# Jay Miller (ice hockey)

Jay Miller (born July 16, 1960) is an American former ice hockey player. He played for the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1985 and 1992.

## Early life

Raised in Natick, Massachusetts, Miller played college hockey with the New Hampshire Wildcats.

## Career

Miller was selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the fourth round, 66th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Miller never got a chance to show his skills with the Nordiques however, spending a few seasons with a handful of minor league teams. In 1985, the 6'2 left winger signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins and made the team that year as their enforcer. In the 1985–86 season he played in 46 games and collected 178 penalty minutes. During his stint with the Boston Bruins, Miller was known for his many fights with John Kordic.
His role continued to expand with the Boston Bruins, playing in 78 games during the 1987–88 regular season and racking up 304 penalty minutes - both career highs. That year in the playoffs, Miller was a regular on the Bruins' squad playing in 12 games and picking up 124 minutes in penalties. In January 1989 he was traded from Boston Bruins to the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations. Miller played four more seasons with the Kings, in the role of enforcer on a team that included Wayne Gretzky. He retired from professional hockey in 1992, having played 446 career NHL regular season games with 1723 penalty minutes.

## Personal life

Miller has three children. His daughter Brooke was born in 1989 and played college hockey on defense for the Holy Cross Crusaders. His son, also named Jay, was born in 1991 and went on to play football at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, while his youngest daughter, Taylor, played basketball as a forward for Saint Michael's College in Burlington, Vermont.
Miller and his wife Paula Miller (née Perini) have operated The Courtyard Restaurant & Pub in Bourne, Massachusetts since 1992.
Paula's great uncle Lou Perini, owned the Boston Braves from 1945 until 1962, gaining wealth from his family's construction business, Perini Corporation (now called Tutor Perini), which at one point in time was the third largest general contractor in the world.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1978–79 | Northwood School | HS-NY | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 28 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 28 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Mohawk Valley Stars | ACHL | 48 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 167 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983–84 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 56 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 177 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| 1985–86 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 304 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 29 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 133 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 68 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 224 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 66 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 259 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 67 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 249 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 446 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 1723 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 243 |