| Kelly Miller | |
| Position: | Left Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 198 |
| Played For: | New York Rangers Washington Capitals |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Draft: | 183rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1982 |
| Draft Team: | New York Rangers |
| Career Start: | 1985 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
Kelly David Miller (born March 3, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 1999 with the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals.
Miller was born in Lansing, Michigan. He is one of ten members of his extended family to play hockey at Michigan State University for the Spartans men's ice hockey team.
Miller began his NHL career with the New York Rangers during the 1984–85 season. He was traded to the Washington Capitals during the 1986–87 season in a trade that sent former first-round pick Bobby Carpenter to the Rangers.[1] From 2001 to 2003 he served as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders.
In April 2011, Miller was named assistant coach of the MSU hockey team, joining former teammate Tom Anastos who was given the head coaching position earlier in the year.[2]
Miller's brothers, Kevin and Kip, also played in the (NHL). His cousins are former NHL goaltender Ryan Miller and Ryan's brother Drew Miller.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1978–79 | Detroit Adrays | MNHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Redford Royals | GLJHL | 45 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Redford Royals | GLJHL | 48 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 36 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 46 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 43 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 74 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 38 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | ||
| 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 84 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 84 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 48 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 74 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 77 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 62 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,057 | 181 | 282 | 463 | 512 | 119 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 65 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | United States | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1983 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1985 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1987 | United States | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | United States | WC | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1999 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Senior totals | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1983, 1985 | [3] | |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1984–85 | [4] | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1984–85 | [5] |