Kevan Michael Miller (born November 15, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Amateur Miller was born in Santa Clarita, California, and attended Canyon High School until age 16, when he transferred to Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and then played college hockey in Hockey East NCAA Division I for the University of Vermont Catamounts. While with the Catamounts, Miller played 144 games, scoring five goals and 25 assists for 30 points, also serving as the captain of the team for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.
Professional
Emerging out of college, Miller signed an amateur tryout contract with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) and played six games for the team during the regular season.
In September 2011, Miller attended the Boston Bruins' training camp, but was released to the Providence training camp on September 23, 2011.B's Release 14 from Training Camp | September 23, 2011 After five games with Providence, Boston signed him to an entry-level contract,Bruins Week Ahead | October 21, 2011 opting to keep him with Providence for the 2011–12 season.
Miller attended Boston's training camp again in 2012, but was again later reassigned to Providence on September 14, 2012.Bruins Announce Roster Transactions | September 14, 2012 He spent the full 2012–13 season with the Providence Bruins, playing 64 games and scoring 16 points and competing in the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time.
Prior to the 2013–14 season, Miller was re-signed by the Boston Bruins to a one-year, two-way contract. However, to start the season, he was once again assigned to Providence, though he was later recalled to the NHL on November 20, 2013B's Recall Kevan Miller | November 20, 2013 and made his NHL debut in a game against the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden in Boston, becoming the first Bruins to wear the number 86.B's Kevan Miller solid in NHL debut - ESPN Boston Miller was then reassigned to Providence again on November 28, 2013,B's Week Ahead: 11/28 - 12/6 | November 28, 2013 but was recalled days later, on December 2, on an emergency basis. He scored his first career NHL goal on December 8, 2013, against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. On January 21, 2014, Boston announced that they had re-signed Miller to a two-year, one-way contract extension.
In October 2016 he signed a four-year contract extension at 2.5 million dollars a year.
After missing the entire 2019–20 season due to a lower-body injury, and out of contract with the Bruins, Miller made it to the opening day of free agency before opting to re-sign with the Bruins on a one-year, $1.25 million contract on October 9, 2020.
On July 14, 2021, Miller announced his retirement via Instagram.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2004–05Berkshire SchoolHS-MA 2005–06Berkshire SchoolHS-MA352798 — — — — —2006–07Berkshire SchoolHS-MA31681412 — — — — —2007–08University of VermontHE3925712— — — — —2008–09University of VermontHE3917830— — — — —2009–10University of VermontHE391101126— — — — —2010–11University of VermontHE2713429— — — — —2010–11Providence BruinsAHL60009— — — — —2011–12Providence BruinsAHL653212498— — — — —2012–13Providence BruinsAHL6421416719055102013–14Providence BruinsAHL1923539— — — — —2013–14Boston BruinsNHL47156381102282014–15Boston BruinsNHL4125715— — — — —2015–16Boston BruinsNHL715131853— — — — —2016–17Boston BruinsNHL5831013506 0 0 0 42017–18Boston BruinsNHL68115167012 1 3 4 42018–19Boston BruinsNHL3907735—————2020–21Boston BruinsNHL2813420 4 0 1 1 0NHL totals3521358712813316716
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