Aaron Miller

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United StatesUnited States  Aaron Miller Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 11, 1971
place of birth Buffalo , New York , USA
size 191 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1989 , 5th lap, 88th position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1987-1989 Niagara Scenics
1989-1993 University of Vermont
1993-1996 Cornwall Aces
1996-2001 Colorado Avalanche
2001-2007 Los Angeles Kings
2007-2008 Vancouver Canucks

Aaron Michael Miller (born August 11, 1971 in Buffalo , New York ) is a former American ice hockey player who played between and among other 757 games for the Nordiques de Québec , Colorado Avalanche , Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Miller celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the national team of the United States by winning the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics .

Career

Aaron Miller began his career as a hockey player on the University of Vermont team , for which he was active from 1989 to 1993. The defender had previously been selected as a junior player in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in the fifth round as a total of 88th player by the New York Rangers . For the Rangers, however, he never played because they gave him up on January 17, 1991 together with a five-round vote for the NHL Entry Draft 1991 in exchange for Joe Cirella to the Nordiques de Québec . For the French Canadians, Miller made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 1993/94 season . In that season and the following year, however, he mainly played for Québec's farm team from the American Hockey League , the Cornwall Aces .

After the resettlement of the Québec Nordiques, Miller initially played mainly for Cornwall in the AHL in the 1995/96 season. From 1996 he was on the ice exclusively for the new franchise of the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. In February 2001 Miller was given to the Los Angeles Kings as part of an exchange deal , while the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup at the end of the 2000/01 season . Miller ran for the Kings for a total of six years in the NHL before he ended his career after the 2007/08 season with their league rivals Vancouver Canucks .

International

For the United States , Miller took part in the 1991 Junior World Championships and the 2004 and 2005 World Championships . He was also on the US squad at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and 2006 in Turin .

Achievements and Awards

  • 1990 ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • 1993 ECAC First All-Star Team
  • 1993 NCAA East Second All-American Team

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1987/88 Niagara Scenics NEAR 30th 4th 9 13 2 - - - - -
1988/89 Niagara Scenics NEAR 59 24 38 62 60 - - - - -
1989/90 University of Vermont NCAA 31 1 15th 16 24
1990/91 University of Vermont NCAA 30th 3 7th 10 22nd
1991/92 University of Vermont NCAA 31 3 16 19th 36
1992/93 University of Vermont NCAA 30th 4th 13 17th 16
1993/94 Cornwall Aces AHL 64 4th 10 14th 49 13 0 2 2 10
1993/94 Nordiques de Québec NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1994/95 Cornwall Aces AHL 76 4th 18th 22nd 69 - - - - -
1994/95 Nordiques de Québec NHL 9 0 3 3 6th - - - - -
1995/96 Cornwall Aces AHL 62 4th 23 27 77 8th 0 1 1 6th
1995/96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1996/97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 56 5 12 17th 15th 17th 1 2 3 10
1997/98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 55 2 2 4th 51 7th 0 0 0 8th
1998/99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 76 5 13 18th 42 19th 1 5 6th 10
1999/00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 53 1 7th 8th 36 17th 1 1 2 6th
2000/01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 56 4th 9 13 29 - - - - -
2000/01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 13 0 5 5 14th 13 0 1 1 6th
2001/02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 74 5 12 17th 54 7th 0 0 0 0
2002/03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49 1 5 6th 24 - - - - -
2003/04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 35 1 2 3 32 - - - - -
2004/05 Los Angeles Kings NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 56 0 8th 8th 27 - - - - -
2006/07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 0 8th 8th 60 - - - - -
2007/08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57 1 8th 9 32 - - - - -
NAHL total 89 28 47 75 62 - - - - -
NCAA overall 122 11 51 62 90
AHL total 202 12 51 63 195 21st 0 3 3 16
NHL overall 677 25th 94 119 422 80 3 9 12 40

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 United States Jun.WM 4th Place 8th 1 1 2 0
2002 United States Olympia 2nd place, silver 6th 0 0 0 4th
2004 United States WM 3rd place, bronze 9 0 1 1 4th
2004 United States World cup 4th Place 5 0 0 0 4th
2005 United States WM 6th place 7th 0 2 2 6th
2006 United States Olympia 8th place Without any effort
Juniors overall 8th 1 1 2 0
Men overall 27 0 3 3 18th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Miller, Aaron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Miller, Aaron Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York , USA