| J. T. Miller | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | East Palestine, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 218 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Former Teams: | New York Rangers Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Draft: | 15th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2011 |
| Draft Team: | New York Rangers |
| Career Start: | 2012 |
Jonathan Tanner Miller (born March 14, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He has previously played for the New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was selected by the Rangers in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft. A versatile forward, Miller can play as a center or winger.
Miller grew up in a residential area in East Palestine, Ohio, blocks away from the East Palestine City School District campus, attending kindergarten through 10th grade.[2] He began playing ice hockey at a young age and also participated in other organized athletics, including baseball and football. Miller played for several ice hockey teams from the age of five through 12 before ending up with the Pittsburgh Hornets from age 12 to age 16, as at the time his family was living in the Pittsburgh suburb of Coraopolis.[3] Miller played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Pittsburgh Hornets minor ice hockey team.[4] In 2009, Miller moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to participate in USA Hockey's two-year National Team Development Program (U.S. NTDP).
Miller began the 2009–10 season with the U.S. NTDP of the United States Hockey League (USHL).[5] After two seasons playing in the program, he was selected in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft by the New York Rangers.[6]
For the 2011–12 season, Miller transitioned to major junior ice hockey, joining the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Towards the latter stage of the season, he then joined the Connecticut Whale, the Rangers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for their run in the 2012 Calder Cup playoffs. He registered one assist in eight playoff games, and after Connecticut was eliminated, Miller was added to the Rangers' roster for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.[7]
Miller joined the Rangers organization for the 2012–13 season. After beginning the season with the Connecticut Whale of the AHL, Miller was recalled by the Rangers on February 5, 2013.[8] On February 7, Miller scored his first two NHL goals in a 4–1 win against the New York Islanders.[9] After the Whale's season concluded, Miller was added to the Rangers' 2013 playoffs roster, but did not play in a game.[10]
Miller split time between the Rangers and the Hartford Wolf Pack during the 2013–14 season. At the end of Wolf Pack's season, Miller was once again added to the Rangers' 2014 playoffs roster, making his Stanley Cup playoffs debut in game five of the Rangers' first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers, recording an assist on a Brad Richards goal, in a 4–2 win.[11] Ultimately, Miller played in four playoffs games, recording two assists as the Rangers lost to the Los Angeles Kings in the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.
Miller finally secured a full-time roster spot with the Rangers during the 2014–15 season, scoring 10 goals and 13 assists in 58 games. Miller agreed to a one-year contract extension on July 15.[12]
Miller had a breakout season in 2015–16, scoring 22 goals and 21 assists, at times finding himself on the Rangers' top line with Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello. After the season, Miller signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with New York.[13] His play improved during the 2016–17 season, finishing the season with 22 goals and 34 assists for a career-high 56 points.
During the 2018 NHL Winter Classic, Miller scored the game-winning goal in a 3–2 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres.[14]
On February 26, 2018, Miller was traded, along with Ryan McDonagh, to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Libor Hájek, Brett Howden, Vladislav Namestnikov, a 2018 first-round pick and a conditional 2019 second-round pick.[15] On March 13, in a 7–4 Lightning loss to the Ottawa Senators, Miller scored his first NHL hat trick.[16] On June 26, Miller signed a five-year, $26.25 million contract with the Lightning.[17]
On June 22, 2019, on the second day of the 2019 draft, Miller was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Marek Mazanec, a 2019 third-round pick and a conditional 2020 first-round pick.[18] On October 28, during a 7–2 win over the Florida Panthers, Miller scored his 100th NHL goal.[19] During the 2019–20 season, Miller would achieve the greatest all-around season of his career up until that point.[20] In his first season with the Canucks, Miller would either tie for the lead, or outright lead the team in goals (27), assists (45) and points (72) during the regular season, as well as tie for the playoff points lead (18).
On September 2, 2022, Miller signed a seven-year, $56 million contract extension with the Canucks.[21] On April 11, 2023, Miller scored his 200th NHL goal during the Canucks' penultimate game of the season, a 3–2 win over the Anaheim Ducks.[22]
On January 13, 2024, Miller was named an NHL All-Star for the first time in his career.[23] He finished the 2023–24 season with 37 goals, 66 assists, and 103 points; setting career highs in goals and points while reaching 100 points in a season for the first time in his career.
Miller represented the United States junior team at the 2012 World Junior Championships, where he played in six games, scoring two goals and two assists.[24] [25] He was also selected to represent the United States at the 2013 World Junior Championships, where he led the team with seven assists and tied for the team lead with nine points, winning a gold medal in the process.[26]
Miller represented Team North America, a team consisting of players aged 23 and under, in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but only appeared in one game.[27]
Miller and his wife have two daughters and one son.[28] [29]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP Juniors | USHL | 29 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 17 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U.S. NTDP Juniors | USHL | 21 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 35 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 61 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 42 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New York Rangers | NHL | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 41 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 2017–18 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 75 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2020–21 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 32 | 67 | 99 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 37 | 66 | 103 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 799 | 238 | 401 | 639 | 441 | 91 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 66 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | U17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 2011 | United States | WJC18 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2012 | United States | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | Team North America | WCH | 5th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 25 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 36 | ||||
| Senior totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| NHL All-Star Game | 2024 | |
| Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Fred J. Hume Award | 2020 | |
| Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award | 2022 | |
| Cyrus H. McLean Trophy | 2022 | |
| Three Stars Award | 2022 | |