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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Aaron Broten
Selected in sixth round
No.
106 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born November
14, 1960
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Roseau, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Roseau, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Roseau | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Roseau | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Roseau | Minn. H.S. |
-- | 43 |
88 | 131 |
-- | | 1979-80 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
41 | 25 |
47 | 72 |
8 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1979 (sixth place)
WCHA Freshman of
Year: 1979-80 (Minnesota)
Minn. H.S. All-State First Team:
1977-78, 1978-79 (Roseau)
Minnesota Pond Award (Rookie of Year): 1979-80
Minnesota Records:
Most assists by a freshman (47 in 1979-80)
Miscellaneous: Led Team USA in points (7) and goals (4) as an 18-year-old
high school senior at the 1979 World Junior Championships in Karlstad, Sweden.
... Played on line with brother Neal at both Roseau High School and
University of Minnesota (1980-81 season only). ... Was considered Minnesota's
top high school hockey player and No. 1 college recruit in 1978-79. ... Had 130 goals and 130 assists
for 260 points in three years of high school hockey at Roseau. ... Was also an
outstanding high school golfer, qualifying for state tournament three times,
and played on his high school's varsity baseball team. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 1, 1981 (Colorado at Edmonton)
Numbers: 24, 10 (Colorado/New Jersey); 14
(Minn.); 28 (Quebec);
21 (Toronto); 11 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1992 | Colorado/N.J., Minnesota,
Quebec, Toronto, Winnipeg | 748 |
186 | 329 |
515 | 441 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1988-1992 | N.J., Minnesota, Winnipeg |
34 | 7 |
18 | 25 |
40 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
New Jersey SportsChannel Award (MVP): 1987-88
New Jersey Records: Most power play goals in one game (3 vs. N.Y.
Rangers on Jan. 18, 1985), most assists by a left wing in one season (57 in
1987-88)
New Jersey Points Leader: 1982-83 (55), 1986-87 (79)
N.J. Assists
Leader: 1982-83 (39), 1986-87 (53), 1987-88 (57, tie)
Minnesota
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1990 (5)
1982-83: Played on first New Jersey Devils team.
Miscellaneous: Joined Colorado for balance of 1980-81 season after
completing his sophomore season at the University of Minnesota. He signed his
first NHL contract as a 20-year-old in March 1981. ... Played primarily at
center, rather than left wing, during his early years with Colorado/New Jersey
franchise. ... Was member of Colorado team that relocated to New Jersey on
June 30, 1982. ... Set Colorado/New Jersey single-season record (since broken)
with five game-winning goals in 1981-82. ... Tied Colorado/New Jersey record
(since broken) for assists in one game by a rookie (3 vs. Edmonton on Dec. 16,
1981). ... Played on "Kid Line" with Paul Gagne and Jeff Larmer for New Jersey
in 1982-83. ... Tied New Jersey record (since broken) for assists in one game
(4 at Montreal on March 12, 1983). ... Tied New Jersey records (since broken)
for most consecutive games with at least one assist (8 from Dec. 20, 1984, to
Jan. 5, 1985), most consecutive games with at least one point (12 from Dec.
15, 1984, to Jan. 6, 1984), and most goals in one game (3 vs. N.Y. Rangers on
Jan. 18, 1985) in 1984-85. ... Set New Jersey single-season record (since
broken) with 10 power-play goals in 1984-85. ... (Set New Jersey record
(since broken) for most consecutive games played (266) from 1982-83 season to
1985-86 season. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with severely bruised left
ankle, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Feb. 15, 1986, game vs. N.Y.
Islanders, re-aggravated during New Jersey's March 6, 1986, game vs. Detroit,
and re-aggravated again during New Jersey's March 19, 1986, game vs.
Pittsburgh. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week ending Nov. 1, 1986,
becoming the first New Jersey Devils player to win that award. ... Played on
line with Kirk Muller and Pat Verbeek for New Jersey in 1986-87 and 1987-88.
... Set New Jersey single-season records (since broken) for points (79),
assists (53), points by a left wing (79), goals by a left wing (26) and
assists by a left wing (53) in 1986-87. ... Tied New Jersey single-season
record (since broken) with 57 assists in 1987-88. ... Played 519
regular-season games before he played in his first NHL playoff game. He had
the longest such streak of any active NHL player when he finally made his
playoff debut in 1988. ... Set New Jersey record (since broken) for most
consecutive games played (288) from 1985-86 season to 1989-90 season. ... Left
New Jersey with Colorado/New Jersey franchise records (since broken) for most
seasons (9), most career games played (641), most career points (469), most
career assists (307) and most career power-play points (158). ... Missed part
of 1989-90 season with concussion, suffered in Minnesota's March
17, 1990, game at Pittsburgh, ending his streak of 318 consecutive
games played. It was NHL's second-longest consecutive-games streak at time, trailing only Steve Larmer's. ... Left unprotected by Minnesota for 1990 NHL Waiver Draft. He
was claimed by Quebec on Oct. 1, 1990. ... Missed remainder of 1990-91 season
with dislocated left shoulder, suffered during Toronto's Jan. 26,
1991, game at Chicago. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Fort
Worth (CHL); Wichita (CHL); Moncton (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1984 (fourth place), 1987 (fifth place)
World Championships: 1981
(fifth place), 1982 (eighth place), 1985 (fourth place), 1986 (sixth place),
1987 (seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team:
1981 (Minnesota)
WCHA All-Star First Team:
1980-81 (Minnesota)
Minnesota
Mariucci Award (MVP): 1980-81
Minnesota Records: Most points in one season (106 in 1980-81), most assists
in one season (59 in 1980-81)
WCHA Points Leader: 1980-81 (Minnesota) (106 points)
WCHA Goals
Leader: 1980-81 (Minnesota) (47 goals)
WCHA Assists Leader:
1980-81 (Minnesota) (59 assists)
Coaching Career: Named Roseau
(Minnesota H.S.) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in position
through 1999-00 season.
Miscellaneous: Became only player
in Minnesota (WCHA) history to score 100 points in a season when he achieved
feat in 1980-81. ... Was on Minnesota team that joined Montreal to compete in
the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... Came out of retirement to
play three games for Team USA in 1998 World Championships qualifying
tournament at the age 38, helping USA retain its position in the World
Championships' Pool A. ... Went into financial-services business after his
retirement, working as an investment advisor for Investment Centers of
America, through Border State Bank in Roseau, Minn. ... Became a born-again
Christian, under the influence of Glenn "Chico" Resch, while playing for New
Jersey in the 1980s. ... Was active in Hockey Ministries International after
his retirement. ... Named one of the 50 greatest players in University of
Minnesota hockey history as part of "Legends on Ice" tribute in 2001. ...
Named one of the 50 greatest players in WCHA history by conference on Feb. 15, 2002.
Personal: Full name is Aaron K. Broten. ...
Younger brother of former NHL player Neal Broten. ... Older brother of former
NHL player Paul Broten. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New Jersey traded Broten to Minnesota
in exchange for Bob Brooke on January 5, 1990. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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