Greg Millen

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Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Nickname(s) Millsie, The Dog
Height
Weight		 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg/12 st 7 lb)
Pro clubs Pittsburgh Penguins
Hartford Whalers
St. Louis Blues
Quebec Nordiques
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born June 25, 1957 (1957-06-25) (age 50),
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
NHL Draft 102nd overall, 1977
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career 1978 – 1992

Greg Millen (born June 25, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian hockey commentator analyst and was an ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League. He is currently the color commentator partnered with Joe Bowen for local television broadcasts of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey games. He also works on Hockey Night in Canada, where he is usually paired with either Bob Cole or Jim Hughson.

Netminder Greg Millen made over 600 appearances for a half dozen different clubs during his 14 NHL seasons. In addition to his athletic talent he was a positive influence in the dressing room and was able to handle a heavy workload.

The Toronto native was chosen 102nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1977 while he was in the midst of a fine OHA career with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He also played for the Peterborough Petes in the OHL from 1974 to 1977. In 1978–79, he looked solid in 28 games as a rookie and became a fan favourite at the "Igloo." Two years later, he won 25 games and nearly led his team to a first round upset over the St. Louis Blues, losing the decisive fifth game in double overtime.

In June 1981, the Hartford Whalers signed him as a free agent. After toiling admirably in 55 games for the Whale 1981–82, Millen represented Canada at the World Championships. In 1983–84, he led the NHL with 60 appearances, while toiling on one of the league's worst teams.

Millen joined the St. Louis Blues in February 1985 following a major trade that also involved Mike Liut. He formed a solid goalkeeping tandem with Rick Wamsley and helped the club reach the Conference Finals in 1986, where they were defeated in seven games by the Calgary Flames. In 1988–89, Millen registered an NHL-high six shutouts along with 22 wins. Late in his career, the popular backstopper spent time with the Quebec Nordiques, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings before retiring in 1992.

After ending his career, Millen became the colour commentator on television broadcasts for the expansion Ottawa Senators. During his eleven seasons affiliated with the Senators, his play-by-play partners included Don Chevrier, Rob Faulds, and Dean Brown. He also paired with Chevrier as the lead broadcasting team for CTV's ice hockey coverage at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Beginning in the 1995 season, he joined the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. After a year with CTV Sportsnet, he rejoined HNIC in 1999–2000 as the network's secondary colour commentator, mostly covering the second game of weekly doubleheader.

During his 14-year NHL career, Millen was 215–284–89 with a goals-against average of 3.87 and 17 shutouts. In the playoffs, he was 27–29 with a GAA of 3.42. He donned the jerseys of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings.

Greg Millen resides in Bridgenorth, Ontario, with his wife and four children.

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[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1973–74 Toronto Marlboros OHA 3
1974–75 Peterborough Petes OHA 27 1584 90 2 3.41
1975–76 Peterborough Petes OHA 58 3282 233 0 4.26
1976–77 Peterborough Petes OHA 59 3457 244 0 4.23
1977–78 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA 25 1469 105 1 4.29
1977–78 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3 180 14 0 4.67
1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 28 14 11 1 1532 86 2 3.37
1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 18 18 7 2586 157 2 3.64
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 25 27 10 3721 258 0 4.16
1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 55 11 30 12 3201 229 0 4.29
1982–83 Hartford Whalers NHL 60 14 38 6 3520 282 1 4.81 .863
1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 60 21 30 9 3583 221 2 3.70 .878
1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 44 16 22 6 2659 187 1 4.22 .855
1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 2 7 1 607 35 0 3.46 .871
1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 14 16 6 2168 129 1 3.57 .887
1986–87 St. Louis Blues NHL 42 15 18 9 2482 146 0 3.53 .873
1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 48 21 19 7 2854 167 1 3.51 .880
1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 52 22 20 7 3019 170 6 3.38 .880
1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 21 11 7 3 1245 61 1 2.94 .890
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 18 3 14 1 1080 95 0 5.28 .853
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10 5 4 1 575 32 0 3.34 .880
1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 3 0 1 0 58 4 0 4.14 .875
1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 11 2 5 2 599 37 0 3.71
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 10 3 2 3 487 22 0 2.71 .896
1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 5 2 3 0 296 20 0 4.05
NHL Totals 604 215 284 89 35377 2281 17 3.87

[edit] Post season

   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1976–77 Peterborough Petes OHA 4 240 23 0 5.75
1977–78 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA 13 774 61 0 4.73
1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 2 3 300 21 0 4.20
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 2 3 325 19 0 3.51
1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 1 60 2 0 2.00 .943
1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 6 3 586 29 0 2.97 .912
1986–87 St. Louis Blues NHL 4 1 3 250 10 0 2.40 .918
1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 5 5 600 38 0 3.80 .849
1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 5 5 649 34 0 3.14 .890
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 14 6 6 613 40 0 3.92 .867
NHL Totals 59 27 29 3383 193 0 3.42

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