This Day in Hockey History

1997 - Neal Broten retires

The last remaining active player from the United States' "Miracle on Ice" team, Neal Broten, announces his retirement.

Broten plays 17 NHL seasons after winning Olympic gold with the USA in 1980. He takes home the Hobey Baker Award as the best player in U.S. college hockey in 1981.

The second-round pick of the Minnesota North Stars retires with 867 career points (274 goals and 593 assists) in 992 career games in the league. He appears in two All-Star Games (1983, '86) and wins the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in '95.

Broten's number 7 is retired by the Dallas Stars in 1998, and he is inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000.

Birthdays

1958 - Bill Derlago
1961- Dave Tippett
1977 - Andy McDonald
1982 - Nick Schultz