Aaron Broten

Aaron Broten
Born	(1960-11-14) November 14, 1960 Roseau, MN, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing/Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils Minnesota North Stars Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets
National team	United States
NHL draft	106th overall, 1980 Colorado Rockies
Playing career	1980–1992

Aaron Kent Broten (born November 14, 1960) is a former American 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).

Broten was born in Roseau, Minnesota. He is the brother of former NHL players Neal Broten and Paul Broten. Broten's nephew, Shane Gersich, was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

During his twelve-year career, Broten played for six different NHL teams including both parts of the Rockies/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 chosen to be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 2007 class.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1980–81
AHCA West All-American	1980–81
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1981

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	University of Minnesota	NCAA		41	25	47	72	8		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	University of Minnesota	NCAA		45	47	59	106	24		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Colorado Rockies	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Fort Worth Texans	CHL		19	15	21	36	11		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Colorado Rockies	NHL		58	15	24	39	6		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Wichita Wind	CHL		4	0	4	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	New Jersey Devils	NHL		73	16	39	55	28		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	New Jersey Devils	NHL		80	13	23	36	36		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	New Jersey Devils	NHL		80	22	35	57	38		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	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	80		20	5	11	16	20
1988–89	New Jersey Devils	NHL		80	16	43	59	81		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New Jersey Devils	NHL		42	10	8	18	36		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		35	9	9	18	22		7	0	5	5	8
1990–91	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		20	5	4	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		27	6	4	10	32		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Moncton Hawks	AHL		4	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		25	4	5	9	14		7	2	2	4	12
NHL totals				748	186	329	515	441		34	7	18	25	40

External links

• Profile at HockeyDraftCentral
• Aaron Broten biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Aaron Broten career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database