Joe Miller, a native of
Morrisburg,
Ontario, first came onto the ice hockey scene with the Pittsburgh Athletic Association (PAA) in 1916–17, playing 40 games for the club before heading back to Canada where he would play for seven years with Renfrew and the
Ottawa New Edinburghs. He then reappeared in Pittsburgh for the 1924–25 season, to play with the
Fort Pitt Hornets in the
United States Amateur Hockey Association, and then the two following seasons he played with the
St. Paul Saints in Minnesota. Miller played for the
New York Americans in
1928 when he was sent to the minors after being waived by the Americans. By an interesting set of circumstances his
Stanley Cup opportunity arose. His season with Niagara Falls over, Miller was at home in Ottawa when New York Rangers goaltender
Lorne Chabot was injured in the second game of the Stanley Cup Finals. Rangers coach and
General manager Lester Patrick asked the Americans and the Maroons for permission to use Miller for the remainder of the series. The Americans agreed but
Montreal Maroons head coach
Eddie Gerard forced Lester Patrick to play goal for the rest of that game. Miller was the designated backup for all NHL teams at the time, and he was loaned to the Rangers. Miller played three games for the Rangers and won the
1928 Stanley Cup for the New York. Later he played for the
Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Philadelphia Quakers. He wore uniform number 1. ==Football==