Eddie Miller (ice hockey)
| Eddie Miller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1930 Leetonia, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Position | Forward/Defenceman | ||
| Played for | Denver | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1950–1953 | ||
| Military career | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/ |  United States Navy | ||
| Years of service | 1945-1947 | ||
Edward "Eddie" Miller was an American ice hockey Forward and Defenceman who was a member of the inaugural recruiting class at Denver.[1]
Career
The son of
1952 but Miller did receive recognition as one of the top defensemen that season with his selection as an AHCA First Team All-American,[2] the first in the history of the program.[3]
After leaving Denver in 1953, Miller returned to Minnesota and worked as a teacher and ice hockey coach in Baudette and Wayzata for over 30 years. Miller continued to play throughout the 1950s, winning the national senior amateur championship with the Minneapolis Bungalow team in 1957. A year later Miller played for the US national team at the 1958 Ice Hockey World Championships but finished disappointed in 5th-place.[4]
Late in life, Miller was inducted into both the Hibbing Hall of Fame (1996) and the Denver Athletic Hall of Fame (2000).
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1950–51 | Denver | NCAA | — | 26 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Denver | NCAA | — | 8 | 14 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Denver | MCHL | — | 10 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | — | 44 | 37 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | United States | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- First Team
|
1952–53
|
[5] |
| AHCA First Team All-American | 1951–52
|
[2] |
References
- ^ "Eddie Miller Papers". Denver University Archives. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "1951-1952 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "Denver men's hockey 2019-20 Media Guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Team USA - Ice Hockey World Championships 1958 - Player Stats". Quanthockey.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com