Jay Miller (ice hockey)

Jay Miller (born July 16, 1960) is an American former ice hockey player. He played for the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1985 and 1992.

Jay Miller
Born	(1960-07-16) July 16, 1960 Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft	66th overall, 1980 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1982–1992

Early life

Raised in Natick, Massachusetts, Miller played college hockey with the New Hampshire Wildcats.

Career

Miller was selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the fourth round, 66th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Miller never got a chance to show his skills with the Nordiques however, spending a few seasons with a handful of minor 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. During his stint with the Boston Bruins, Miller was known for his many fights with John Kordic.

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

Personal life

Miller has three children. His daughter Brooke was born in 1989 and played college hockey on defense for the Holy Cross Crusaders. His son, also named Jay, was born in 1991 and went on to play football at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, while his youngest daughter, Taylor, played basketball as a forward for Saint Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont.

Miller and his wife Paula Miller (née Perini) have operated The Courtyard Restaurant & Pub in Bourne, Massachusetts since 1992.

Paula's great uncle Lou Perini, owned the Boston Braves from 1945 until 1962, gaining wealth from his family's construction business, Perini Corporation (now called Tutor Perini), which at one point in time was the third largest general contractor in the world.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	Northwood School	HS-NY		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		28	7	12	19	53		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		10	4	8	12	14		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		24	6	4	10	34		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		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		5	0	1	1	2
1983–84	Toledo Goaldiggers	IHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Maine Mariners	AHL		15	1	1	2	27		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		56	5	29	34	177		17	1	1	2	56
1985–86	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		18	4	6	10	113		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Boston Bruins	NHL		46	3	0	3	178		2	0	0	0	17
1986–87	Boston Bruins	NHL		55	1	4	5	208		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	7	12	19	304		12	0	0	0	124
1988–89	Boston Bruins	NHL		37	2	4	6	168		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		29	5	3	8	133		11	0	1	1	63
1989–90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		68	10	2	12	224		10	1	1	2	10
1990–91	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		66	8	12	20	259		8	0	0	0	17
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		67	4	7	11	249		5	1	1	2	12
NHL totals				446	40	44	84	1723		48	2	3	5	243

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database