Kevan Miller | |||
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Born |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
November 15, 1987 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Boston Bruins | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Kevan Michael Miller (born November 15, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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 1 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.
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. After five games with Providence, Boston signed him to an entry-level contract, opting to keep him with Providence for the 2011–12 season.