- In 2006, Miller, along with his father Dean, started the Steadfast Foundation which supports cancer patients and their families. Miller began the foundation after his cousin was diagnosed with leukemia.
- Miller became the first American player to win the NHL Foundation Player Award (2010).
- On February 4, 2012, Miller surpassed Dominik Hasek as the franchise leader in career wins with 235 in a 4-3 shootout win against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Miller accomplished this feat in six-and-a-half years as the starting goaltender for Buffalo, while it took Hasek nine years.
- Miller was selected as the 2001 Big Ten-Jesse Owens Men's Athlete of the Year.
- Miller won International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) best goaltender honors and was named to the All-Star Team in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. .
- His brother Drew and three cousins (Kelly Miller, Kip Miller and Kevin Miller) all played in the NHL. All five attended Michigan State University, where Ryan Miller played goalie for three years.
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