Aaron Broten

Aaron Nancy 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	748 	186 	329 	515 	441 	 	34 	7 	18 	25 	40
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1960
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks
Category:Colorado Rockies (NHL) players
Category:Fort Worth Texans players
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers players
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:Moncton Hawks players
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Wichita Wind players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players
Category:Retired in 1992
Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota