Corey Eugene Millen (born March 30, 1964) is an American former professional
ice hockey
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. He played in the
National Hockey League
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between 1990 and 1997 with five teams. Internationally he played for the
American national team at several tournaments, including the
1984
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and
1988 Winter Olympics. In 2020, he was named the head coach of the
St. Cloud Norsemen in the
North American Hockey League.
Career
NHL
Millen played for the
University of Minnesota
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after being selected by the
New York Rangers
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in the
1982 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Millen started his
National Hockey League
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career with the
Rangers in
1990
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where he appeared in four games. He also played for the
Los Angeles Kings
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,
New Jersey Devils,
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and were founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minne ...
and
Calgary Flames
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. He was sent to the
Calgary Flames
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along with
Jarome Iginla
Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (; born July 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played over 1500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Br ...
in the trade which sent
Joe Nieuwendyk
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to the
Dallas Stars
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. He left the NHL after the
1997
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season.
Europe
After playing four years with the University of Minnesota, Millen moved to Europe for the first time, where he played in the
Swiss Nationalliga A from 1987 to 1989 along with Dale McCourt, wearing the jersey of
HC Ambri-Piotta. At the end of this period he moved back to the U.S. where he started his NHL career with the Rangers.
In 1997 Millen joined the
Cologne Sharks of Germany's
Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He played in Cologne until the end of the 2001–02 season. In 2002–03 he moved to
Switzerland and joined
HC Lugano
Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships.
History
The founding of HC Lugano took ...
of the
Nationalliga A for one season and spent a second season with
Nationalliga B team
EHC Visp
EHC Visp is a Swiss professional ice hockey team based in Visp and competing in the Swiss League (SL). The club was founded in 1939 and became Swiss champion in 1962. Visp has also won the league title in NLB three times; 1960, 2011 and 2014.
The ...
before retiring from hockey in 2004.
Coaching
In 2011, Millen became the head coach of the
Alaska Avalanche in the
North American Hockey League (NAHL). He then was head coach of the
Minnesota Wilderness
The Minnesota Wilderness are a Tier II junior ice hockey team based in Cloquet, Minnesota, and play in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The organization formerly fielded teams in the Canada-based Junior A Superior International Junior ...
in the NAHL from 2013 to 2016.
Millen became the head coach of the St. Cloud Norsemen in the NAHL in 2020 and is presently coaching there.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
American men's ice hockey centers
Binghamton Rangers players
Calgary Flames players
Dallas Stars players
EHC Visp players
Flint Spirits players
HC Ambrì-Piotta players
HC Lugano players
Ice hockey players from Minnesota
Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
Kölner Haie players
Los Angeles Kings players
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
New Jersey Devils players
New York Rangers draft picks
New York Rangers players
Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
People from Cloquet, Minnesota