Corey Millen
| Corey Millen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 30, 1964 Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | |||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
57th overall, 1982 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2004 | ||
Corey Eugene Millen (born March 30, 1964) is an American former professional
center. He played in the National Hockey League between 1990 and 1997 with five teams. Internationally he played for the American national team at several tournaments, including the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. In 2020, he was named the head coach of the St. Cloud Norsemen in the North American Hockey League.[1]
Career
NHL
Millen played for the
1982 NHL Entry Draft
.
Millen started his National Hockey League career with the Rangers in 1990 where he appeared in four games. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames. He was sent to the Calgary Flames along with Jarome Iginla in the trade which sent Joe Nieuwendyk to the Dallas Stars. He left the NHL after the 1997 season.
Europe
After playing four years with the University of Minnesota, Millen moved to Europe for the first time, where he played in the
HC Ambri-Piotta
. At the end of this period he moved back to the U.S. where he started his NHL career with the Rangers.
In 1997 Millen joined the
Nationalliga B team EHC Visp
before retiring from hockey in 2004.
Coaching
In 2011, Millen became the head coach of the
Alaska Avalanche in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). He then was head coach of the Minnesota Wilderness
in the NAHL from 2013 to 2016.
Millen became the head coach of the St. Cloud Norsemen in the NAHL in 2020 and is presently coaching there.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Cloquet High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Cloquet High School | HSMN | 18 | 46 | 33 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 21 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 48 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 42 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Ambrì–Piotta
|
NDA
|
5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 36 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 119 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 40 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 46 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 42 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 78 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 28 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan K–Wings
|
IHL | 11 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 27 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 48 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 153 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | ||
1999–00
|
Kölner Haie | DEL | 38 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 59 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 57 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 156 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Lugano | NLA | 31 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | EHC Visp | NLB
|
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DEL totals | 229 | 114 | 139 | 253 | 534 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 122 | ||||
| NHL totals | 335 | 90 | 119 | 209 | 236 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1984 | United States | OLY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1987 | United States | CC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | United States | OLY | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1998 | United States | WC Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 16 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- Second Team
|
1984–85 | [2] |
| All- Second Team
|
1985–86 | [2] |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1985–86 | [3] |
| All- Second Team
|
1986–87 | [2] |
| All- All-Tournament Team
|
1987
|
[4] |
References
- ^ "Millen and Chorske take over reigns in St. Cloud". NAHL. April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database