Warren Frederick Miller (born June 15, 1953 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American former professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. After playing for South St. Paul High School in Minnesota, Miller enrolled at the University of Minnesota where he had a four-year collegiate career. Miller helped the Golden Gophers to two NCAA championship titles in his sophomore and senior years in 1974 and 1976. He played 262 games in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 and 238 games in the World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

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 between 1977 and 1983. He played for the Calgary Cowboys

Calgary Cowboys

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, Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

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, Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques

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, New York Rangers

New York Rangers

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, and Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers

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Miller was a college hockey star for the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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 before turning professional. He was also a member of the US team at the 1981 Canada Cup

1981 Canada Cup

The 1981 Canada Cup was the second best-on-best ice hockey world championship and involved the world's top six hockey nations. Tournament games were held in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. The Soviet Union defeated Canada in a single game final to win its first title, while Soviet...

 and 1977, 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.