Neal Broten
Encyclopedia
Neal LaMoy Broten is a retired American
professional ice hockey
player who played on the gold medal-winning "Miracle on Ice
" hockey team in 1980, and in 1,099 NHL
regular season games from 1981 – 1997 with the Minnesota North Stars
, Dallas Stars
, New Jersey Devils
and Los Angeles Kings
. His younger brothers Aaron
and Paul Broten
are also former NHL players.
(New Jersey Devils, 1995). He made a total of three appearances in the Minnesota
state tournament
. His 1978 individual high school
record of four assist
s 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.
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 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 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.
During the 1982–83 NHL season, Broten participated in a rare fight against Wayne Gretzky
. It was one of only a handful of fights during both his and Gretzky's careers. Broten later recalled how he and his teammates would later have to deal with Gretzky's enforcers, Marty McSorley
and Dave Semenko
http://www.hockeyfights.com/articles/213 http://www.ericmcerlain.com/offwingopinion/archives/007035.php.
Broten initially refused to play for the North Stars in 1991–92 due to a contract dispute, instead playing in Germany for BSC Preussen
Berlin where he filled former U.S. Olympic teammate Dave Silk
's roster spot (Silk was on temporary leave in the U.S. with his pregnant wife).
and managed the Sally Broten Horse Company with his wife after retirement. The company raises and trains reining horses.
TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice except in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.
In the 2004
Disney movie Miracle
, he is portrayed by Trevor Alto. Alto played college hockey for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds
.
In the 2008
documentary, Pond Hockey
, he reflects on his youth growing up playing hockey in his hometown of Roseau, MN.
; Broten played 992 of his 1,099 NHL games with Dallas/Minnesota. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
in 2000.
Transactions
Note: Broten was named captain in January 1995, after Tinordi was traded to the Washington Capitals. Broten was traded a month later to the New Jersey Devils (there was no rotating captaincy).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played on the gold medal-winning "Miracle on Ice
Miracle on Ice
The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22...
" hockey team in 1980, and in 1,099 NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
regular season games from 1981 – 1997 with the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
, New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. His younger brothers Aaron
Aaron Broten
Aaron Kent Broten 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...
and Paul Broten
Paul Broten
Paul Newell Broten is a retired professional hockey player who played in 322 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and St. Louis Blues. He shoots right-handed and played right wing....
are also former NHL players.
College career
Broten is the only player 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 CupStanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
(New Jersey Devils, 1995). He made a total of three appearances in the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
state tournament
Minnesota high school boys hockey
The Minnesota High School Boys Hockey program is a high school ice hockey program in the State of Minnesota. Based on tournament attendance, ice hockey is the most popular high school sport in the state...
. His 1978 individual high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
record of four assist
Assist (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
s in one period still stands today.
As a college freshman, he played hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and...
under coach Herb Brooks
Herb Brooks
Herbert Paul Brooks, Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach. He notably coached the United States' men's hockey team to a 4-3 upset of the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York on February 22, 1980...
winning both a national championship
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division I and Division III. The semi-finals and finals of the Division I Championship are branded as the Frozen Four, a passing nod to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship - known...
in 1979 and the inaugural Hobey Baker
Hobey Baker
Hobart Amory Hare "Hobey" Baker was an American amateur athlete of the early twentieth century. Regarded as the first American star in ice hockey, he was also an accomplished football player. Born into a prominent family from Philadelphia, he enrolled at Princeton University in 1910...
award in 1981.
NHL/International career
Broten was member of the United States Olympic teamIce hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Arena and the Olympic Fieldhouse in Lake Placid, New York. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to February 24...
that won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in an event known as the Miracle on Ice
Miracle on Ice
The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22...
. He was also a member of Team USA at the 1981 Canada Cup
1981 Canada Cup
The 1981 Canada Cup was the second best-on-best ice hockey world championship and involved the world's top six hockey nations. Tournament games were held in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. The Soviet Union defeated Canada in a single game final to win its first title, while Soviet...
and 1984 Canada Cup
1984 Canada Cup
The 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning two games to nil...
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 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
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
with the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in 1995, where he scored the game-winning goal in Game Four against the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
which clinched the title. Of note, his 1980 Soviet counterpart Viacheslav Fetisov
Viacheslav Fetisov
Viacheslav "Slava" Alexandrovich Fetisov is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman...
was on the ice for the Red Wings when Broten scored.
Broten served as the captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
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.
