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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Paul Broten
Selected in
fourth round
No. 77 overall by New York Rangers
Born October
27, 1965
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 155
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Roseau (Minnesota High School)
Birthplace:
Roseau, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Roseau, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-83 |
Roseau | Minn. H.S. |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1983-84 |
Roseau | Minn. H.S. |
26 | 26 |
29 | 55 |
4 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota High School All-State First Team: 1983-84 (Roseau)
Miscellaneous: Led Roseau in points in both 1982-83 and 1983-84. ... Named
to All-Region team with Roseau in 1982-83 and 1983-84. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 17, 1989 (Montreal at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 37 (N.Y. Rangers); 21
(Dallas); 21 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1989-1996 |
NYR, Dallas, St. Louis |
322 | 46 |
55 | 101 |
264 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1990-1995 |
N.Y. Rangers, Dallas | 38 |
4 | 6 |
10 | 18 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Dallas Playoffs Points Leader: 1995 (3, tie)
Dallas Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1995 (2, tie)
1993-94: Played on first Dallas Stars team after franchise relocated
from Minnesota. His brother Neal was also on 1993-94 Stars team.
Miscellaneous: Shifted from his natural position of center to playing
right wing with N.Y. Rangers as a rookie in 1989-90. He would remain a
full-time right wing for the rest of his NHL career. ... Missed start of
1990-91 season with pulled thigh muscle, an injury suffered during N.Y.
Rangers' training camp in September 1990. He did not make his 1990-91 NHL
regular-season debut until N.Y. Rangers' Oct. 19, 1990, game at New Jersey.
... Beat Calgary goalie Mike Vernon on his first NHL penalty-shot
attempt on Jan. 16, 1992, at New York. ... Named Dallas Player of Month for
February 1995. ... Traded by Minnesota to St. Louis in exchange for Guy
Carbonneau on Oct. 2, 1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Minnesota (WCHA); Denver (IHL); Flint (IHL); Binghamton (AHL); Worcester (AHL);
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati (IHL); Berlin Capitals (Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota
Co-Captain: 1987-88
Minnesota Records: Most career shorthanded
goals (10, tie)
Education: Majored in Human
Relations at University of Minnesota.
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 7 at
University of Minnesota. ... Played on line with Tim Bergland and Peter
Hankinson for Minnesota in 1986-87. ... Competed in 1987 U.S. Olympic
Festival and also tried out for 1988 U.S. Olympic team during summer of
1987, but was hampered by knee injury that had required off-season surgery. ... Also played right wing at University of Minnesota in 1986-87 and
1987-88. ... Wore No. 7 for Flint (IHL) in 1989-90. ... Signed with
Cincinnati (IHL) as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 25, 1997. ... Played
for Team USA in 1998 World Championships qualifying tournament, helping USA
retain its position in the World Championships' Pool A. ... Was active in
charitable causes during his playing days, including work with groups
working to prevent child abuse.
Personal: Full name is Paul N.
Broten. ... Younger brother of former NHL players Neal Broten and Aaron
Broten. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVER DRAFT:
N.Y. Rangers left Broten unprotected for the 1993 NHL Waiver Draft. He was
claimed by Dallas on October 4, 1993. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
| Picks Traded: |
39 |
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