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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Greg Millen
Selected in sixth round
No. 102 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
June 25, 1957
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1973-74 |
Markham | OPJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1974-75 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
27 | n/a |
3.41 | 2 |
n/a | | 1975-76 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
58 | n/a |
4.26 | 0 |
n/a | | 1976-77 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
59 | n/a |
4.23 | 0 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1974-75 (Pete.)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977
(Peterborough)
OMJHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1974-75 (Pete.) (3.41 GAA) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 1, 1978 (Pittsburgh at
Washington)
Numbers: 29 (Pittsburgh); 30 (Hartford); 29 (St.
Louis);
31 (Quebec); 29 (Chicago); 34 (Detroit)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1978-1992 |
Pitt., Hart., St. Louis,
Quebec, Chi., Detroit |
604 |
215-284-89 | 3.87 |
17 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1990 |
Pitt., St. Louis, Chi. | 59 |
27-29 | 3.42 | 0 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis MVP:
1988-89
Pittsburgh Briere Trophy (Rookie of Year):
1978-79 (co-winner)
Hartford Three-Stars Leader: 1981-82, 1982-83
Hartford Kravitz Award (Players' MVP): 1983-84
NHL Records:
Most goals allowed in one season (282 in 1982-83)
Pittsburgh Records: Most goals allowed in
a season (258 in 1980-81)
Hartford/Carolina
Records: Most goals allowed in a season (282 in 1982-83)
St. Louis Records:
Longest shutout streak (184:47 in 1988-89)
NHL Shutouts Leader: 1988-89 (St. Louis) (6 shutouts)
NHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1983-84 (Hartford) (60 games)
NHL Minutes
Leader: 1983-84 (Hartford) (3,583 minutes)
NHL Goals-Allowed Leader:
1980-81 (Pittsburgh) (258 goals), 1982-83 (Hartford) (282 goals), 1983-84
(Hartford) (221 goals)
Broadcasting Career: Served as TV analyst for Prism/New England cable
coverage of 1982 NHL Entry Draft. ... Named Ottawa TV color commentator prior
to team's inaugural 1992-93 season and held position through
1993-94 season. ... Named CBC Hockey Night in Canada color commentator
prior to 1994-95 season and held position through 1997-98 season.
... Named Ottawa TV color commentator prior to 1996-97 season and remained in
position into 2003-04 season. ... Named CBC Hockey Night in Canada
color commentator prior to 1999-00 season and remained in position into
2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Injured back during Pittsburgh's
1977 training camp. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with pulled hamstring,
an injury suffered in October 1979. ... Set Pittsburgh record (since broken)
for assists by a goaltender in one season with three in 1979-80. ... Set
Pittsburgh record (since broken) for games played by a goalie in one
season with 63 in 1980-81. ... Served as Hartford team representative to NHLPA.
... Set Hartford/Carolina record (since broken) for assists by a goaltender in
one season with five in 1981-82. ... Named NHL Co-Player of Week (with Dave
Andreychuk) for week ending Feb. 12, 1984. ... Set Hartford/Carolina records (since
broken) for wins (21), shutout streak (137:50) and consecutive starts (14)
in 1983-84. ... Tied Hartford/Carolina record (since broken) with two shutouts
in 1983-84. ... Made 33 saves to win first start for St. Louis, a 3-1
victory over Buffalo on Feb. 27, 1985. ... Traded by Chicago to N.Y. Rangers
in exchange for future considerations on Sept. 24, 1991, but never played for
parent team. ... Retired in 1992 to pursue a career in broadcasting. ...
Developed daily syndicated audio commentary during 1997-98 season,
offering it to media outlets. He later produced a syndicated feature, NHL Ice,
for NHL.com, and also wrote columns for
NHL.com. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL); Sault Ste.
Marie (OMJHL); Maine (AHL); San Diego (IHL)
World Championships: 1982 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Broadcasting Career: Served as CTV color commentator during 1994 Winter
Olympics. ... Served as CBC TV color commentator during 2002 Winter
Olympics.
Miscellaneous: Worked in the stock market during off-seasons of his
early playing days. ... Was active in charitable causes during playing days in
Hartford and St. Louis, including work with the homeless. ... Was primary
investor in the Movieola Cafe restaurant in Toronto when it opened in 1987.
Also owned other restaurants in Canada. ... Played in Heroes of Hockey game at
2000 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto.
Personal: Full name is Gregory H. Millen. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Millen played out his contract
with Pittsburgh in 1980-81 and became a restricted free agent on June 1, 1981. He signed
with Hartford on June 15, 1981. NHL arbitrator Joseph Kane awarded the
Penguins Pat Boutette and Kevin McClelland on June 29, 1981, as compensation for Hartford's
signing. The arbitration case was a victory for Pittsburgh, which
got what it had wanted from Hartford. The Whalers had offered
John Garrett and Jordy Douglas as compensation. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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