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J.T.
mIller
Forward
Height: 6’2” (188) shoots: Left
Weight: 212 (96) birthdate: 3/14/93
Hometown: East Palestine, Ohio
2012-13 team:
Connecticut Whale (AHL)
nHl team rights:
New York Rangers
internatiOnal events
2012
• Member of the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2012
International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior
Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, Alta.
— Posted four points (2-2) in six games
• Participated in the USA Hockey National Junior
Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.
— In five games, contributed four points (1-3)
2011
• Took part in the USA Hockey National Junior
Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.
— Scored two goals in three games
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team
that won its third consecutive gold medal at the 2011
IIHF Men’s U18 World Championship in Crimmitschau
and Dresden, Germany
— Led Team USA with nine assists and 13 points in
six games
— Selected as one of Team USA’s top three players
of the tournament
• On the U.S. National Under-18 Team that placed first
at the 2011 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament in
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
— Tallied a goal and added three assists in four
games
2010
• Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team that
finished first at the 2010 Under-18 Four Nations Cup
in Sundsvall, Sweden
— Collected two goals and two assists in four
games
• Skated with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the
2010 Vlad Dzurilla Under-18 Tournament in Piestany,
Slovakia
— Logged one goal and one assist in three games
• Helped the U.S. National Under-17 Team take first
place at the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
in Timmins, Ont.
— Finished second on the team with nine points and
tied for the team lead with five goals in six games
2009
• Member of the U.S. National Under-17 Team that
finished first at the 2009 Under-17 Four Nations Cup
in Trnava, Slovakia
— Tied for the team lead with five points (2-3) in
three games
PrOFessiOnal HOckey
2012-13
• In his first regular season with the Connecticut Whale
of the American Hockey League
• Has notched five goals and nine assists through
games of Dec. 15
2011-12
• Skated in eight playoff games for the Connecticut
Whale of the American Hockey League. Contributed
one assist
JuniOr HOckey
2011-12
• Played for the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey
League
• Tied for fourth on the team with 62 points (25-37)
usa HOckey - ntdP
2010-11
• Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of
USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program,
statistics
iiHF event statistics
year event gP g a Pts Pim
2012 IIHF World Junior Championship 6 2 2 4 0
2011 IIHF Men’s U18 World Championship 6 4 9 13 6
iiHF event tOtals 12 6 11 17 6
PrO/JuniOr/ntdP statistics
year team (league) gP g a Pts Pim
2012-13 Connecticut Whale (AHL) # 26 5 9 14 25
2011-12 Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 61 25 37 62 61
2010-11 U.S. National Under-18 Team* 56 15 35 50 86
2009-10 U.S. National Under-17 Team* 46 15 16 31 79
U.S. National Under-18 Team* 1 0 0 0 0
ntdP tOtals 103 30 51 81 165
# statistics through games of December 15, 2012 * part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program
that competed in the United States Hockey League
and against NCAA Division I and Division III opponents
and international teams
• Led Team USA with 35 assists and finished third on
the team with 50 points
2009-10
• Played for the U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of
USA Hockey’s NTDP, that competed in the USHL and
against international teams. Also played one game for
the U.S. National Under-18 Team
• Tied for second on the Under-17 Team with 31 points
and 15 goals
additiOnal nOtes
• Son of Dennis and Jen Miller
• Full name is Jonathan Tanner Miller
• Selected by the New York Rangers in the first round
(15th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
• Skated with the Pittsburgh Hornets Midget program
prior to joining USA Hockey’s NTDP
• Also played baseball and football in high school
• Lists his favorite movies as Happy Gilmore, Step
Brothers, Hangover and Four Brothers
• His favorite NHL player is Alexi Kovalev