Jay Miller

Jay Miller was born on July 16, 1960 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He played univeristy hockey with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats of the NCAA. He was selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 4th round, 66th overall in the 1980 NHL entry draft. Jay never got a chance to show his skills with the Quebec Nordiques, spending a few seasons with a handful of American and International Hockey League teams. In 1985, the 6'2" left winger signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins and made the team that year as their enforcer. In the 1985-86 season he played in 46 games and collected 178 penalty minutes.

His role continued to expand with the Bruins, playing in 78 games during the 1987-88 regular season and racking up 304 penalty minutes - both career best. That year in the playoffs, Jay was a regular on the Bruins squad playing in 12 games and picking up 124 minutes in penalties. In Jaunary of 1989 he was traded from Boston Bruins to the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations. Jay Miller played four more seasons with the LA Kings, playing the role of enforcer on the team that included the great Wayne Gretzky. He retired from professional hockey in 1992, having played 446 career NHL regular season games with 1723 penalty minutes.

Jay Miller's Career Statistics

Year      Team              League  GP   G   A  Pts   Pim
1979-80 U. of New Hampshire  NCAA   28   7  12   19    53      
1980-81 U. of New Hampshire  NCAA   10   4   8   12    14      
1981-82 U. of New Hampshire  NCAA   24   6   4   10    34      
1982-83 U. of New Hampshire  NCAA   28   6   4   10    28      
1982-83 Fredericton Express   AHL    3   1   2    3     0
1983-84 Mohawk Valley Stars  ACHL   48  15  36   51   167
1983-84 Toledo Goaldiggers    IHL    2   0   0    0     4 
1983-84 Maine Mariners        AHL   15   1   1    2    17
1984-85 Muskegon Lumberjacks  IHL   56   5  29   34   177
1985-86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL   18   4   6   10   113
1985-86 Boston Bruins         NHL   46   3   0    3   178
1986-87 Boston Bruins         NHL   55   1   4    5   208
1987-88 Boston Bruins         NHL   78   7  12   19   304
1988-89 Boston Bruins         NHL   37   2   4    6   168
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings     NHL   29   5   3    8   133
1989-90 Los Angeles Kings     NHL   68  10   2   12   224
1990-91 Los Angeles Kings     NHL   66   8  12   20   259
1991-92 Los Angeles Kings     NHL   67   4   7   11   249 
NHL Totals                         446  40  44   84  1723 
 
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