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Neal Broten

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: November 29, 1959 in Roseau, Minnesota

Drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1980-81 21 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 2 0 2 0.67 1 0.33 3 0 2 0 1 12 2 0 0 0 6 2.00 33.3
1981-82 22 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73 38 60 98 1.34 37 0.51 123 38 91 20 14 42 29 7 2 4 188 2.58 20.2
1982-83 23 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 32 45 77 0.97 30 0.37 115 37 62 8 24 43 22 8 2 4 165 2.09 19.4
1983-84 24 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 28 61 89 1.17 32 0.43 132 53 90 27 16 43 17 8 3 5 185 2.43 15.1
1984-85 25 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 19 37 56 0.70 20 0.26 93 39 98 26 -18 39 13 5 1 1 188 2.35 10.1
1985-86 26 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 29 76 105 1.31 37 0.47 150 60 81 5 14 47 23 6 0 0 193 2.41 15.0
1986-87 27 Minnesota North Stars NHL 46 18 35 53 1.15 20 0.43 85 37 47 11 12 33 12 5 1 4 112 2.43 16.1
1987-88 28 Minnesota North Stars NHL 54 9 30 39 0.72 13 0.25 70 36 73 16 -23 32 4 4 1 0 121 2.24 7.4
1988-89 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 68 18 38 56 0.82 20 0.30 75 28 65 19 1 57 9 4 5 1 160 2.35 11.3
1989-90 30 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 23 62 85 1.06 31 0.38 123 55 111 27 -16 45 13 9 1 4 212 2.65 10.8
1990-91 31 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 13 56 69 0.87 23 0.29 104 50 89 32 -3 26 10 1 2 0 191 2.42 6.8
1991-92 32 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 8 26 34 0.45 12 0.15 62 32 82 37 -15 16 3 4 1 1 119 1.57 6.7
1992-93 33 Minnesota North Stars NHL 82 12 21 33 0.40 12 0.15 57 5 94 49 7 22 9 0 3 3 123 1.50 9.8
1993-94 34 Dallas Stars NHL 79 17 35 52 0.66 19 0.24 85 21 85 31 10 62 14 2 1 1 153 1.94 11.1
1994-95 35 2 Teams NHL 47 8 24 32 0.68 11 0.24 40 8 47 16 1 24 6 2 0 3 72 1.53 11.1
1994-95 35 Dallas Stars NHL 17 0 4 4 0.24 1 0.07 6 1 21 8 -8 4 0 0 0 0 29 1.71 0.0
1994-95 35 New Jersey Devils NHL 30 8 20 28 0.93 10 0.33 34 7 26 8 9 20 6 2 0 3 43 1.43 18.6
1995-96 36 New Jersey Devils NHL 55 7 16 23 0.42 8 0.15 42 15 53 23 -3 14 5 1 1 1 73 1.33 9.6
1996-97 37 3 Teams NHL 42 8 12 20 0.48 8 0.18 27 5 33 7 -4 12 6 1 1 2 55 1.31 14.5
1996-97 37 New Jersey Devils NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 0.10 2 1 2 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.00 0.0
1996-97 37 Los Angeles Kings NHL 19 0 4 4 0.21 1 0.07 10 3 18 2 -9 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.89 0.0
1996-97 37 Dallas Stars NHL 20 8 7 15 0.75 6 0.30 15 1 13 5 6 12 6 1 1 2 35 1.75 22.9
Career 17 Seasons NHL 1099 289 634 923 0.84 335 0.30 1386 519 1203 354 18 569 197 67 25 34 2316 2.11 12.5

