Joe Miller (ice hockey)
Joseph Anthony "Joe" Miller (October 6, 1900– August 12, 1963) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Miller was a goaltender for the New York Americans, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers between 1927 and 1931. Miller was a member of the 1928 New York Rangers championship team.
| Joe Miller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 6, 1900 Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | August 12, 1963 (aged 62) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL New York Americans New York Rangers Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Quakers AHA St. Paul Saints CPHL Niagara Falls Cataracts | ||
| Playing career | 1916–1932 | ||
Joe Miller played for the New York Americans in 1928 when he was sent to the minors after being waived by the Americans. By an interesting set of circumstances his Stanley Cup opportunity arose. His season with Niagara Falls over, Miller was at home in Ottawa when New York Rangers goaltender Lorne Chabot was injured in the second game of the Stanley Cup Final. Rangers coach and General manager Lester Patrick asked the Americans and the Maroons for permission to use Miller for the remainder of the series. The American agreed but Montreal Maroons head coach Eddie Gerard forced Lester Patrick to play goal for the rest of that game. Miller was the designated backup for all NHL teams at the time, and he was loaned to the Rangers. Miller played three games for the Rangers and won the 1928 Stanley Cup for the New York.[1]
Miller later played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Quakers. He wore uniform number 1.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1916–17 | Pittsburgh Athletic Association | Exhib | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2447 | 63 | 5 | 1.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Renfrew Creamery Kings | Exhib | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 432 | 16 | 0 | 2.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Ottawa New Edinburghs | OCHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 5 | 2 | 1.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Ottawa New Edinburghs | OCHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 400 | 10 | 1 | 1.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Ottawa New Edinburghs | OCHL | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 675 | 25 | 0 | 2.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Ottawa New Edinburghs | OCHL | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 780 | 30 | 2 | 2.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Ottawa New Edinburghs | OCHL | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1200 | 43 | 2 | 2.15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 340 | 8 | 1 | 1.41 | ||
| 1923–24 | Ottawa New Edinburghs | OCHL | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 720 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | ||
| 1924–25 | Fort Pitt Panthers | USAHA | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1020 | 39 | 1 | 1.72 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 9 | 0 | 2.45 | ||
| 1925–26 | St. Paul Saints | CHL | 38 | — | — | — | 2280 | 70 | 6 | 1.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | St. Paul Saints | AHA | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1850 | 54 | 10 | 1.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | New York Americans | NHL | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1721 | 77 | 5 | 2.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 13 | — | — | — | 780 | 30 | 2 | 2.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | New York Rangers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
| 1928–29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 2780 | 80 | 11 | 1.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 43 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 2630 | 179 | 0 | 4.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Philadelphia Quakers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 821 | 47 | 0 | 3.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | New York Americans | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Syracuse Stars | IHL | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1260 | 51 | 3 | 2.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 130 | 24 | 89 | 16 | 7952 | 383 | 16 | 2.89 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | ||||
References
- Zweig, Eric (2012). Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-77085-104-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Zweig 2012, p. 247.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database