Andy Miele

Andy Miele (born April 15, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Andy Miele
Born (1988-04-15) April 15, 1988
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Arizona Coyotes
Malmö Redhawks
Växjö Lakers
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

Amateur

During the 2007–08 season, in his first season with Miami, Miele played in 18 games for Miami, where he registered six goals and eight assists. He recorded his first multi-point and multi-goal game against Michigan on February 9, with two goals and one assist.

During the 2008–09 season, Miele was one of six players to play in 41 games, while registering 15 goals and 16 assists.

During the 2009–10 season, following his breakout year with Miami, Miele took his scoring to the next level. Appearing in 43 games, he was the second-leading scorer on the team, registering 15 goals and 29 assists, finishing above a point-per-game pace with 44 points. Miele recorded his first career short-handed goal on November 20, in a game against Western Michigan.

As a senior at Miami, Miele was the team's leading scorer, and led the nation in scoring with 24 goals and 47 assists in 39 games during the 2010–11 season. Miele went on a school-record-tying 17-game point streak, from January 8 to March 19, during which he posted a total of 38 points. Miele was named the CCHA Player of the Month in January and February, and the National Player of the Month in February. Miami finished third in the CCHA, and Miele help lead Miami to win its first ever Mason Cup. During the 2011 CCHA Tournament, Miele registered six points, including four points in Miami's semifinal victory over Notre Dame. Miele was named to the CCHA All-Tournament Team, and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1] Miele won the Hobey Baker Award in 2011 as the top NCAA men's ice hockey player,[2] and was also named the USCHO Player of the Year,[3] CCHA Player of the Year, and USA Hockey's College Player of the Year.[4]

Professional

On April 2, 2011, the Phoenix Coyotes signed Miele to a two-year, entry-level contract.[5]

During the 2011–12 season, Miele recorded his first professional goal and assist in his professional debut at Bridgeport on October 8. He was the leading-scorer for the Portland Pirates, recording 13 goals, and a team high-38 assists in 69 games.[6] Miele made his NHL debut for the Coyotes on October 23, 2011, in a game against the Anaheim Ducks.

On June 29, 2012, the Phoenix Coyotes re-signed Miele to a one-year, two-way contract.[7]

During the 2012–13 season, Miele recorded 19 goals and 34 assists in 70 games. The Pirates finished second in the Atlantic Division and were swept by Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Crunch in the first round with two of the three losses in overtime. Miele scored one goal and two assists in three playoff games.[8]

On July 2, 2014, the Detroit Red Wings signed Miele to a one-year, two-way contract. Miele spent the majority of his pro career with the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, where he recorded 35 goals and 107 points in 139 AHL games.[9]

During the 2014–15 season, Miele led the Griffins in scoring, recording 26 goals and 44 assists in 71 games, finishing second overall in league scoring. During the 2015 Calder Cup playoffs, Miele was the second-leading scorer for the Griffins, recording three goals and 11 assists in 16 games. Following an outstanding season with the Griffins, Miele was named to the AHL First All-Star Team.

On July 1, 2015, the Red Wings signed Miele to a one-year contract extension.[10]

On July 1, 2016, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Miele to a one-year contract.[11] In the 2016–17 season, Miele was assigned to the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, out of training camp. Playing as a top-line forward, Miele continued in his offensive role in leading the club with 44 assists in 65 games.

As an impending free agent following a first-round exit in the post-season with the Phantoms, Miele opted to pursue a European career. He agreed to a two-year optional contract in Sweden with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on May 3, 2017.[12] During the 2017–18 season, after producing offensively for the Redhawks with 27 points in 39 games, Miele would transfer to another SHL team, the Växjö Lakers in time for the post-season run. He contributed with 9 points in 13 playoff games to help Växjö capture the Le Mat Trophy.

Miele left Sweden after one season as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on May 21, 2018.[13] In the 2018–19 season, Miele was used in top-line role, placing third on the team with 16 goals and 32 points in 61 games.

After two seasons abroad, Miele returned to North America as a free agent and signed for a second tenure within the Arizona Coyotes organization in agreeing a two-year, two-way contract on July 1, 2019.[14] In the 2019–20 season, Miele was assigned to AHL affiliate the Tucson Roadrunners. He made 58 appearances as an alternate captain with the Roadrunner, placing third in scoring with 15 goals and 48 points before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unable to add to his NHL experience with the Coyotes, Miele was placed on unconditional waivers in order for a mutual termination from the final year of his contract on July 11, 2020.[15] As a free agent, Miele immediately agreed to return to former KHL club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, signing a one-year deal on July 13, 2020.[16]

International play

Miele made his international debut for the United States, at the 2011 IIHF World Championship. He was one of three college players to represent the USA. Miele skated in two of USA's seven games in Slovakia, where he recorded two assists.

