Monte Miron

Monte Kim Miron January 16, 1952 – December 21, 2024 Monte Kim Miron, 72, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was born on January 16, 1952, in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, to Rodolph "Ray" and Rowena (Baker) Miron. Monte was a 1970 graduate of Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and went on to attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, where he played Division I college hockey as a defenseman. After graduation, he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, but instead pursued a career in minor league hockey. He played for the Tulsa Oilers, Greensboro Generals, Amarillo Wranglers, Albuquerque Chaparrals, Baltimore Clippers, and Phoenix Roadrunners and was the head coach of the Seattle Breakers. Monte also had stints playing professionally in South Africa and Sweden. In 1992, Monte and his father Ray, along with Bill Levins, founded the Central Hockey League, which began with six teams, including the Tulsa Oilers and Oklahoma City Blazers. Monte served as part-owner and the first commissioner of the league. Earlier in his career, Monte worked as Vice President at Dean Witter and as a financial advisor. In his personal life, he enjoyed golf, traveling, snow skiing, and watching sports. He cherished time spent at Shangri-La on Grand Lake, where he loved taking his children and their friends tubing and water skiing. A road trip with Monte always included an atlas and plenty of Diet Cokes. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Tulsa Junior Oilers Youth Hockey Program at hockey@tulsajroilers.com. Monte is survived by his daughter, Danielle Henry of Jenks, OK; son Dane and wife Anna Miron of Derry, NH; daughter Michelle and husband Moreland Sherrod of Tulsa, OK; grandchildren Delaney, Dylan, Emilia, Charlotte, Olivia, and Merrit; his sisters, Cindy Hosler of Yukon, OK and Cathy Schoolar of Toronto; and many cousins in Ontario, Canada, along with numerous friends across North America. Gathering for Monte After Mass WeStreet Ice Center 4143 South Yale Avenue January 3 4-6 pm

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Monte Miron

January 16, 1952 - December 21, 2024