K’Andre Miller is nearing the end of his fourth season as a defenseman with the New York Rangers, who are leading the race for the National Hockey League’s Presidents’ Trophy, which is presented to the team with the league’s best regular-season record.
He is the son of 1988 Fairmont High School graduate Amy Sokoloski.
He played high school hockey at Minnetonka before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and spent two seasons in the United States Hockey League and in international tournaments like the 2016 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.
After the time in the development program, Miller spent two seasons with Wisconsin and also played in two straight IIHF World Junior Championships.
Miller left Wisconsin after two seasons to sign a contract with the Rangers, who had selected him with the No. 22 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft.
Miller is second in time on the ice among the Rangers’ blue liners, averaging 21 minutes and 36 seconds. He’s also second in points with 30 on eight goals and 22 assists.
New York has a 53-22-4 record for 110 points. Dallas has 109 points, while Carolina and Boston each have 107.
Each team has three games remaining. All the Rangers’ games are at Madison Square Garden, hosting Philadelphia Thursday, the New York Islanders Saturday (televised at 11:30 a.m. on ABC) and Ottawa on Monday.
While New York’s schedule will be complete, the NHL’s regular season doesn’t end until Thursday, April 18. The first round of the NHL playoffs is expected to start Saturday, April 20.