Thomas Connell Broden (April 6, 1932 – November 23, 2013) was a Canadian

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. Broden is the only player to have won the

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and the

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in the same year ( 1958).

Playing career

Broden played his entire

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career with the

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; it consisted of six regular-season games and seven playoff games. Overall, he scored two goals and recorded one assist in NHL play. He made his NHL debut in 1956 and retired following the 1958 season. He won two

s with Montreal in

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and 1958. Playing for

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's Whitby Dunlops, Broden won the IIHF's

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tournament in scoring with 12 goals and 7 assists in 7 games, scoring at least one goal in every game of the World Championship.

beat the

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4 – 2 to take the gold in the championship.

Post-playing career

After retiring from hockey Broden worked as a senior executive at

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for 32 years. He died on November 23, 2013 at a Toronto hospital.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

Secondary sources

* IIHF News Release, April 2002, Vol. 6 - No. 2

External links

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