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Wednesday Night Hockey on ESPN wants to know what you think is the best of the "10 Best" throughout the NHL season. Each week, WNH will assemble its 10 best selections of a particular theme and post them on ESPN.com for users to vote on their favorite.
Tune in to the Dec. 19 broadcast of the New Jersey Devils at N.Y. Rangers (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) to watch highlights of the 10 best U.S.-born NHL players and the announcement of additions to the U.S. Olympic Team.
During the game, ESPN's hockey experts will pick their favorite and compare their choices with how ESPN.com users voted.
 Tom Barrasso, goaltender, Carolina
Picked fifth overall by Buffalo in 1983, Massachusetts native Barrasso won the Vezina and Calder Trophies in 1984 at age 19. He won Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992. He is second among U.S.-born goalies in career wins.
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 Neal Broten, forward, retired
A Minnesota native, Broten was a member of the gold-medal winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Team. He joined the North Stars for their Cup finals run in 1981. After 14-plus seasons, he joined the Devils and helped them to the Cup in 1995.
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 Chris Chelios, defenseman, Detroit
Born in Chicago, Chelios represented the U.S. in the 1984 and 1998 Olympics. With Montreal, he won the Stanley Cup in 1986 and the Norris Trophy in 1989. He won two more Norrises with Chicao and helped the U.S. to the gold in the 1996 World Cup.
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 Phil Housley, defenseman, Chicago
St. Paul's Housley was the sixth pick in 1982. He scored 31 goals in 1982-83, the first of his seven 20-goal seasons. A member of the 1996 World Cup team, his 1,182 points are the most by a U.S.-born player in NHL history.
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 Pat LaFontaine, forward, retired
A Michigan native, LaFontaine played in the 1984 and 1998 Olympics. He scored 54 goals for the Islanders in 1989-90, becoming just the fourth American to reach 50 goals. His 148 points with Buffalo in 1992-93 are the most for a U.S.-born player.
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 Brian Leetch, defenseman, N.Y. Rangers
Born in Texas but raised in Connecticut, Leetch played in the 1988 and 1998 Olympics and 1996 World Cup. He won the Calder Trophy in 1989, Norris Trophies in 1992 and 1997, the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe in 1994.
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 Mike Modano, forward, Dallas
In 1988, Michigan native Modano became the second U.S.-born player picked first overall in the NHL draft. A member of the 1998 Olympic and 1996 World Cup teams, he won the Cup in 1999 and holds the Stars records with 398 goals and 932 points.
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 Joe Mullen, forward, Hall of Fame member
A native of Hell's Kitchen, Mullen won the Cup and became the second American to reach 50 goals (51) in 1989. He won two more Cups with Pittsburgh and became the first U.S. player to reach 500 goals in 1997.
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 Mike Richter, goaltender, N.Y. Rangers
A native of the Philadelphia area, Richter played in the 1988 and 1998 Olympics. He won a league-high 42 games and the Stanley Cup in 1994. In 1996, he earned tournament MVP honors in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
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 Jeremy Roenick, forward, Philadelphia
A Boston native, Roenick posted back-to-back 50-goal seasons in 1991-92 and 1992-93, and lad the Blackhawks to the 1992 Cup finals. A member of the 1998 Olympic Team, he's just over 20 points shy of being the fourth American to reach 1,000 points.
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