Paul Broten

Paul Newell Broten (born October 27, 1965) is an American former professional hockey player who played in 322 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and St. Louis Blues. He shoots right-handed and played right wing.

Broten was picked by the New York Rangers in the 4th round, 77th overall in the 1984 NHL entry draft. He then went to the University of Minnesota for 4 years, scoring 45 points in 42 games his senior year. During the 1989–1990 NHL season Broten made his debut with the Rangers. He would play for the Rangers until the 1993–1994 season when he joined the Dallas Stars. He played with the Stars for 2 years before playing one year with the Blues and their minor league affiliate Worcester Ice Cats. Broten then played in the now defunct IHL and one year in Germany before retiring after the 1998–1999 hockey season.

Broten was born in Roseau, Minnesota, and is the brother of fellow hockey players Neal and Aaron Broten. He has two daughters, Jordyn and Morgan.

His nephew, Shane Gersich, was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Roseau High School HS-MN — 31 20 51 — — — — — — 1983–84 Roseau High School HS-MN 26 29 26 55 4 — — — — — 1984–85 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 8 8 16 26 — — — — — 1985–86 University of Minnesota WCHA 38 6 16 22 24 — — — — — 1986–87 University of Minnesota WCHA 48 17 22 39 52 — — — — — 1987–88 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 19 26 45 54 — — — — — 1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL 77 28 31 59 133 4 0 2 2 6 1989–90 New York Rangers NHL 32 5 3 8 26 6 1 1 2 2 1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 28 17 9 26 55 — — — — — 1990–91 New York Rangers NHL 28 4 6 10 18 5 0 0 0 2 1990–91 Binghamton Rangers AHL 8 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 1991–92 New York Rangers NHL 74 13 15 28 102 13 1 2 3 10 1992–93 New York Rangers NHL 60 5 9 14 48 — — — — — 1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 64 12 12 24 30 9 1 1 2 2 1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL 47 7 9 16 36 5 1 2 3 2 1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 17 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 50 22 21 43 42 3 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 59 19 28 47 82 — — — — — 1997–98 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 81 9 12 21 80 9 3 1 4 8 1998–99 Berlin Capitals DEL 50 8 15 23 100 — — — — — IHL totals 245 73 80 153 350 13 3 3 6 14 NHL totals 322 46 55 101 264 38 4 6 10 18

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1998 United States WC Q 3 0 0 0 2