 1984-85 (co-winner)
Michigan State Burgess
Award (Outstanding Senior): 1984-85
Michigan State Bessone
Award (Student-Athlete): 1984-85
Mich. State Blue Line Award (Best
Senior GPA): 1984-85 (3.51)
Michigan
State Distinguished Alumnus Award: 2003
Michigan
State Co-Captain: 1984-85
Michigan
State Assistant Captain: 1983-84
Michigan
State Records: Most goals in one period (3 vs. Notre Dame on Dec. 4,
1982, shares record)
Coaching Career: Named Grand Rapids (IHL)
volunteer assistant coach prior to
1999-00 season and remained in position through 1999-00 season. ... Named
Capital Centre (NAHL) head coach on Sept. 7, 2000, and remained in that
position until Dec. 22, 2000.
Management Career: Named Capital
Centre (NAHL) general manager on Sept. 7, 2000, and held that
position until Dec. 22, 2000.
Education: Majored in business at
Michigan State University.
Miscellaneous: Competed in 1982 and
1983 U.S. National Sports Festivals. ... Led all players with five goals at
1983 U.S. National Sports Festival. ... Named Michigan State
Player of Week three times during 1983-84 season. ... Led Michigan State
with 28 goals in 1983-84. ... Was finalist for
1984-85 Hobey Baker Award. ... Played on line with Clark Donatelli and Tony
Granato at 1985 World Championships in Prague. ... Had never played in
minor leagues until he came out of a brief retirement and signed 25-game
tryout contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) as an unrestricted
free agent on Feb. 14, 2000, finishing season with team for which he had
already been serving as a volunteer assistant coach. ... Worked for Washington-area
stockbroker during off-seasons of early playing days with Capitals. ...
Earned real estate license during off-seasons of his playing days in
Washington. ... Returned to Lansing, Mich., and went into real estate
business as a development associate with Michigan Equities Realty LLC after his coaching days ended. ... Named to all-time NAHL
(formerly GLJHL) team by a league panel in 2001.
Personal: Full name is
Kelly David Miller. ... Son of former college player Lyle Miller. ... Older
brother of former NHL player Kevin Miller and NHL player Kip Miller. ...
Nephew of former college hockey player Elwood "Butch" Miller. ... First
cousin of former minor-leaguer Dean Miller. ... First cousin, once removed,
of NHL player Ryan Miller, former college hockey players Curtis Gemmel and
Taylor Gemmel, and college hockey player Drew Miller. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
N.Y. Rangers traded Miller, Bob Crawford and Mike Ridley to Washington in
exchange for Bobby Carpenter and 1989 second-round pick (Jason Prosofsky) on
January 1, 1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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