Andrew Miller
Miller at the Oilers' training camp in 2014
Born (1988-09-18) September 18, 1988
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Edmonton Oilers
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Kunlun Red Star
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013present

Andrew Robert Miller IV (born September 18, 1988) is an American ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Undrafted, he has formerly played for the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career

In his senior collegiate season in 2012–13, Miller was instrumental in helping Yale to the National Championship, scoring the overtime winning goal in the semi-final against UMass Lowell to send Yale to its first ever National Championship game. Miller scored the third goal and assisted on an empty netted goal with 6:38 left in the Championship game, to go up 4–0 on Quinnipiac.

On April 17, 2013, the Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with Miller on a one-year entry level contract.[1] On July 15, 2014, the Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms for another one-year deal for the 2014–15 season.

On March 27, 2015 he scored his first NHL goal against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars during a penalty shot. Miller is the first player in Oilers franchise history to score his first NHL goal on a penalty shot.[2]

In the following 2015–16 season, Miller featured in a further 6 scoreless games with the Oilers, but was primarily assigned to the AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors. After producing 39 points in 44 games with the Condors, Miller was loaned by the Oilers to the Charlotte Checkers, an affiliate to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Zach Boychuk on March 7, 2016.[3]

While Miller was released to free agency by the Oilers in the off-season, he opted to remain with the Carolina Hurricanes, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on July 1, 2016.[4]

On June 13, 2017, the Hurricanes re-signed Miller to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000 at the NHL level, and $285,000 at the AHL level, with a guarantee of $305,000.[5]

On May 1, 2018, Miller signed a one-year contract with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL).[6] In his debut European 2018–19 season, Miller contributed offensively with 11 goals and 27 points in 40 games with Fribourg-Gottéron.

After missing the post-season with Fribourg-Gottéron, Miller left Switzerland at the conclusion of his contract and signed a two-year contract with Chinese club, HC Kunlun Red Star of the KHL, on May 23, 2019.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Cranbrook Schools HS-MI
2006–07 Cranbrook Schools HS-MI 374582
2007–08 Chicago Steel USHL 5914274128 72464
2008–09 Chicago Steel USHL 5832508276
2009–10 Yale University ECAC 345293412
2010–11 Yale University ECAC 3612334518
2011–12 Yale University ECAC 34729368
2012–13 Yale University ECAC 3718234115
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 528263414 30004
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 6327336016 103368
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 91560
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 4415243918
2015–16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60000
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 113360
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 5511304110 53252
2017–18 Charlotte Checkers AHL 5515375220 81454
2018–19 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NL 4011162712
2019–20 Kunlun Red Star KHL 5211203116
NHL totals 151560

Awards and honors

Award Year
USHL
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 2008–09
Player of the Year 2008–09
Forward of the Year 2008–09
College
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2010–11 [8]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2011 [9]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2012–13
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2012–13
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2013
NCAA Championship 2013
AHL
All-Star Game 2015

References

  1. Edmonton Oilers (2013-04-17). "GM Craig MacTavish announces Oilers have agreed to terms with Yale (ECAC) forward Andrew Miller on a one-year entry level contract". Twitter. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. Edmonton Oilers (2015-03-27). "Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers – 03/27/2015". Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  3. "Checkers acquire Miller from Bakersfield". American Hockey League. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  4. "Canes agree to terms with Andrew Miller". Carolina Hurricanes. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  5. "Hurricanes agree to terms with Andrew Miller". Carolina Hurricanes. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  6. "Fribourg-Gottéron tire le bilan de sa saison 2017/2018". www.gotteron.ch (in Swiss French). May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  7. HC Kunlun Red Star (May 23, 2019). "Andrew Miller and Jake Chelios officially sign". Twitter. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  8. "All-League & All-Rookie Teams Announced". ECAC Hockey. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  9. "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
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