Blues hire Ryan Miller, mass confusion ensues

Of course they had to make this hiring on a Monday morning.

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Blues hire Ryan Miller, mass confusion ensues
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The St. Louis Blues announced earlier today that the team had named Ryan Miller as assistant general manager... no... not that Ryan Miller. Blues GM Doug Armstrong has officially promoted Ryan Miller, an executive within the organization with over a decade of experience.

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As you might imagine, news that the Blues had hired Miller came as quite a shock to fans across the NHL. After all, Ryan Miller the longtime NHL goaltender, hasn't officially retired just yet. While Miller remains an unrestricted free agent, there's reason to believe that his playing days aren't over just yet. Still... the confusion online was something to behold.






"It's an honor to be put in this position with an organization like the Blues, with our rich and proud history," Miller told stlouisblues.com. "To be named an Assistant General Manager with a team like the Blues, it's humbling. I'm excited for it and I'm ready to do my best to help our team continue its success."

Miller had been the team's Director of Hockey Operations for the past two seasons and his unique background makes him an intriguing assistant GM and potentially future NHL GM.

"The thing I seemed to have a knack for was securities law, financial market regulation and that type of thing," Miller said. "The Securities and Exchange Commission has an regional office in Denver that provided internships to students, and I applied for one of those in addition to applying for an internship at KO Sports, an agency that represented hockey players at all levels. I ended up getting the internship at KO Sports, who later hired me as their Director of Hockey Operations and Licensing after passing the bar exam."

"There are higher expectations, such as making sure I'm prepared for looking ahead and planning for what's ahead of us in three, four or five years down the road," he said. "In my previous role, I was supporting the people who were doing those things. Now I'll be the one that needs to be thinking about that. You get some of the credit when those things go well, and you're also accountable if they don't go so well."

For more info on who THIS Ryan Miller is, check out Jeremy Rutherford's column below: