Mitchell Miller to receive a second chance in hockey, expected to re-join USHL's Tri-City Storm

It appears as though 19-year-old Mitchell Miller will get another crack at continuing his hockey career after all, with Sportsnet's Jeff Marek announcing on social media on Wednesday that Miller is expected to re-join the USHL's Tri-City Storm this season.

Miller was famously drafted by the Arizona Coyotes with the 111th pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, despite the youngster having been blacklisted by almost every NHL club due to a spotty history and some major character flaws.

Miller, during his younger teen years, was found guilty of engaging in abusive, racist behavior towards a developmentally challenged student, Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, at his school. Ultimately, Miller was ordered by the court to write an apology letter to Meyer-Crothers and to refrain from contacting him past that point.

Miller's status as an NHL prospect was revoked on October 29th, voiding the Coyotes' draft pick and just a day later, the University of Dakota, where Miller had committed to play, had dropped him as well.

In February of this year, Miller took part in an interview with AZ Coyotes Insider Craig Morgan, owning up to everything he had done and wanting everyone to know that none of what he said was to try to rehabilitate his image. It was more to take ownership and to begin to make amends for his indiscretions.

During the interview, Miller stated that the whole ordeal taught him a lot about who he would like to be as a person and how he has a desire to set his life on the right course moving forward.

«I kind of lost everything because of this, but it obviously affected their family way more. It affected them the most, but from my side, I have realized how much I lost, and it made me think about my life. I started seeing a counselor right after it all happened, and I still see a counselor when I go back home to figure out how to keep going and follow a dream. It goes both ways, but I think it helped me become a better person and become more mature.»

Time will tell how this second chance works out for Miller. Hopefully he is sincere in his wanting and willingness to change and that, if given one, he will use his platform to positively impact those who bully and those who are bullied. The thing about second chances though.. at this stage, if he falters, it will more than likely cost him his hockey career.

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