Robert Michael Miller, Jr. (born September 28, 1956 in Medford, Massachusetts

Medford, Massachusetts

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 and grew up in Billerica, Massachusetts

Billerica, Massachusetts

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. Miller is a retired professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player who played 404 games in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 between 1977 and 1985. He played for the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

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, Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies (NHL)

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, and Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

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Miller was a college hockey star for the University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire

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 as well as the US national team at the 1976 Winter Olympics

1976 Winter Olympics

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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, 1982, 1985 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.