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Aaron Broten

Position: LW/C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: November 14, 1960 in Roseau, Minnesota

Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 6th round (106th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 8:25AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #557. Tom Kurvers… #558. Terry Ruskowski… #559. AARON BROTEN… #559. Keith Crowder… #559. Laurie Boschman… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 20 CLR NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1981-82 21 CLR NHL 58 15 24 39 15 -11 6 9 5 1 5 67 22.4
1982-83 22 NJD NHL 73 16 39 55 19 -20 28 10 5 1 1 126 12.7
1983-84 23 NJD NHL 80 13 23 36 14 -28 36 10 3 0 1 102 12.7
1984-85 24 NJD NHL 80 22 35 57 22 -18 38 12 10 0 2 170 12.9
1985-86 25 NJD NHL 66 18 25 43 17 2 26 14 4 0 1 157 11.5
1986-87 26 NJD NHL 80 26 53 79 29 5 36 20 6 0 3 179 14.5
1987-88 27 NJD NHL 80 26 57 83 30 20 80 17 7 2 4 180 14.4
1988-89 28 NJD NHL 80 16 43 59 20 -7 81 12 4 0 2 178 9.0
1989-90 29 TOT NHL 77 19 17 36 15 -23 58 16 1 2 2 148 12.8
1989-90 29 NJD NHL 42 10 8 18 8 -15 36 7 1 2 0 83 12.0
1989-90 29 MNS NHL 35 9 9 18 7 -8 22 9 0 0 2 65 13.8
1990-91 30 TOT NHL 47 11 8 19 8 9 38 10 1 0 1 85 12.9
1990-91 30 QUE NHL 20 5 4 9 4 -3 6 4 1 0 0 40 12.5
1990-91 30 TOR NHL 27 6 4 10 4 12 32 6 0 0 1 45 13.3
1991-92 31 WIN NHL 25 4 5 9 4 2 14 4 0 0 3 29 13.8
Career NHL 748 186 329 515 192 -69 441 134 46 6 25 1422 13.1

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1980-81 20 CLR NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 0.0
1981-82 21 CLR NHL 58 0.26 0.41 0.67 0.26 0.10 1.16 11 18 29 11 61 21 53 2 -11 1.3 0.9 2.2
1982-83 22 NJD NHL 73 0.22 0.53 0.75 0.27 0.38 1.73 13 32 45 16 87 44 83 20 -20 2.2 0.8 3.0
1983-84 23 NJD NHL 80 0.16 0.29 0.45 0.17 0.45 1.28 10 18 28 10 60 19 73 4 -28 0.3 0.6 1.0
1984-85 24 NJD NHL 80 0.28 0.44 0.71 0.27 0.48 2.13 17 28 45 17 75 28 68 3 -18 2.5 0.8 3.3
1985-86 25 NJD NHL 66 0.27 0.38 0.65 0.25 0.39 2.38 14 20 34 13 67 16 77 28 2 1.6 0.8 2.4
1986-87 26 NJD NHL 80 0.33 0.66 0.99 0.36 0.45 2.24 22 45 67 24 107 40 83 21 5 4.8 1.1 5.9
1987-88 27 NJD NHL 80 0.33 0.71 1.04 0.37 1.00 2.25 22 48 70 25 125 49 67 11 20 5.0 1.6 6.6
1988-89 28 NJD NHL 80 0.20 0.54 0.74 0.25 1.01 2.23 13 35 48 17 99 40 98 32 -7 2.3 0.8 3.1
1989-90 29 TOT NHL 77 0.25 0.22 0.47 0.20 0.75 1.92 16 14 30 13 50 8 77 12 -23 1.1 0.4 1.5
1989-90 29 NJD NHL 42 0.24 0.19 0.43 0.18 0.86 1.98 8 7 15 6 24 4 46 11 -15 0.4 0.1 0.5
1989-90 29 MNS NHL 35 0.26 0.26 0.51 0.21 0.63 1.86 8 7 15 6 26 4 31 1 -8 0.7 0.3 1.0
1990-91 30 TOT NHL 47 0.23 0.17 0.40 0.18 0.81 1.81 9 8 17 7 29 3 40 23 9 0.6 0.9 1.5
1990-91 30 QUE NHL 20 0.25 0.20 0.45 0.19 0.30 2.00 4 4 8 3 13 2 30 16 -3 0.4 0.2 0.5
1990-91 30 TOR NHL 27 0.22 0.15 0.37 0.16 1.19 1.67 5 4 9 4 16 1 10 7 12 0.3 0.7 1.0
1991-92 31 WIN NHL 25 0.16 0.20 0.36 0.14 0.56 1.16 4 4 8 3 12 1 11 2 2 0.0 0.5 0.5
Career NHL 748 0.25 0.44 0.69 0.26 0.59 1.90 151 270 421 156 772 269 730 158 -69 21.7 9.3 31.0