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1980-81 21 Minnesota North Stars NHL 19 1 7 8 0.42 9 1 0 0 1
1981-82 22 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 0 2 2 0.50 0 0 0 0 0
1982-83 23 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 1 6 7 0.78 10 0 1 0 0
1983-84 24 Minnesota North Stars NHL 16 5 5 10 0.63 -5 4 3 2 0 1 40 2.50 12.5
1984-85 25 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 2 5 7 0.78 -7 10 2 0 0 0 25 2.78 8.0
1985-86 26 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 3 2 5 1.00 -5 2 2 1 0 0 16 3.20 18.8
1988-89 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 2 2 4 0.80 -3 4 0 1 1 0 14 2.80 14.3
1989-90 30 Minnesota North Stars NHL 7 2 2 4 0.57 2 18 1 1 0 0 13 1.86 15.4
1990-91 31 Minnesota North Stars NHL 23 9 13 22 0.96 2 6 6 2 1 0 55 2.39 16.4
1991-92 32 Minnesota North Stars NHL 7 1 5 6 0.86 3 2 1 0 0 0 12 1.71 8.3
1993-94 34 Dallas Stars NHL 9 2 1 3 0.33 1 6 2 0 0 1 23 2.56 8.7
1994-95 35 New Jersey Devils NHL SC 20 7 12 19 0.95 13 6 6 1 0 4 47 2.35 14.9
1996-97 37 Dallas Stars NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.50 0.0
Career 13 Seasons NHL 1 135 35 63 98 0.73 1 77 24 9 2 7 248 2.41 13.3

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 19 University of Minnesota WCHA 40 21 50 71 1.78 18
1978-79 19 United States WJC-A 5 2 4 6 1.20 10
1979-80 20 United States Nat-Tm 55 25 30 55 1.00 20
1979-80 20 United States Olympics 7 2 1 3 0.43 2
1980-81 21 University of Minnesota WCHA 36 17 54 71 1.97 56
1981-82 22 United States Can-Cup 6 3 2 5 0.83 0
1984-85 25 United States Can-Cup 6 3 1 4 0.67 4
1989-90 30 United States WEC-A 8 1 5 6 0.75 4
1990-91 31 Minnesota North Stars Fr-Tour 3 0 3 3 1.00 2
1991-92 32 Berliner SC Preussen Germany 8 3 5 8 1.00 2
1996-97 37 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 11 3 3 6 0.55 4
1998-99 39 United States WC-Q 3 3 3 6 2.00 2
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 12 6 3 9 0.75 4
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 3 0 3 3 1.00 2
Career 1 Season Germany 8 3 5 8 1.00 2
Career 1 Season IHL 11 3 3 6 0.55 4
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 55 25 30 55 1.00 20
Career 1 Season Olympics 7 2 1 3 0.43 2
Career 1 Season WC-Q 3 3 3 6 2.00 2
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 76 38 104 142 1.87 74
Career 1 Season WEC-A 8 1 5 6 0.75 4
Career 1 Season WJC-A 5 2 4 6 1.20 10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1983 NHL
1986 NHL

Games Played

1984-85 NHL 80 (1)
 1985-86 NHL 80 (3)
1989-90 NHL 80 (1)

Assists

1985-86 NHL 76 (5)
Career NHL 634 (63)

Assists Per Game

1985-86 NHL 0.95 (6)
Career NHL 0.58 (75)

Points

1985-86 NHL 105 (9)
Career NHL 923 (85)

Goals Created

Career NHL 334.9 (96)

Total Goals For

Career NHL 1386 (100)

Power Play Goals For

Career NHL 519 (84)

Total Goals Against

Career NHL 1203 (97)

Power Play Goals Against

Career NHL 354 (75)

Short-Handed Goals

1988-89 NHL 5 (6)
Career NHL 25 (34)
  

Transactions

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June 9, 1993: Transferred to Dallas after Minnesota franchise relocated, June 9, 1993.

February 27, 1995: Traded to New Jersey by Dallas for Corey Millen, February 27, 1995.

November 22, 1996: Traded to Los Angeles by New Jersey for future considerations, November 22, 1996.

January 28, 1997: Claimed on waivers by Dallas from Los Angeles, January 28, 1997.