Troubles continue for Mitch Miller as he's ditched by another hockey team

Mitch Miller, whose draft rights were recently renounced by the Arizona Coyotes following reports of a troubled past, has been dropped from another hockey team. The University of North Dakota (UND) has announced Miller is no longer allowed to take part in their hockey program and he is officially off the team.

"I have been closely monitoring the situation concerning Men's Hockey student-athlete Mitchell Miller, who was involved in a situation as a youth in 2016," said UND President Andrew Armacost in a letter to students. "We expect our students to live by our values in the classroom, in the community and when representing the University on the field of play."

"After much consideration and discussions with Mitchell, the Miller family, our Athletics Director, Bill Chaves, and Coach Brad Berry, I have decided that the best course of action for Mitchell and the University is that he no longer be a member of the UND Men's Hockey program. Mitchell may remain a student at UND and we will continue to support his future intellectual and interpersonal growth."

Miller was convicted in court of bullying a developmentally disabled black schoolmate when both were 14 years old. His actions included racial slurs, punching and tricking Isaiah Myer-Crothers into licking a lollipop that had been wiped in a urinal. According to Myer-Crothers' mother, another party involved in the bullying apologized to her son personally and was forgiven. She claims Miller has never offered his apologies to her son.

Miller was drafted in the fourth round by the Coyotes this month but the team later renounced his rights after discussions with officials and Meyer-Crothers' mother. Miller wrote a letter in advance of the draft to all NHL teams apologizing for his actions four years ago, something Meyer-Crothers' mother said would have made much more sense if one had been addressed to her son.

Source: Grand Forks Herald

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