Robert Michael Miller (September 28, 1956 – September 30, 2020) was an American professional

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player who played 404 games in the

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between 1977 and 1985. He played for the

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, Colorado Rockies,

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. He featured in the

1978 Stanley Cup Finals The 1978 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1977–78 season, and the culmination of the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montre ...

with the Bruins. Miller also played in the

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in Finland for Kärpät and the Nationalliga A in Switzerland for

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Early life

Miller was born in Medford, Massachusetts. He was a high school hockey star for St. John's Preparatory School, Billerica High, a college hockey star for the

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as well as the U.S. national team at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

before turning professional.

Career

Miller was a member of the U.S. team at the

1981 Canada Cup The 1981 Labatt Canada Cup was the second best-on-best ice hockey world championship and involved the world's top six hockey nations. Tournament games were held in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. The Soviet Union defeated Canada in a sin ...

and 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985

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tournaments. During Miller's rookie season with the Boston Bruins (1977–78), he was one of 11 Bruins to score 20 goals, a record which has not been equaled by any other NHL team. Miller was present for the ceremony in 2018 when the Bruins celebrated the 40th anniversary of the achievement.

Personal life

Miller is the older brother of Paul Miller. He died on September 30, 2020 in Tampa, Florida.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* 1956 births 2020 deaths AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey centers Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Cleveland Crusaders draft picks Colorado Rockies (NHL) players Fort Worth Texans players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Los Angeles Kings players New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players of the United States Ottawa 67's players Oulun Kärpät players People from Billerica, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Medford, Massachusetts Rochester Americans players HC Sierre players Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Springfield Indians players {{US-icehockey-winger-stub