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USA Neal Broten
#20 Dallas Stars / NHL - 96/97
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time Hobey Baker Memorial Award 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Nov 29, 1959
Position
C
Age
66
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Roseau, MN, USA
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
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.

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Neal Broten Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1974-75 Roseau High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1975-76 Roseau High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1976-77 Roseau High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1977-78 Roseau High “C” USHS-MN 26* 43* 77* 120* -* -* |
1978-79 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 40* 21* 50* 71* 18* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 5* 2* 4* 6* 10* -* |
1979-80 Team USA International 55* 25* 30* 55* 30* -* |
USA OG 7* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
1980-81 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 36* 17* 54* 71* 56* -* |
Minnesota North Stars NHL 3* 2* 0* 2* 12* 1* | Playoffs 19 1 7 8 9 -
1981-82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73* 38* 60* 98* 42* 14* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -
USA CC 6* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
1982-83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79* 32* 45* 77* 43* 24* | Playoffs 9 1 6 7 10 -
1983-84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76* 28* 61* 89* 43* 16* | Playoffs 16 5 5 10 4 -
1984-85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80* 19* 37* 56* 39* -18* | Playoffs 9 2 5 7 4 -
USA CC 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* 2* |
1985-86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80* 29* 76* 105* 47* 14* | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 2 -
1986-87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 46* 18* 35* 53* 33* 12* |
1987-88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 54* 9* 30* 39* 32* -23* |
1988-89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 68* 18* 38* 56* 57* 1* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 4 -3
1989-90 Minnesota North Stars “A” NHL 80* 23* 62* 85* 45* -16* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 18 2
USA WC 8* 1* 5* 6* 4* -* |
1990-91 Minnesota North Stars “A” NHL 79* 13* 56* 69* 26* -3* | Playoffs 23 9 13 22 6 2
1991-92 Minnesota North Stars “A” NHL 76* 8* 26* 34* 16* -15* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 2 3
Berliner SC Preussen Germany 8* 3* 5* 8* 2* -* |
1992-93 Minnesota North Stars “A” NHL 82* 12* 21* 33* 22* 7* |
1993-94 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 79* 17* 35* 52* 62* 10* | Playoffs 9 2 1 3 6 1
1994-95 Dallas Stars “C” NHL 17* 0* 4* 4* 4* -8* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 30* 8* 20* 28* 20* 9* | Playoffs 20 7 12 19 6 13
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 55* 7* 16* 23* 14* -3* |
1996-97 New Jersey Devils NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 19* 0* 4* 4* 0* -9* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 11* 3* 3* 6* 4* -3* |
Dallas Stars NHL 20* 8* 7* 15* 12* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
1997-98 Did not play * * * * * * |
1998-99 USA WC Q 3* 3* 3* 6* 2* -* |

Neal Broten Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 Team Midwest National Sports Festival 4* 5* 2* 7* 6* -* |
1990-91 Minnesota North Stars Fr-Tour 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |

Neal Broten Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
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 1 099* 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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player 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