Aaron Broten

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Forward
shoots =
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 175
played_for = Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Minnesota North Stars
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets
nationality = United States
birth_date = birth date and age|1960|11|14
birth_place = Roseau, MN U.S.
career_start = 1980
career_end = 1992
draft = 106th overall
draft_year = 1980
draft_team = Colorado Rockies
nickname =

Aaron Broten (Born November 14, 1960 in Roseau, Minnesota) is a former professional hockey player who was drafted in the 6th round, 106th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Rockies (who moved to New Jersey to become the Devils two years later). He is also the brother of former NHL players Neal Broten and Paul Broten.

During his twelve-year career, Broten played for five different NHL teams, including 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 recently chosen to be inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 2007 Class.

Career statistics

Regular Season Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM 1980-81 Colorado Rockies NHL 2 0 0 0 01981-82 Colorado Rockies NHL 58 15 24 39 61982-83 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 16 39 55 281983-84 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 13 23 36 361984-85 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 22 35 57 381985-86 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 18 25 43 26 1986-87 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 26 53 79 36 1987-88 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 26 57 83 801988-89 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 16 43 59 81 1989-90 New Jersey/Minnesota NHL 77 19 17 36 58 1990-91 Quebec/Toronto NHL 47 11 8 19 38 1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 25 4 5 9 14

NHL Totals 748 186 329 515 441

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=596 Aaron Broten's career stats] at [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]

External links

* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1980/80106.html Profile at HockeyDraftCentral]
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