Boston Bruins‘ 4th year defenseman Colin Miller(48) has to be feeling the pressure to blossom into the full-time big league blue liner he’s meant to be, especially after signing a new 2-year deal.
After being acquired in an off season trade he played a career high 42 NHL games as a rookie scoring 3 goals and 13 assists with a 0 rating.
This came after a full season in the AHL under contract with Los Angeles Kings reassigned to affiliate Manchester Monarchs, where he had an all best 19 goals and 33 assists for 52 points with a +11 and won the 2015 Calder Cup Championship, lighting it up with a 2 goals 8 assist performance in 19 games.
He’s the former hardest shot at the minor league skills competition and it seems like it’s time for the soon to be 24-year old to step it up.
Colin Miller(6) Manchester Monarchs
Los Angeles Kings‘ 5th round pick in the 2012 draft (#151 overall), 2nd year defenseman Colin Miller(6) is having a great sophomore season with affiliate Manchester Monarchs.
His point totals in 23 AHL games this season has already surpassed what he put up in 65 games as a rookie.
He has a new career high goals with 6 and points at 18 and is tied his assist mark from last year with 12.
In his last campaign of juniors with hometown team Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, he was a point–per-game player scoring 20 goals and 35 assists in 54 OHL games.
The 6′ 195 lbs. blue liner was always very accountable in his own zone, leaving after three years with a +24 rating.
He continued on that path in the minors and is currently a +7 plus/minus.
The 22-year old has yet to earn his first NHL recall but is definitely on the right path and signed with the parent club through 2016 on a 3-year entry level deal.