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United StatesUnited States  Aaron loaves Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 14, 1960
place of birth Roseau , Minnesota , USA
size 179 cm
Weight 79 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1980 , 6th lap, 106th position
Colorado Rockies
Career stations
1979-1981 University of Minnesota
1981-1982 Colorado Rockies
1982-1990 New Jersey Devils
1990 Minnesota North Stars
Nordiques de Quebec
1990-1991 Toronto Maple Leafs
1991-1992 Winnipeg Jets

Aaron Kent Broten (born November 14, 1960 in Roseau , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 782 games for the Colorado Rockies , New Jersey Devils , Minnesota North Stars , Nordiques during his active career between 1979 and 1992 de Québec , Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League on the position of the center . In 2007, Broten was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame for his services to ice hockey in the United States .

Career

Aaron Broten began his career as a hockey player in the team of the University of Minnesota , for which he was active from 1979 to 1981 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . With his university team he won the championship of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in the 1980/81 season . For him personally, too, the time at the University of Minnesota was very successful. First he was named Freshman of the Year in 1980, the best beginner, the WCHA, and in 1981 in their ALl-Star Team, as well as the All-Tournament Team of the entire NCAA. Towards the end of the 1980/81 season , the center made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies , who had already selected him in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round as a total of 106 players.

After the Colorado Rockies were relocated following his rookie year , the 1981/82 season , bread remained in their successor team, the New Jersey Devils , for which he was a regular in the following seven and a half years and with whom he was only in the 1987/88 season Playoff semifinals for the Stanley Cup failed to the Boston Bruins . On January 5, 1990 he was finally given in exchange for Bob Brooke to the Minnesota North Stars . For the North Stars he scored nine goals in 42 games and provided 14 templates by the end of the season. He was then committed in the NHL Waiver Draft by the Nordiques de Québec . For the team from Québec City, he played only 20 games before shortly after the start of the season within Canada on November 17, 1990, together with Lucien DeBlois and Michel Petit in exchange for Scott Pearson and a second-round vote for the NHL Entry Draft in 1991 and 1992 was given to the Toronto Maple Leafs .

For the 1991/92 season Broten signed a contract as a free agent with the Winnipeg Jets , for which he scored 13 points scorer in 32 games. At the same time, he ran for their farm team , the Moncton Hawks , in four games in the American Hockey League . Following this season, the American ended his career at the age of 31. In 2007 he was honored with induction into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .

International

For the USA , breads took part in the junior division of the 1979 World Junior Championship . At senior level, he was his country at the World Championships in the squad in 1981 , 1982 , 1985 , 1986 and 1987 as well as 1984 and 1987 at the Canada Cup .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1979/80 University of Minnesota NCAA 41 25th 47 72 8th
1980/81 University of Minnesota NCAA 45 47 59 106 24
1980/81 Colorado Rockies NHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1981/82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 19th 15th 21st 36 11 - - - - -
1981/82 Colorado Rockies NHL 58 15th 24 39 6th - - - - -
1982/83 Wichita wind CHL 4th 0 4th 4th 0 - - - - -
1982/83 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 16 39 55 28 - - - - -
1983/84 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 13 23 36 36 - - - - -
1984/85 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 22nd 35 57 38 - - - - -
1985/86 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 18th 25th 43 26th - - - - -
1986/87 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 26th 53 79 36 - - - - -
1987/88 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 26th 57 83 80 20th 5 11 16 20th
1988/89 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 16 43 59 81 - - - - -
1989/90 New Jersey Devils NHL 42 10 8th 18th 36 - - - - -
1989/90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 35 9 9 18th 22nd 7th 0 5 5 8th
1990/91 Nordiques de Québec NHL 20th 5 4th 9 6th - - - - -
1990/91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 27 6th 4th 10 32 - - - - -
1991/92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 25th 4th 5 9 14th 7th 2 2 4th 12
1991/92 Moncton Hawks AHL 4th 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
NCAA overall 86 72 106 178 32
CHL total 23 15th 25th 40 11 - - - - -
NHL overall 748 186 329 515 441 34 7th 18th 25th 40

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1979 United States June World Cup 6th place 5 4th 3 7th 0
1981 United States WM 5th place 8th 2 2 4th 0
1982 United States WM 8th place 7th 2 2 4th 8th
1984 United States Canada Cup 4th Place 5 0 4th 4th 4th
1985 United States WM 4th Place 10 0 1 1 8th
1986 United States WM 6th place 10 2 6th 8th 14th
1987 United States WM 7th place 10 5 6th 11 6th
1987 United States Canada Cup 5th place 5 0 2 2 2
1998 United States World Cup qual 1st place 3 0 0 0 0
Juniors overall 5 4th 3 7th 0
Men overall 58 11 23 34 42

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

His brothers Neal and Paul were also professional ice hockey players and both played in the NHL as well. In addition, his nephew Shane Gersich made it into the highest league in North America.

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personal data
SURNAME Loaves, Aaron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Broten, Aaron Kent (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Roseau , Minnesota