Neal Broten
Neal Broten | ||||||||||||||
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Born |
Roseau, Minnesota, U.S. | November 29, 1959|||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||||
Shot | Left | |||||||||||||
Played for |
Minnesota North Stars BSC Preussen Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils Los Angeles Kings | |||||||||||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 42nd overall, | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1980–1997 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neal LaMoy Broten (born November 29, 1959) is an American former professional
Early career
Broten, like his two brothers, attended
As a college freshman playing for
Broten is one of two players, along with
NHL/International career
Broten was a member of the
Broten played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League. Highlights of his long NHL career include the first American to score more than 100 points in a single season (1985–86) as well as two NHL All-Star Game appearances in 1983 and 1986.
He won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995, scoring the game-winning goal in Game Four against the Detroit Red Wings to clinch the title. Coincidentally, his 1980 Soviet counterpart Viacheslav Fetisov was on the ice for the heavily favored Red Wings when Broten scored the clincher.[4] Broten became the first American to score a Cup-winning goal. Fellow Americans Brett Hull, Mike Rupp, Patrick Kane, and Alec Martinez have done it since.
Broten served as the
During the 1982–83 NHL season, Broten participated in a rare fight against Wayne Gretzky. It was one of only a handful of fights during both his and Gretzky's careers. Broten later recalled how he and his teammates would later have to deal with Gretzky's enforcers, Marty McSorley and Dave Semenko.[5]
Broten initially refused to play for the North Stars in 1991–92 due to a contract dispute, instead playing in Germany for BSC Preussen Berlin where he filled in for his former U.S. Olympic teammate Dave Silk who was on temporary leave in the U.S. with his pregnant wife.
Post career
Broten briefly came out of retirement in 1999 to once again play for the US national team in the 1999
In popular culture
Broten is not featured in the 1981 TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice except in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.
In the
In the
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All- First Team
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1980–81 | [7] |
AHCA West All-American | 1980–81 | [8] |
- NCAA Championship- Minnesota Golden Gophers (1979)
- WCHA Rookie of the Year (1979)
- Gold Medal XIII Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid (1980)
- Hobey Baker Memorial Award(1981)
- NHL All Star (1983, 1986)
- Stanley Cup champion - New Jersey Devils (1995)
- Lester Patrick Trophy (1998)
- US Hockey Hall of Fame (2000)
- Broten's jersey number (7) was retired by the Dallas Stars (February 7, 1998).
- Voted by Minnesota Wild fans as the greatest hockey player ever from Minnesota (2009).[9]
Transactions
- Drafted: 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Pick was obtained by the North Stars in a draft-day trade that sent Dave Semenko from the North Stars to the Edmonton Oilersin exchange for 2nd and 3rd round draft picks.
- Traded to the New Jersey Devils for Corey Millen, 2/27/95
- Traded from New Jersey Devils to Los Angeles Kings for future considerations, 11/22/96
- Claimed on waivers by Dallas from Los Angeles, 1/28/97
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1977–78 | Roseau High School | HS-MN | 26 | 43 | 77 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | United States National Team | Intl | 55 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 36 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 73 | 38 | 60 | 98 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 28 | 61 | 89 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 29 | 76 | 105 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 46 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 54 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 68 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | ||
1991–92 | BSC Preussen | GER | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 82 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 79 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
1994–95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 30 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | ||
1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 55 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 1,099 | 289 | 634 | 923 | 569 | 135 | 35 | 63 | 98 | 77 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1979 | United States | WJC
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5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
1980 | United States | OG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
1981 | United States | CC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
1984 | United States | CC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
1990
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United States | WC
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8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
Senior totals | 27 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 |
See also
- List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of NHL players with 100-point seasons
- List of NHL players with 1,000 games played
References
- ^ a b c "USA Hockey". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "2010-2011 Roseau Rams Hockey - History". Roseauramshockey.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Neal Broten". Vintageminnesotahockey.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Michael Farber (July 3, 1995). "The surprising Devils crushed the favored Red Wings four - 07.03.95 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Wayne Gretzky vs. Neal Broten | Off Wing Opinion". Ericmcerlain.com. January 17, 2007. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Trevor Alto biography at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Wild hockey fans pick greatest high school team, player | Minnesota Public Radio News". Minnesota.priprod.publicradio.org. April 10, 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Picture of Neal Broten's Name on the 1995 Stanley Cup Plaque