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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Miller
Selected in
fourth round
No. 70 overall by Boston Bruins
Born
September 28, 1956
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Medford, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Billerica, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Billerica | Mass. HS |
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36 | 24 |
60 | -- | | 1974-75 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
27 |
21 | 38 |
59 | 26 | | 1975-76 |
Team USA | Int'l |
63 |
33 | 61 |
94 | 83 | | |
Ottawa | OMJHL | 6 |
5 | 5 |
10 | 5 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Olympics: 1976 (fifth place)
ECAC Rookie of
Year: 1974-75 (New Hampshire)
New England Rookie of Year:
1974-75 (New Hampshire)
Merrimack Valley (High School) League MVP: 1973-74 (Billerica)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
U.S. college hockey's No. 3 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Attended
Billerica Memorial High School in Billerica, Mass., and led Merrimack Valley
League with 60 points as a senior. ... Set New
Hampshire record for assists by a freshman with 38 in 1974-75. ... Set New
Hampshire record (since broken) for points by a freshman with 59 in 1974-75.
... Was first University of New Hampshire player to play for U.S. Olympic
hockey team. ... Joined Ottawa (OMJHL) for end of 1975-76 season after returning from
Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1977 (Atlanta at Boston)
Numbers:
32, 14 (Boston); 18 (Colorado); 14 (Los
Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1977-1985 | Boston, Colorado, L.A. |
404 | 75 | 119 |
194 | 220 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1985 |
Boston, Los Angeles | 36 |
4 | 7 | 11 |
27 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1978 (Boston)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game, which was played at Boston Garden, a short
drive from his childhood home in Billerica, Mass. ... Was on Colorado team
that relocated to New Jersey on June 30, 1982. ... Released by New Jersey in
October 1982. ... Signed with Chicago as unrestricted free agent in January
1983, but never played for parent team. ... Invited to Los Angeles' 1984
training camp on a tryout basis and earned full-time job with team. ...
Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained ankle, an injury suffered in
December 1984. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Hampshire (ECAC);
Rochester (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Oulu (Finland); Sierre (Switzerland)
Canada Cup: 1981
(fourth place)
World Championships: 1977
(sixth place), 1981 (fifth place), 1982 (eighth place), 1985 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA East All-America
First Team: 1976-77 (New Hampshire)
ECAC All-Star First Team:
1976-77 (New Hampshire)
Walter Brown Award (New England Player of Year):
1976-77
New Hampshire Leclerc Trophy (MVP): 1976-77
New Hampshire Iceman
Trophy (Most Exciting): 1976-77
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Cleveland,
No. 51 overall in Round 5)
New Hampshire Records: Most points in one
season (89 in 1976-77), most assists in one season (59 in 1976-77), most
assists by a freshman (38 in 1975-76)
Miscellaneous: Played with Boston
Bruins Alumni charity hockey team after his retirement.
Personal:
Full name is Robert Miller Jr. ... Older brother of former
NHL player Paul Miller. ... Son of former Billerica youth hockey coach Bob
Miller Sr. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Boston traded Miller to Colorado in
exchange for Mike Gillis on February 18, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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