REDVERS — Naton Miller has been added to Redvers's Wall of Fame at the town's annual Sportsman Dinner on April 19.
Miller has played hockey for 16 years, since he was four. Most of his ice time has been spent playing minor hockey in Redvers as a forward.
In 2021, he left Redvers to play AAA hockey with the Yorkton Maulers. That didn’t last very long, as the league mandated that all players had to take the COVID vaccine. That was a tough decision for Miller and he ended up being the only one on his team and one of a very few in the league to refuse the shot. That brought his AAA career to an end.
He returned home to Redvers to play U18 in the Moose Mountain Minor Hockey League, a house league where vaccines were not required. In 2022, Miller attended a Junior A prospect camp in Waywayseecappo, Man. Unfortunately, a snowstorm brought that camp to an end after one day, but it turned out that day was good enough for him. One scout noticed Miller's skills and invited him to try out for another Manitoba team, the Virden Oil Capitals. He did and made the team, playing for them for two seasons.
During his stay in Virden, his heart increasingly longed to return to Redvers. The family farm interested him, as did the prospect of playing hockey with his brother Kenton on the Rockets’ Big Six Hockey League team. He also believed that he could contribute to the team’s success.
He joined the Rockets for the 2024-25 and that season, helped them to win the league title, contributing 17 goals and 24 assists. The team went on to provincials and they won that as well. That made the Rockets a double-banner winner.
It was an enjoyable year for Miller. Not only was he able to team up with his brother, but also joined two cousins, Jordon and Kolton.