Miele represented the United States at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he skated in four games, and recorded zero goals or assists.[17]

Personal

Miele is a member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.[18] Miele was married in the Summer of 2016 to his wife, Hilary[19] and the two had their first child, Bonnie, on November 7, 2019.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 52 10 17 27 41 8 0 4 4 4
2006–07 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 13 7 8 15 15 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Steel USHL 45 13 29 42 70 4 2 4 6 14
2007–08 Chicago Steel USHL 29 30 11 41 78 — — — — —
2007–08 Miami RedHawks CCHA 18 6 8 14 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Miami RedHawks CCHA 41 15 16 31 34 — — — — —
2009–10 Miami RedHawks CCHA 43 15 29 44 61 — — — — —
2010–11 Miami RedHawks CCHA 39 24 47 71 35 — — — — —
2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 69 16 38 54 43 — — — — —
2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 7 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Portland Pirates AHL 70 19 34 53 72 3 1 2 3 15
2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 70 27 45 72 66 — — — — —
2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 7 0 2 2 5 — — — — —
2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 71 26 44 70 42 16 3 11 14 20
2015–16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 75 18 44 62 77 9 2 5 7 12
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 65 13 44 57 54 5 1 2 3 4
2017–18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 39 10 17 27 39 — — — — —
2017–18 Växjö Lakers SHL 7 0 5 5 0 13 1 8 9 24
2018–19 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 61 16 16 32 57 7 0 2 2 6
2019–20 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 58 15 33 48 46 — — — — —
NHL totals 15 0 2 2 11 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 United States WC 8th 2 0 2 2 2
2014 United States WC 6th 4 0 0 0 4
Senior totals 6 0 2 2 6

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-CCHA Second Team 2009–10 [4]
All-CCHA First Team 2010–11
CCHA Player of the Year 2010–11
USA Hockey College Player of the Year 2010–11
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 2010–11
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2010–11
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2011
CCHA Tournament MVP 2011
AHL
Second All-Star Team 2013–14 [21]
First All-Star Team 2014–15 [22]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) 2018 [23]

References
  1. Miele leads RedHawks to first CCHA crown
  2. Andy Miele wins Hobey Baker Memorial Award
  3. National Scoring Leader Miele Named USCHO's Player of the Year
  4. Andy Miele – Miami RedHawks
  5. Woods' Miele Turns Hopes to NHL's Coyotes
  6. Andy Miele – Portland Pirates
  7. "Coyotes Re-Sign Miele to One-Year Contract". Arizona Coyotes. June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  8. Andy Miele
  9. Roose, Bill (July 2, 2014). "Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  10. "Miele, McCollum re-sign with Red Wings". Detroit Red Wings. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. "Flyers sign forwards Greg Carey, Andy Miele; defenseman Will O'Neill". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  12. "New center ready for the Redhawks" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  13. "Andy Miele in Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  14. "Coyotes sign Miele, Ness and Bennett". Arizona Coyotes. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  15. "Andy Miele waived unconditionally". CBS Sports. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  16. "Andy Miele returns to Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  17. "USA Picks Murphy, Miele for 2014 IIHF World Championship Team". Phoenix Coyotes. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  18. "Staff and Board". You Can Play. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  19. "Andy Miele disappointed opportunity with Red Wings never came". mlive. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  20. Star, Brett Fera Special to the Arizona Daily. "New dad Andy Miele embraces Roadrunners leadership role — although veteran's NHL dream still in play". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  21. "First and Second AHL All-Stars named". AHL. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  22. "Miele and Pulkkinen Named to AHL First All-Star Team". Grand Rapids Griffins. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  23. "Lakers dominant in SHL title win". eurohockeyclubs.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Blake Geoffrion		 Winner of the Hobey Baker Award
2010–11		 Succeeded by
Jack Connolly
Preceded by
Gustav Nyquist		 NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
2010–11		 Succeeded by
Spencer Abbott
Preceded by
Cody Reichard		 CCHA Player of the Year
2010–11		 Succeeded by
Torey Krug
Preceded by
Drew Palmisano		 Perani Cup Champion
2010–11		 Succeeded by
Reilly Smith
Preceded by
Shawn Hunwick		 CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
2011		 Succeeded by
Frank Slubowski
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