Kelly Miller

Kelly David Miller (born March 3, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 1999 with the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals.

Early life Miller was born in Lansing, Michigan. He is one of ten members of his extended family to play hockey at Michigan State University for the Spartans men's ice hockey team.

Career Miller began his NHL career with the New York Rangers during the 1984–85 season. He was traded to the Washington Capitals during the 1986–87 season in a trade that sent former first-round pick Bobby Carpenter to the Rangers. From 2001 to 2003 he served as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders.

In April 2011, Miller was named assistant coach of the MSU hockey team, joining former teammate Tom Anastos who was given the head coaching position earlier in the year.

Personal life Miller's brothers, Kevin and Kip, also played in the (NHL). His cousins are former NHL goaltender Ryan Miller and Ryan's brother Drew Miller.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 Detroit Adrays MNHL — — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Redford Royals GLJHL 45 31 37 68 6 — — — — — 1980–81 Redford Royals GLJHL 48 39 51 90 8 — — — — — 1981–82 Michigan State University CCHA 40 11 19 30 21 — — — — — 1982–83 Michigan State University CCHA 36 16 19 35 12 — — — — — 1983–84 Michigan State University CCHA 46 28 21 49 12 — — — — — 1984–85 Michigan State University CCHA 43 27 23 50 21 — — — — — 1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 5 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 74 13 20 33 52 16 3 4 7 4 1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 38 6 14 20 22 — — — — — 1986–87 Washington Capitals NHL 30 10 12 22 26 7 2 2 4 0 1987–88 Washington Capitals NHL 80 9 23 32 35 14 4 4 8 10 1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 78 19 21 40 45 6 1 0 1 2 1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL 80 18 22 40 49 15 3 5 8 23 1990–91 Washington Capitals NHL 80 24 26 50 29 11 4 2 6 6 1991–92 Washington Capitals NHL 78 14 38 52 49 7 1 2 3 4 1992–93 Washington Capitals NHL 84 18 27 45 32 6 0 3 3 2 1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 84 14 25 39 32 11 2 7 9 0 1994–95 Washington Capitals NHL 48 10 13 23 6 7 0 3 3 4 1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 74 7 13 20 30 6 0 1 1 4 1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 77 10 14 24 33 — — — — — 1997–98 Washington Capitals NHL 76 7 7 14 41 10 0 1 1 4 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 62 2 5 7 29 — — — — — 1999–00 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 26 4 4 8 8 7 0 1 1 2 NHL totals 1,057 181 282 463 512 119 20 34 54 65

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1981 United States WJC 5 0 0 0 0 1982 United States WJC 7 2 4 6 0 1983 United States WJC 7 0 1 1 0 1985 United States WC 10 2 3 5 2 1987 United States CC 5 0 0 0 0 1989 United States WC 9 2 4 6 2 1999 United States WC 6 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 19 2 5 7 0 Senior totals 30 4 8 12 6

Awards and honors Award Year CCHA All-Tournament Team 1983, 1985 All-CCHA First Team 1984–85 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1984–85