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 27 NJD NHL 20 5 11 16 -9 20 2 3 0 1 46 10.9
1989-90 29 MNS NHL 7 0 5 5 -2 8 0 0 0 0 18 0.0
1991-92 31 WIN NHL 7 2 2 4 -2 12 2 0 0 0 10 20.0
Career NHL 34 7 18 25 -13 40 4 3 0 1 74 9.5

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 18 United States WJC-A 5 4 3 7 0
1979-80 19 University of Minnesota WCHA 41 25 47 72 8
1980-81 20 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 47 59 106 24
1980-81 20 United States WEC-A 8 2 2 4 0
1981-82 21 Fort Worth Texans CHL 19 15 21 36 11
1981-82 21 United States WEC-A 7 2 2 4 8
1982-83 22 Wichita Wind CHL 4 0 4 4 0
1984-85 24 United States Can-Cup 5 0 4 4 2
1984-85 24 United States WEC-A 10 0 1 1 8
1985-86 25 United States WEC-A 10 2 6 8 14
1986-87 26 United States WEC-A 10 5 6 11 6
1987-88 27 United States Can-Cup 5 0 2 2 2
1990-91 30 Minnesota North Stars Fr-Tour 3 1 0 1 2
1991-92 31 Moncton Hawks AHL 4 0 2 2 0
1998-99 38 United States WC-Q 3 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 4 0 2 2 0
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 10 0 6 6 4
Career 2 Seasons CHL 23 15 25 40 11
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 3 1 0 1 2
Career 1 Season WC-Q 3 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 86 72 106 178 32
Career 5 Seasons WEC-A 45 11 17 28 36
Career 1 Season WJC-A 5 4 3 7 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Aaron Broten 6.6 5.9 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Mark Johnson 89.6 6.2 5.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.6 0.3
Sergei Brylin 87.8 6.3 5.3 3.6 3.4 2.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.4 0.0 -0.6
Buzz Boll 87.6 4.8 4.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Wayne Merrick 87.5 6.0 6.0 3.6 3.4 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.3 -0.2
Adam Creighton 86.7 5.6 4.0 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Steve Heinze 86.7 6.3 5.8 5.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
Travis Green 86.2 6.2 6.0 4.8 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.2
Baldy Cotton 86.2 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 -0.8
Red Sullivan 86.1 6.4 5.7 3.6 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
Keith Acton 85.6 7.3 3.9 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Aaron Broten 6.6 5.9 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Ken Mosdell 90.6 6.3 6.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.5
Mark Johnson 89.6 6.2 5.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.6 0.3
Sergei Brylin 88.7 6.3 5.3 3.6 3.4 2.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 -0.6
Adam Creighton 88.7 5.6 4.0 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Curtis Brown 87.7 6.1 5.2 3.9 3.3 3.2 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.1
Buzz Boll 87.6 4.8 4.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Wayne Merrick 87.5 6.0 6.0 3.6 3.4 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.3 -0.2
Steve Heinze 86.7 6.3 5.8 5.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
Baldy Cotton 86.2 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 -0.8
Red Sullivan 86.1 6.4 5.7 3.6 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1983-84 NHL 80 (1)
 1984-85 NHL 80 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 80 (3)
1987-88 NHL 80 (1)
 1988-89 NHL 80 (1)

Transactions

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June 30, 1982: Transferred to New Jersey after Colorado franchise relocated, June 30, 1982.

January 5, 1990: Traded to Minnesota by New Jersey for Bob Brooke, January 5, 1990.

October 1, 1990: Claimed by Quebec from Minnesota in Waiver Draft, October 1, 1990.

November 17, 1990: Traded to Toronto by Quebec with Lucien DeBlois and Michel Petit for Scott Pearson and Toronto's 2nd round choices in 1991 (later traded to Washington - Washington selected Eric Lavigne) and 1992 (Tuomas Gronman) Entry Drafts, November 17, 1990.

January 21, 1992: Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg, January 21, 1992.

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