Neal Broten Neal LaMoy Broten ( born November 29 , 1959 in Roseau , Minnesota ) is a former American professional ice hockey center who played 1 , 099 NHL regular season games in 1981 – 1997 for the Minnesota North Stars , Dallas Stars , New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League . His younger brothers Aaron Broten and Paul Broten are also former NHL players as well as his long - time next - door neighbor " Butsy " Bryan Erickson . College career . Broten is considered by some to be the most accomplished Minnesota born hockey player . He is one of only two players , along with Ed Belfour , to have played on teams that won the NCAA hockey championship ( University of Minnesota in 1979 ) , the Olympic Gold Medal ( Team USA , 1980 ) , and the Stanley Cup ( New Jersey Devils , 1995 ) . He made a total of three appearances in the Minnesota high school boys hockey state tournament . His 1978 individual high school record of four assists in one period still stands today . As a college freshman , he played hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers under coach Herb Brooks winning both a national championship in 1979 and the inaugural Hobey Baker award in 1981 . During his tenure at the University of Minnesota , he reunited with his Roseau linemates , Aaron Broten and next - door neighbor Bryan Erickson . Both would later spend significant time in the NHL and became NHL journeymen with Erickson being known as " the good looking Roseau hockey star . " NHL / International career . Broten was member of the United States Olympic team that won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in an event known as the " Miracle on Ice " . He was also a member of Team USA at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1984 Canada Cup tournaments as well as the 1990 Ice Hockey World Championship . He played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League . Highlights of his long NHL career include becoming the first American to score more than 100 points in a single season ( 1985 – 86 ) as well as two NHL All - Star Game appearances in 1983 and 1986 . He won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995 , where he scored the game - winning goal in Game Four against the Detroit Red Wings which clinched the title . Of note , his 1980 Soviet counterpart Viacheslav Fetisov was on the ice ( literally , he had fallen down on the play while guarding Bill Guerin ) for the Red Wings when Broten scored . Broten served as the captain of the Dallas Stars for 2 months during the lockout - shortened 1994 – 95 NHL season . He had previously served as an alternate captain on a number of occasions . Post career . Broten 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 . He scored six points in three games as the U . S . won the tournament , before retiring from hockey for good . Awards and Achievements . On February 7 , 1998 , Broten ' s # 7 jersey was retired by the Minnesota / Dallas organization . He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 . Transactions External links . " Note : Broten was named captain in January 1995 , after Tinordi was traded to the Washington Capitals , ( Broten was later traded to the New Jersey Devils in February ) . "