Aaron Kent Broten (born November 14, 1960) is an American former professional

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player. Drafted in the sixth round, 106th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the

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, Broten went on to play 748 regular season games in the

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(NHL).

Career

Broten was born in

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. He is the brother of former NHL players

Neal Broten 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 ...

and Paul Broten. Broten's nephew,

Shane Gersich Shane Gersich (born July 10, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Västerås IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Gersich was selected 134th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Ea ...

, was drafted by the

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in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. During his twelve-year career, Broten played for six different NHL teams, including both parts of the Colorado Rockies/

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franchise, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. In international hockey, Broten played for the United States national team at the 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987

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as well as the 1984 Canada Cup and

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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

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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

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as part of the 2007 class.

Awards and honors

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1960 births Living people People from Roseau, Minnesota American men's ice hockey forwards Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Colorado Rockies (NHL) players Fort Worth Texans players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players Minnesota North Stars players Moncton Hawks players New Jersey Devils players Quebec Nordiques players Toronto Maple Leafs players United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Wichita Wind players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{Minnesota-sport-stub