Career
He is currently the colour commentator partnered with play-by-play announcer Paul Romanuk for local television broadcasts of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey games on Sportsnet Ontario. He also works on Hockey Night in Canada, where he is usually paired with Bob Cole. Millen made over 600 appearances for six teams during his 14 National Hockey League seasons.
Playing career
The Toronto native was chosen 102nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1977 National Hockey League Amateur Draft, while he was in the midst of a fine OHA career with the Sault Ste.
Marie Greyhounds. He also played for the Peterborough Petes in the OHL from 1974 to 1977. In June 1981, the Hartford Whalers signed him as a free agent.
After playing in 55 games for the Whalers in 1981-1982, Millen represented Canada at the World Championships. In 1983-1984, he led the National Hockey League with 60 appearances, while toiling on one of the league"s worst teams.
Millen joined the Saint Louis Blues in February 1985, following a major trade that also involved Mike Liut.
He formed a solid goalkeeping tandem with Rick Wamsley and helped the club reach the Conference Finals in 1986, where they were defeated in seven games by the Calgary Flames. In 1988-1989, Millen registered an National Hockey League-high six shutouts along with 22 wins. Late in his career, he spent time with the Quebec Nordiques, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings before retiring in 1992.
Broadcasting career
After ending his career, Millen became the colour commentator on television broadcasts for the expansion Ottawa Senators.
He also paired with Chevrier as the lead broadcasting team for CTV"s ice hockey coverage at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Beginning in the 1995 season, he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Company"s Hockey Night in Canada.
After a year with CTV Sportsnet, he rejoined HNIC in 1999–2000 as the colour commentator of the network"s secondary broadcast team, first paired with Chris Cuthbert and then Jim Hughson, mostly covering the second game of weekly doubleheader and three playoff rounds. He was promoted to the lead team in 2006, working alongside Bob Cole.
In this role he worked on Canadian Broadcasting Company"s coverage of the 2007 and 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.
In 2005, he moved from the Senators to the Maple Leafs local broadcast team, and in 2007 he became the Leafs" lead television colour commentator, working alongside Joe Bowen on Sportsnet Ontario and Leafs television As of 2014 he works exclusively for Rogers Communications, both on telecasts that are part of the national television contract under the Hockey Night in Canada, Rogers Hometown Hockey or Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey banners, and on the half of the Maple Leafs regional package that appears on Sportsnet Ontario. Personal life
Millen"s son Charlie is currently a goaltender for the Ottawa Junior. Senators of the Central Canada Hockey League.