ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Senior forward Greg Miller has won the ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward Award and was named to the All-ECAC Hockey Third Team, it was announced Thursday night at the league's annual banquet at Boardwalk Hall. Also a member of the All-Ivy League First Team, Miller is currently tied for second in the league with a plus-18 rating, won 58 percent of his faceoffs and committed just two minor penalties in his fourth and final season with the Big Red.
 
Primarily known for his offensive ability, Miller led Cornell in scoring for a third straight season with 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points in 33 games. But Miller has also been a steady defensive presence and was named a finalist for the best defensive forward award last season, too. He has won at least half of his faceoffs in 18 of his last 23 games. Miller was on the ice for an opponent's five-on-five goal just six times in 22 league games. Off the top 26 players in plus/minus rating in ECAC Hockey, just two play for a sub-.500 team — Miller and linemate Brian Ferlin (plus-10).
 
The other two finalists for the best defensive forward award were Quinnipiac senior Jeremy Langlois and Dartmouth sophomore Tyler Sikura. The Big Red last won the award in 2009, when it was given to then-senior Tyler Mugford. Other Cornell winners of the award, which was first bestowed in 1993, include Stephen Bâby (2002 & 2003), Doug Steinstra (2000) and Brad Chartrand (1996).
 
Miller is the Big Red's first three-time leading scorer since Matt Moulson '06. He came up just two points shy of becoming the program's 48th player to reach 100 career points.