after his second season with his hometown team, Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League, where he had 28 points (eight goals, 20 assists) in 54 games.

Colin Miller was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round (No. 151) of the 2012 NHL Draft.

The 6-foot-1, 193-pound defenseman would play one more season of junior hockey with Sault Ste. Marie, getting 55 points (20 goals, 35 assists) in 54 games and received the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy, given to the OHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and community.

Miller played the next two seasons with Manchester of the American Hockey League, including in 2014-15, when he was named an AHL Second All-Star Team after he had 52 points (19 goals, 33 assists) in 70 games. At the 2015 AHL All-Star Skills Competition, Miller won the fastest skater competition (13.805 seconds) and set a then event record for hardest shot at 105.5 mph.

He stepped up his game in the playoffs that season, getting 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 19 games while anchoring Manchester's defense to help it win the Calder Cup.

However, with the Kings set on defense, Miller was traded to the Bruins on June 26, 2015. He split the following season between Boston and Providence of the AHL, then stuck with the Bruins for the entirety of the 2016-17 season, finishing with 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 61 games.

But Miller was left unprotected and was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. During Vegas' inaugural season in 2017-18, Miller broke out, leading its defenseman in goals (10), points (41), power-play goals (five) and power-play assists (17). He kept up his strong play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, getting seven points (three goals, four assists) in 20 games to help the Golden Knights advance to the Cup Final.

Miller played one more season with Vegas before he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for two draft picks on June 29, 2019.

In his first season in Buffalo, Miller had 11 points (one goals, 10 assists) in 51 games before the season was paused on March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• AHL Second All-Star Team (2015)
• Traded to Boston by Los Angeles with Martin Jones and Los Angeles' 1st round pick (Jakub Zboril) in 2015 NHL Draft for Milan Lucic, June 26, 2015.
• Claimed by Vegas from Boston in Expansion Draft, June 21, 2017.
• Traded to Buffalo by Vegas for a 2nd-round pick in 2021 NHL Draft and 5th-round pick in 2022 NHL Draft, June 29, 2019.