Beast add defenseman Miller

BRAMPTON, Ontario - The Brampton Beast announced that they have signed defenseman Brenden Miller to a contract for the 2019-20 season.

Miller, 25, spent last season with four different teams. He began in Slovakia with HC Banska Bystrica where he had four points over the course of 25 games. He then moved over to Sweden and suited up in nine games for Tingsryds AIF where the blueliner had two assists. Miller then returned to the ECHL for the latter portion of the year and played for both the Florida Everblades and the Manchester Monarchs. He made it into 20 games total and had seven points over that span. He's also previously made an ECHL stop with the Orlando Solar Bears.

Miller previously played in Brampton with the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League. He moved with the team to North Bay and was an alternate captain in his final year of play in 2014-15.

The defender has also seen American Hockey League action with the Toronto Marlies and has appeared in two regular-season games where he recorded one goal.