Aaron Broten

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Aaron Broten
Born (1960-11-14) November 14, 1960 (age 60)
Roseau, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Minnesota North Stars
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 106th overall, 1980
Colorado Rockies
Playing career 19801992

Aaron Kent Broten (born November 14, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey player. Drafted in the sixth round, 106th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Rockies, Broten went on to play 748 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Career

Broten was born in Roseau, Minnesota. He is the brother of former NHL players Neal Broten and Paul Broten. Broten's nephew, Shane Gersich, was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

During his twelve-year career, Broten played for six different NHL teams, including both parts of the Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils franchise, the Minnesota North Stars, the Quebec Nordiques, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Winnipeg Jets.

In international hockey, Broten played for the United States national team at the 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1984 Canada Cup and 1987 Canada Cup tournaments. Broten retired from professional hockey in 1992, but briefly came out of retirement in 1999 to once again play for the US national team in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championship qualifying tournament (the U.S. team featuring several NHL players had surprisingly finished among the bottom four in the previous 1998 world championship tournament) when no active NHL players were available.

Broten was chosen to be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 2007 class.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1980–81 [1]
AHCA West All-American 1980–81 [2]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1981 [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Roseau High School HS-MN 20122436
1977–78Roseau High SchoolHS-MN205052102
1978–79Roseau High SchoolHS-MN204388131
1979–80 University of Minnesota WCHA 412547728
1980–81 University of MinnesotaWCHA45475910624
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 20000
1981–82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 1915213611
1981–82 Colorado RockiesNHL581524396
1982–83 Wichita Wind CHL40440
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL7316395528
1983–84 New Jersey DevilsNHL8013233636
1984–85 New Jersey DevilsNHL8022355738
1985–86 New Jersey DevilsNHL6618254326
1986–87 New Jersey DevilsNHL8026537936
1987–88 New Jersey DevilsNHL8026578380205111620
1988–89 New Jersey DevilsNHL8016435981
1989–90 New Jersey DevilsNHL421081836
1989–90 Minnesota North Stars NHL3599182270558
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL205496
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL27641032
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL2545914722412
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 40220
NHL totals748186329515441347182540

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1979 United States WJC 54370
1981 United States WC 82240
1982 United StatesWC72248
1984 United States CC 50444
1985 United StatesWC100118
1986 United StatesWC1026814
1987 United StatesWC1056116
1987 United StatesCC50222
1998 United StatesWC Q30000
Junior totals54370
Senior totals5511233442

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References

  1. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kevin Maxwell
WCHA Freshman of the Year
1979–80
Succeeded by
Ron Scott
Preceded by
Bill Joyce
NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
1980–81
Succeeded by
Ed Beers