Thomas Connell Broden (April 6, 1932 – November 23, 2013) was a Canadian

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. Broden is the only player to have won the

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and the

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in the same year (

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Playing career

Broden played his entire

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career with the

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; it consisted of six regular-season games and seven playoff games. Overall, he scored two goals and recorded one assist in NHL play. He made his NHL debut in

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and retired following the

season. He won two

s with Montreal in

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and

. Playing for

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, Broden won the IIHF's

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tournament in scoring with 12 goals and 7 assists in 7 games, scoring at least one goal in every game of the World Championship.

beat the

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4 – 2 to take the gold in the championship.

Post-playing career

After retiring from hockey Broden worked as a senior executive at

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for 32 years. He died on November 23, 2013, at a Toronto hospital.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

Secondary sources

* IIHF News Release, April 2002, Vol. 6 - No. 2

External links

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