Background
He was born on 14 November 1960 in Roseau, Minnesota, United States of America.
He was born on 14 November 1960 in Roseau, Minnesota, United States of America.
During his twelve-year career, Broten played for six different National Hockey League teams including both parts of the Rockies/Devils franchise, the Minnesota North Stars, the Quebec Nordiques, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Winnipeg Jets. In international hockey, Broten played for the United States national team at the 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1984 Canada Cup and 1987 Canada Cup tournaments. Broten retired from professional hockey in 1992, but briefly came out of retirement in 1999 to once again play for the United States national team in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championship qualifying tournament (the United States team featuring several National Hockey League players had surprisingly finished among the bottom four in the previous 1998 world championship tournament) when no active National Hockey League players were available. Broten was chosen to be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 2007 class.