Kip Miller
Kip Charles Miller ( born June 11, 1969 in Lansing, Michigan ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. During his career he played for the Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League. His brothers Kevin and Kelly were also active in the NHL, so are his cousins Ryan and Drew.
Career
Miller played for four years from 1984 to 1988, partially with his brother, Kevin, at Michigan State University, Central Collegiate Hockey Association of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. After two streaky, but constant seasons, he could almost double its yield point in his third year of college and was elected to two All-Star teams. His fourth and last year of college, he finished with 101 points in only 45 games, which he has received numerous awards, including winning the Hobey Baker Memorial Award for the best college player of the year.
After he had already been selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1987 in the seventh round of the 72nd Quebec Nordiques, it took this for season 1990/91 under contract. In his first two seasons as a professional of Americans came only sporadically in the NHL for use, but was one of the best points scorer in the farm team the Nordiques from the American Hockey League. In March 1992, he was then transferred to the Minnesota North Stars, where he was but mostly used in the farm team in the International Hockey League. In the following five seasons between 1993 and 1998 Miller played for the San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks, In the season 1994/95 he spent with the Islanders, he won with the Denver Grizzlies, the farm team of Islanders, the Turner Cup, the championship of the IHL, and was also awarded with the Norman R. " Bud " Poile Trophy for the most valuable player of the playoffs.
In October 1998, Miller's NHL career experienced after the setbacks of previous years an upswing chose him as the Pittsburgh Penguins of the waiver list. Over two seasons, played the center 121 games for the Penguins and scored 61 points before he was released in January 2000 on the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Already in the summer of the same year he returned as a free agent to Pittsburgh Penguins. There, however, he was only sporadically used and changed for the season 2001/ 02 for the third time to the New York Islanders for which he was already running for the seasons 1994/95 and 1997 /98. Also he left the Islanders after only one year. His last two NHL seasons, Miller graduated from the Washington capital from 2002 and 2004. Before he ended his active career in the summer of 2007, he played three years in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins and Chicago Wolves.
Internationally
At international level, Miller represented the U.S. national team at the World Youth Championship in 1988 and the Senior World Championships in 1990.