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 | United States | |||||||||||||
NHL draft |
42nd overall, 1979 Minnesota North Stars | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 1980–1997 | |||||||||||||
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Neal LaMoy Broten (born November 29, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey player. A member of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at Lake Placid in 1980, Broten was inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 having appeared in 1,099 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season games from 1981 to 1997 with the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings.[1] He is the older brother of Aaron and Paul Broten.