During the 1982–83 NHL season, Broten participated in a rare fight against Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
. It was one of only a handful of fights during both his and Gretzky's careers. Broten later recalled how he and his teammates would later have to deal with Gretzky's enforcers, Marty McSorley
Marty McSorley
Martin James "Marty" McSorley is a retired Canadian professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 2000. A versatile player, he was able to play both the forward and defense positions. He is also a former head coach of the Springfield Falcons of the American...
and Dave Semenko
Dave Semenko
David John Semenko is a retired hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL...
http://www.hockeyfights.com/articles/213 http://www.ericmcerlain.com/offwingopinion/archives/007035.php.
Broten initially refused to play for the North Stars in 1991–92 due to a contract dispute, instead playing in Germany for BSC Preussen
BSC Preussen
BSC Preussen was an ice hockey team in Berlin, Germany. They played between the first and fourth level of German ice hockey from 1983-2005.-History:...
Berlin where he filled former U.S. Olympic teammate Dave Silk
Dave Silk
David Mark "Silky" Silk is a retired professional American ice hockey forward who played 249 NHL regular season games for the Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1985.-Amateur career:Silk attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, where he scored 85...
's roster spot (Silk was on temporary leave in the U.S. with his pregnant wife).
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. He moved to River Falls, WisconsinRiver Falls, Wisconsin
River Falls is a city in Pierce and St. Croix counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 15,000 at the 2010 census, making it the second largest city in the Twin Cities Wisconsin suburbs, which is the eighth largest metropolitan area in the state...
and managed the Sally Broten Horse Company with his wife after retirement. The company raises and trains reining horses.
In popular culture
Broten is not featured in a 19811981 in film
-Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....
TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice except in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.
In the 2004
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
Disney movie Miracle
Miracle (film)
Miracle is a 2004 American biographical sports film about the United States men's hockey team, led by head coach Herb Brooks, that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The USA team's victory over the heavily favored Soviet team in the medal round was dubbed the Miracle on Ice...
, he is portrayed by Trevor Alto. Alto played college hockey for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds
UBC Thunderbirds
The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...
.
In the 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
documentary, Pond Hockey
Pond Hockey (film)
Pond Hockey is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Tommy Haines and produced by Northland Films. The film is an examination of the changing culture of pond hockey.-Plot synopsis:...
, he reflects on his youth growing up playing hockey in his hometown of Roseau, MN.
Awards and achievements
On February 7, 1998, Broten's #7 jersey was retired by the Dallas StarsDallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
; Broten played 992 of his 1,099 NHL games with Dallas/Minnesota. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the rich history of the game in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and teams....
in 2000.
- WCHAWestern Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
First All-Star Team (1981) - NCAA West First All-American Team (1981)
- Hobey Baker Memorial Award (Top U.S. Collegiate Player) (1981). He was the first recipient of the award.
- Lester Patrick TrophyLester Patrick TrophyThe Lester Patrick Trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States. It is considered a non-NHL trophy because it may be awarded to players, coaches, officials, and other personnel outside the NHL...
(1998) - Played in NHL All-Star Game (1983, 1986)
- Was voted by Minnesota WildMinnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
fans as the greatest hockey player ever from Minnesota in the Minnesota Hockey Greats contest. The award was announced at the April 10, 2009 Wild game against the Nashville PredatorsNashville PredatorsThe Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Transactions
- Drafted: Minnesota North StarsMinnesota North StarsThe Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, 2nd Round (42 overall), 1979 NHL Entry Draft1979 NHL Entry DraftThe 1979 NHL Entry Draft took place on August 9, 1979, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 126 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1978–79 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those...
. Pick was obtained by the North Stars in a draft-day trade that sent Dave SemenkoDave SemenkoDavid John Semenko is a retired hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL...
from the North Stars to the Edmonton OilersEdmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in exchange for 2nd and 3rd round draft picks. - Traded to the New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
for Corey Millen, 2/27/95 - Traded from New Jersey Devils to Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
for future considerations, 11/22/96 - Claimed on waivers by Dallas from Los Angeles, 1/28/97
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | U. of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
40 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Nat-Tm | 55 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 36 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... |
NHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 73 | 38 | 60 | 98 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 28 | 61 | 89 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1985–86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 29 | 76 | 105 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 46 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 54 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 68 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 82 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 79 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 30 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 55 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 1099 | 289 | 634 | 923 | 569 | 135 | 35 | 63 | 98 | 77 | ||||
External links
- Neal Broten's profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Picture of Neal Broten's Name on the 1995 Stanley Cup Plaque
Note: Broten was named captain in January 1995, after Tinordi was traded to the Washington Capitals. Broten was traded a month later to the New Jersey Devils (there was no rotating captaincy).