Neal Broten= best Minnesota born hockey player ever!

stillwildinIL · Post by **stillwildinIL** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:55 pm

The Roseau native was voted the best all time

Roseau's 1959 team was the runner up best all time team

Roseau is hockeytown USA in my opinion

visit this link before you argue with me http://www.roseauramshockey.com/history.htm

Post by **east hockey** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:20 pm

Oh, I can pretty much guarantee you'll get arguments even after folks visit Tracy's website, which is a very nice site, by the way.

Lee

stillwildinIL · Post by **stillwildinIL** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:26 pm

east hockey wrote:Oh, I can pretty much guarantee you'll get arguments even after folks visit Tracy's website, which is a very nice site, by the way.

Lee

I am ready for them lol

GR3343 · Post by **GR3343** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:23 am

Agreed. Hands down was the best so far. Best vision, best hands, best playmaker. First US born player to score 100pts in the NHL. A winner wherever he went. For his size was a very tough player also. Not to mention a pretty nice guy.

komada77 · Post by **komada77** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:07 pm

I gotta go with Housley on this one, but it's close

DubCHAGuy · Post by **DubCHAGuy** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:35 pm

I'd say Housley too! Can't argue with Broten's resume though, Hobey, Gold Medal, Stanley Cup.

watchdog · Post by **watchdog** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:52 am

dont forget college championship.

matthebat · Post by **matthebat** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:54 pm

I gotta go with Housley too. It is close but i give the edge to Housley over Broten

WiKKeD1 · Post by **WiKKeD1** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:10 pm

DubCHAGuy wrote:I'd say Housley too! Can't argue with Broten's resume though, Hobey, Gold Medal, Stanley Cup.

Only player to win a College National Championship, Stanley Cup, and Olympic Gold Medal..... Missing a Minnesota High School State Championship tho, damn Edina..

Was the first player to win the Hobey Baker as well

MnPride2 · Post by **MnPride2** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:14 pm

Broten no question.

ahemsky1006 · Post by **ahemsky1006** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:32 pm

housley hands down.... second most points in nhl for american born player (just got passed by madono last year) and housley did it as a defensmen, and of course broten has better stats than housley in college thats because housley went strait to the pros from high school. And housley played in 2 or 3 state tourneys in high school.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:14 pm

This is a real tough one, but I think people here have it narrowed down to the two players most deserving. Broten epitomizes the absolute best that Minnesota hockey has to offer, from high school star to Minnesota Gophers/Hobey Baker award winner to USA Olympic Gold Medal Championship to Minnesota North Stars and a great NHL career. How can anyone top that?

But in terms of overall skill, I have to go with Housley. For anyone to go straight from Minnesota high school to the NHL, and excel for all those years, holding the scoring record as a defenseman until Modano just passed him late in his career as a forward, that's just incredible. It would have been real interesting if Housley had gone the usual route, from high school to college to the Olympics and then to the NHL, but to make that jump straight from high school to the NHL and do so great for so many years, well it may not happen ever again in our lifetime...

Either way, you can't go wrong with either of these two, they were both tremendous.

ACTUALFORMERPLAYER · Post by **ACTUALFORMERPLAYER** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:18 pm

The thing I don't like about Housley is his resume says "he never won" way more than it says he won. No Stanley Cup, No Gold Medal, No Norris trophy.....

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:40 am

ACTUALFORMERPLAYER wrote:The thing I don't like about Housley is his resume says "he never won" way more than it says he won. No Stanley Cup, No Gold Medal, No Norris trophy.....

Excellent point but remember that one player cannot win championships. Housley's "he's never won" situation is more about him not being in the right place at the right time.

dakota12 · Post by **dakota12** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:29 pm

Broten, without question, was the best High School hockey player in Minnesota. Housley, would question whether he was even the best defenseman ever?

stillwildinIL · Post by **stillwildinIL** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:56 pm

MNHockeyFan wrote:
ACTUALFORMERPLAYER wrote:The thing I don't like about Housley is his resume says "he never won" way more than it says he won. No Stanley Cup, No Gold Medal, No Norris trophy.....
Excellent point but remember that one player cannot win championships. Housley's "he's never won" situation is more about him not being in the right place at the right time.

Well Broten must have been in the right place at the right time everywehere, except for in HS because he won everything but the State title....(one line can't do everything)

mulefarm · Post by **mulefarm** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:05 pm

I don't think there has ever been a mn. high school player that has went straight to the NHL, except for Housley. If you think about it, that is unreal!! Look at all the Mr. Hockey's and none of them came close to being ready for the NHL. When Broten was winning the NCAA Housley was already in the NHL. Housley was a pro and could not play in the Olympic's until the late 90's. As great as Broten was, it has to be Housley

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:10 pm

dakota12 wrote:Housley, would question whether he was even the best defenseman ever?

Do you know any other defensemen that went right from a Minnesota high school to the NHL? Any others (any position) that made the NHL All Rookie team their first year, and go on to play in 7 NHL All Star games after that? (Broten played in 2). 1232 points in their NHL career? (Broten had 923, and he played forward).

As I said, you can't go wrong with either of these two, they were both great. But my vote still goes to Housley.

watchdog · Post by **watchdog** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:28 am

phil was in the right place after all not every team in the nhl would have given him the chance to go from hs to pro. alot of things have to fall in place for alot of pro athlete to make it. some teams dont need this type of player or one at that position ect....

Hockeyguy_27 · Post by **Hockeyguy_27** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:53 am

Housley

breakout · Post by **breakout** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:41 pm

Hockeyguy_27 wrote:Housley

Agree

stillwildinIL · Post by **stillwildinIL** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:09 pm

breakout wrote:
Hockeyguy_27 wrote:Housley

Agree

too bad

breakout · Post by **breakout** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:10 am

handsleary wrote:
breakout wrote:
Hockeyguy_27 wrote:Housley

Agree
too bad

Not really

stillwildinIL · Post by **stillwildinIL** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:38 pm

breakout wrote:
handsleary wrote:
breakout wrote:
Agree
too bad
Not really

why not really?

Pipewrench · Post by **Pipewrench** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:42 pm

what henry, reed and antonvich