Andrew Miller (ice hockey) explained

Andrew Miller
Birth Date:1988 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:181
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:Edmonton Oilers
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Kunlun Red Star
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2013
Career End:2020

Andrew Robert Miller IV (born September 18, 1988) is an American ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Undrafted, he has formerly played for the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career

In his senior collegiate season in 2012–13, Miller was instrumental in helping Yale to the National Championship, scoring the overtime-winning goal in the semi-final against UMass Lowell to send Yale to its first-ever National Championship game. Miller scored the third goal and assisted on an empty netted goal with 6:38 left in the Championship game, to go up 4–0 on Quinnipiac.

On April 17, 2013, the Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with Miller on a one-year entry-level contract.[1] On July 15, 2014, the Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms for another one-year deal for the 2014–15 season.

On March 27, 2015, he scored his first NHL goal against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars during a penalty shot. Miller is the first player in Oilers franchise history to score his first NHL goal on a penalty shot.[2]

In the following 2015–16 season, Miller featured in a further 6 scoreless games with the Oilers but was primarily assigned to the AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors. After producing 39 points in 44 games with the Condors, Miller was loaned by the Oilers to the Charlotte Checkers, an affiliate to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Zach Boychuk on March 7, 2016.[3]

While Miller was released to free agency by the Oilers in the off-season, he opted to remain with the Carolina Hurricanes, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on July 1, 2016.[4]

On June 13, 2017, the Hurricanes re-signed Miller to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000 at the NHL level, and $285,000 at the AHL level, with a guarantee of $305,000.[5]

On May 1, 2018, Miller signed a one-year contract with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL).[6] In his debut European 2018–19 season, Miller contributed offensively with 11 goals and 27 points in 40 games with Fribourg-Gottéron.

After missing the post-season with Fribourg-Gottéron, Miller left Switzerland after his contract and signed a two-year contract with Chinese club, HC Kunlun Red Star of the KHL, on May 23, 2019.[7]

Career statistics

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06Cranbrook SchoolsHS-MI
2006–07Cranbrook SchoolsHS-MI37 45 82
2007–08Chicago SteelUSHL59 14 27 41 287 2 4 6 4
2008–09Chicago SteelUSHL58 32 50 82 76
2009–10Yale UniversityECAC34 5 29 34 12
2010–11Yale UniversityECAC36 12 33 45 18
2011–12Yale UniversityECAC34 7 29 36 8
2012–13Yale UniversityECAC37 18 23 41 15
2013–14Oklahoma City BaronsAHL52 8 26 34 143 0 0 0 4
2014–15Oklahoma City BaronsAHL63 27 33 60 1610 3 3 6 8
2014–15Edmonton OilersNHL9 1 5 6 0
2015–16Bakersfield CondorsAHL44 15 24 39 18
2015–16Edmonton OilersNHL6 0 0 0 0
2015–16Charlotte CheckersAHL11 3 3 6 0
2016–17Charlotte CheckersAHL55 11 30 41 105 3 2 5 2
2017–18Charlotte CheckersAHL55 15 37 52 208 1 4 5 4
2018–19HC Fribourg–GottéronNL40 11 16 27 12
2019–20Kunlun Red StarKHL52 11 20 31 16
NHL totals15 1 5 6 0

Awards and honors

AwardYear
USHL
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award2008–09
Player of the Year2008–09
Forward of the Year2008–09
College
All-ECAC Hockey First Team2010–11[8]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team2011[9]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team2012–13
AHCA East Second-Team All-American2012–13
NCAA All-Tournament Team2013
NCAA Championship2013
AHL
All-Star Game2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GM Craig MacTavish announces Oilers have agreed to terms with Yale (ECAC) forward Andrew Miller on a one-year entry level contract . . Edmonton Oilers . 2013-04-17 . 2013-04-17. Edmonton Oilers .
  2. Web site: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers – 03/27/2015 . Edmonton Oilers . 2015-03-27 . 2015-03-27. Edmonton Oilers .
  3. Web site: Checkers acquire Miller from Bakersfield . . 2016-03-07 . 2016-03-07.
  4. Web site: Canes agree to terms with Andrew Miller . . 2016-07-01 . 2016-07-01.
  5. Web site: Hurricanes agree to terms with Andrew Miller . . 2017-06-13 . 2017-06-13.
  6. Web site: Fribourg-Gottéron tire le bilan de sa saison 2017/2018. www.gotteron.ch. May 2, 2018. fr-CH. May 1, 2018.
  7. Web site: Andrew Miller and Jake Chelios officially sign . . HC Kunlun Red Star . May 23, 2019 . May 23, 2019. HC Kunlun Red Star .
  8. Web site: All-League & All-Rookie Teams Announced . . 2013-05-17 . 2013-05-17.
  9. News: All-Tournament Honors. ECAC Hockey. 2014-05-12.