Warren Miller (ice hockey)


Warren Frederick Miller is an American former professional ice hockey player. After playing for South St. Paul High School in Minnesota, Miller enrolled at the University of Minnesota where he had a four-year collegiate career. Miller helped the Golden Gophers to two NCAA championship titles in his sophomore and senior seasons while playing for Hall of Fame coach Herb Brooks.
Miller was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 21st Round in the 1974 National Hockey League Amateur Draft, his World Hockey Association rights were held by the Calgary Cowboys. Calgary retained Miller's rights after the franchise relocated from Vancouver who had selected him in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. After school, Miller elected to play with Calgary where he played 83 games in parts of two seasons with the Cowboys tallying 55 points before the franchise folded.
Obtained by the Edmonton Oilers prior to the 1977-78 he would only play 18 games scoring just 2 goals with 4 assists before being traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Dave Inkpen, Rick Morris and Ken Broderick for Don McLeod and Pierre Guite. In 60 games with Quebec he had 38 points.
Prior to the 1978-79 season Miller was traded to the New England Whalers for Louis Levassuer. In the WHA's final season he notched a career high in goals with 26 adding 23 assists for 49 points. After the WHA merger with the NHL to start the 1979-80 season Miller had been claimed in the expansion draft by the Rangers who held his NHL rights. In one season in New York he played 55 games but had only 13 points on 6 goals and 7 assists.
The following season he was sold back to the now Hartford Whalers for cash considerations. He played the final three seasons of his career in the mall scoring 33 goals, assisting on 44 others for 77 points in his final 207 games.
Overall he played in 262 games in the NHL and 238 games in the WHA for five franchises over eight professional seasons.
Miller was also a member of the US team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1977, 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.

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