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Neal Broten

MinnesotaYear: 1981See School Profile Page

Scored 71 points in 41 games as a freshman and 71 points in 36 games as a sophomore … scored game-winning goal in Minnesota’s 4-3 win over North Dakota in the 1979 NCAA Championship game … member of the 1980 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team … selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft … received the North Stars’ Bill Masterton Memorial Cup in ’84 and ’86 … spent 15 seasons with the Stars franchise (Minnesota and Dallas, 2 stints) before being traded to the New Jersey Devils in February of 1995 … Neal became the first American-born player to top 100 points in an NHL season with the Minnesota North Stars in 1985-86 … won the Stanley Cup with the 1995 Devils, becoming the second Hobey winner to do so … his number was retired by the Dallas Stars after 17 years in the NHL … Neal currently resides in Woodbury, Minnesota.

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During the 1980-1981 NCAA Division 1 college hockey season, Neal Broten played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, appearing in 36 games. He recorded 17 goals and 54 assists, for a total of 71 points. His performance during this season earned him the inaugural Hobey Baker Award, given to the top collegiate hockey player in the nation.

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1981 Runner Up

Steve Ulseth
Minnesota

Ulseth born and raised in Minnesota attended the University of Minnesota where he played four seasons (1977 – 1981) of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ulseth went on to play the 1981–82 season with the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, and then played the 1982–83 season with the Tulsa Oilers and Peoria Prancers before retiring from professional hockey. Ulseth is now employed as a sales representative for Miken hockey sticks. Scored 84 goals and 118 assists for 202 points, while earning 48 penalty minutes, in 148 games played. Named WCHA Most Valuable Player senior year for Minnesota Gophers

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