(1959-11-29) November 29, 1959 (age 64) Roseau, Minnesota, U.S.
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
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the United States
1980 Lake Placid
Team
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.
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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...
Stanley Cup Finals five times (1981, 1991, 1999, 2000, and 2020). In 2000, NealBroten was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2009, Brett...
politician Hans Broten (1916-1992), Canadian politician Laurel Broten, Canadian politician NealBroten (born 1959), American hockey player Paul Broten (born 1965)...
played over 500 NHL games, and three of them played over 1,000 NHL games. NealBroten played one more season for the Golden Gophers before moving on to the...
an Olympic Gold medal, and a Stanley Cup (the other such player is NealBroten). His characteristic face mask earned him the sobriquet "Eddie the Eagle"...
Wings, scoring five consecutive goals. Bruce Driver, Claude Lemieux, NealBroten, Randy McKay and Bobby Holik all scored to give the Devils a 5–0 lead...
Roseau, Minnesota. He is the brother of former NHL players NealBroten and Paul Broten. Broten's nephew, Shane Gersich, was drafted by the Washington Capitals...
North Stars, who then drafted future United States Hockey Hall of Famer NealBroten. The trade also gave the Oilers a third round pick, which was used to...
Francis (6) – 08:57 Third period 00:40 – NealBroten (2) No scoring First overtime period 18:36 – NealBroten (3) Ken Wregget 49 saves / 51 shots Goalie...
1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007 Notable players Aaron BrotenNealBroten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich...
outstanding skills in all phases of the game". History First award 1981 First winner NealBroten (Minnesota) Most recent Macklin Celebrini (Boston University)...
signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year. Note: NealBroten served as the North Stars acting team captain during the 1991 Stanley...
appeared in an NHL cross-promotional commercial for Honda, featuring NealBroten, Mike Richter constructing a pond hockey rink and playing a pick-up game...
the changing culture of hockey through interviews with Wayne Gretzky, NealBroten, Sidney Crosby, and local rinkrats, interwoven with the story of the...
North Stars 7–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap NealBroten (2) – 08:07 NealBroten (3) – 08:30 Brian Bellows (3) – pp – 18:33 First period 02:20...
Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic 1959 – NealBroten, American ice hockey player 1959 – Rahm Emanuel, American businessman...