Neal Broten

Date of Birth: Nov 29, 1959
Age: 66
Place of Birth: Roseau, MN, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 77 kg / 170 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Neal Broten Facts

Drafted: 1979 round 3 #42 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Brothers: Aaron Broten & Paul Broten
Brother-in-law: Frank Gersich
Nephews: Cade Gersich & Shane Gersich

Broten was a part of the 1980 USA Olympic team that won gold at Lake Placid. He scored the Stanley Cup clinching goal for the Devils in 1995 and won a Lester Patrick Trophy in 1998. Neal retired after 17 seasons with 289 goals and 634 assists.

Neal Broten Statistics

									Post
1974-1975	Roseau High	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	Roseau High	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976-1977	Roseau High	USHS-MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977-1978	Roseau High "C"	USHS-MN	26	43	77	120	-	-
1978-1979	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	40	21	50	71	18	-
1978-1979	USA U20	WJC-20	5	2	4	6	10	-
1979-1980	Team USA	International	55	25	30	55	30	-
1979-1980	USA Olympics	OG	7	2	1	3	2	-
1980-1981	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	36	17	54	71	56	-
1980-1981	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	3	2	0	2	12	1	Playoffs	19	1	7	8	9	-
1981-1982	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	73	38	60	98	42	14	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	-
1981-1982	USA	CC	6	3	2	5	0	-
1982-1983	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	79	32	45	77	43	24	Playoffs	9	1	6	7	10	-
1983-1984	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	76	28	61	89	43	16	Playoffs	16	5	5	10	4	-
1984-1985	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	80	19	37	56	39	-18	Playoffs	9	2	5	7	4	-
1984-1985	USA	CC	6	3	1	4	4	2
1985-1986	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	80	29	76	105	47	14	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	2	-
1986-1987	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	46	18	35	53	33	12
1987-1988	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	54	9	30	39	32	-23
1988-1989	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	68	18	38	56	57	1	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	4	-3
1989-1990	Minnesota North Stars "A"	NHL	80	23	62	85	45	-16	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	18	2
1989-1990	USA	WC	8	1	5	6	4	-
1990-1991	Minnesota North Stars "A"	NHL	79	13	56	69	26	-3	Playoffs	23	9	13	22	6	2
1991-1992	Minnesota North Stars "A"	NHL	76	8	26	34	16	-15	Playoffs	7	1	5	6	2	3
1991-1992	Berliner SC Preussen	Germany	8	3	5	8	2	-
1992-1993	Minnesota North Stars "A"	NHL	82	12	21	33	22	7
1993-1994	Dallas Stars "A"	NHL	79	17	35	52	62	10	Playoffs	9	2	1	3	6	1
1994-1995	Dallas Stars "C"	NHL	17	0	4	4	4	-8
1994-1995	New Jersey Devils	NHL	30	8	20	28	20	9	Playoffs	20	7	12	19	6	13
1995-1996	New Jersey Devils	NHL	55	7	16	23	14	-3
1996-1997	New Jersey Devils	NHL	3	0	1	1	0	-1
1996-1997	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	19	0	4	4	0	-9
1996-1997	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL	11	3	3	6	4	-3
1996-1997	Dallas Stars	NHL	20	8	7	15	12	6	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	0
1997-1998	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	USA	WC Q	3	3	3	6	2	-

Neal Broten Tournament Statistics

									Post
1978-1979	Team Midwest	National Sports Festival	4	5	2	7	6	-
1990-1991	Minnesota North Stars	Fr-Tour	3	0	3	3	2	-

Neal Broten Career Totals by League


CC	2	12	6	3	9	0.75	4	2*	0
Fr-Tour	1	3	0	3	3	1.00	2	-	0
Germany	1	8	3	5	8	1.00	2	-	0
IHL	1	11	3	3	6	0.55	4	-3	0
International	1	55	25	30	55	1.00	30	-	0
National Sports Festival	1	4	5	2	7	1.75	6	-	0
NCAA	2	76	38	104	142	1.87	74	-	0
NHL	17	1099	289	634	923	0.84	569	18	13	135	35	63	98	0.73	71	18*
OG	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	2	-	0
USHS-MN	4	26*	43*	77*	120*	4.62*	-	-	0
WC	1	8	1	5	6	0.75	4	-	0
WC Q	1	3	3	3	6	2.00	2	-	0
WJC-20	1	5	2	4	6	1.20	10	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Neal Broten Career Totals by Team


Berliner SC Preussen	1	8	3	5	8	1.00	2	-	0
Dallas Stars	3	116	25	46	71	0.61	78	8	2	11	2	2	4	0.36	6	1
Los Angeles Kings	1	19	0	4	4	0.21	0	-9	0
Minnesota North Stars	13	879	249	550	799	0.91	459	14*	10	104	26	49	75	0.72	59	4*
New Jersey Devils	3	88	15	37	52	0.59	34	5	1	20	7	12	19	0.95	6	13
Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL)	1	11	3	3	6	0.55	4	-3	0
Roseau High	4	26*	43*	77*	120*	4.62*	-	-	0
Team Midwest	1	4	5	2	7	1.75	6	-	0
Team USA	1	55	25	30	55	1.00	30	-	0
Univ. of Minnesota	2	76	38	104	142	1.87	74	-	0
USA	2	11	4	8	12	1.09	6	-	0
USA (CC)	2	12	6	3	9	0.75	4	2*	0
USA Olympics	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	2	-	0
USA U20	1	5	2	4	6	1.20	10	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Neal Broten Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1978-1979	NCAA (Championship) Winner NCAA (WCHA) Champion
1979-1980	Olympic Gold Medal
1980-1981	Hobey Baker Memorial Award Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalist (Winner) NCAA (WCHA) Champion NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1981-1982	NHL Most Assists by Rookie (60)
1982-1983	NHL All-Star Game
1985-1986	NHL All-Star Game
1994-1995	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal
1997-1998	NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy)
2000-2001	United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Neal Broten Biography and Trivia

Number 7 retired by Dallas Stars
Cult/Star player for Minnesota North Stars
Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils
Cult/Star player for Roseau High
Cult/Star player for Univ. of Minnesota