Former NHL goaltender, hockey broadcaster Greg Millen dead at 67

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 07, 2025 8:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: little than a infinitesimal ago

Former NHL goaltender and longtime hockey broadcaster Greg Millen has died astatine 67.

The NHL Alumni Association announced his decease Monday but did not supply a cause.

Millen spent 14 years successful the NHL from 1978-92, playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, Chicago and the Detroit Red Wings.

The Toronto autochthonal was a sixth-round prime (102nd overall) successful the 1977 NHL draught by the Penguins. Millen played successful 604 vocation games, making 582 starts and signaling a 3.88 goals-against mean and a prevention percent of .873.

"Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with Greg's household astatine this precise hard time," the NHL Alumni Association said successful a connection connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.

"We are saddened by the nonaccomplishment of erstwhile Blues goaltender Greg Millen, who proudly wore the `Note from 1985-90. Our thoughts are with each Millen's family, friends, and fans astatine this time," the St. Louis Blues said successful a connection connected X.

He instantly went into broadcasting pursuing the decision of his career, covering the Ottawa Senators during their inaugural play successful 1992-93.

"The Ottawa Senators were profoundly saddened to perceive of the passing of Greg Millen, the archetypal ever .Sens TV colour commentator and a beloved nationalist broadcaster. Our hearts spell retired to his family, friends, arsenic good arsenic each of his fans who enjoyed some his hockey vocation and his portion successful truthful galore historical crippled calls," the Senators said successful a connection connected X.

Millen was besides a portion of CBC's Hockey Night successful Canada and the NHL connected Sportsnet. In all, helium covered 3 Olympic Games, 2 World Cups of Hockey, 12 Stanley Cup finals and 12 NHL all-star games.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Greg Millen's household and friends pursuing his passing today. After his 14-season NHL career, Greg went into broadcasting and we were truthful fortunate to person him arsenic a portion of our Flames Sportsnet family. Rest successful peace, Millsy," the Calgary Flames said successful a connection connected X.

In a connection passing on its condolences connected X, Sportsnet called Millen a "trusted and acquainted dependable successful the homes of millions of Canadians for much than 30 years."

"It is with dense hearts that we astatine Sportsnet mourn the passing of Greg Millen, a beloved fig successful our hockey assemblage and cherished subordinate of our NHL connected Sportsnet team. As some a subordinate and broadcaster, Greg near an indelible people connected the sport, arsenic good arsenic everyone who had the pleasance to cognize him, ticker him, and perceive to him."