Bobby Hull

Robert Marvin " Bobby" Hull ( born January 3, 1939 in Pointe Anne, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who from 1957 to 1980 for the Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League and also for the Winnipeg Jets played in the World Hockey Association.

Career

Even with 15 years, the Chicago Blackhawks secured one of the most promising young players with Bobby Hull.

After three seasons at the Galt Blackhawks and the St. Catharines Teepees in the OHA, the Blackhawks picked him for the season 1957/58 in their squad. He played a strong rookie season in which he reached 47 points scorer, but Frank Mahovlich grabbed him the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie of the league away.

From the season 1959/60 he made with Bill Hay and Murray Balfour, the "Million Dollar Line". He increased his best performance on 81 points, making him the most successful scorer in the NHL. But much more important than his points was the positive influence he had in common with Stan Mikita on the appearance of the Blackhawks. In the period before Hull had qualified in Chicago in twelve years only once for the playoffs and the Faninteresse was significantly decreased. With it came back positive headlines and the team played again in the hearts of fans in Chicago. With him and his brother Dennis Hull was in the squad of the Blackhawks. Together with Mikita he worked on the development of a curved hockey stick. Hull drew from both his speed as well as his hard -placed shot.

The 1960/61 season was disappointing for Hull itself, but in the playoffs he was back to his form and was able to bring the Stanley Cup back to Chicago after 23 years. The following year, he was the third player in the NHL history after Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion, who scored 50 goals in a season. By 1969 he reached that mark four times and was the first who could surpass them. As close as in the 1970/71 season the Blackhawks were never more come to another Stanley Cup. With 25 points Hull played an outstanding final round. In the seventh game in Chicago, the Hawks led by two-thirds with 2:1, but an outstanding Ken Dryden in goal for the Montreal Canadiens brought Chicago to despair and Montreal won 3-2.

Over the next season came the shock for the Chicago Blackhawks. Your Star, the " Golden Jet " took an offer from the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association newly established. He was the first player signed a contract for a million dollars. The NHL stroked him for that also out of the squad for the Summit Series in 1972. Between 1972 and 1974, Hull as player-coach with the Jets active and thereby also the first head coach in franchise history the Jets. He was the figurehead of the WHA and with its commitment, it was the new league succeeded in that one took them seriously. At the Summit Series in 1974, he came also to his series against the Soviet Union. In Winnipeg he made from the season 1974/75 with the two Swedes Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson " The Hot Line", one of the best storm ranks of the WHA. Twice he won the WHA Avco World Trophy, the. At the Canada Cup in 1976 he was allowed to play together with his colleagues from the NHL for Canada. With five goals, he was top scorer of the tournament.

When the WHA was dissolved and the Jets went over into the NHL, he returned to the 1979/80 season in the NHL back. 18 games he played for Winnipeg, before he was released to the Hartford Whalers. Here he played with Gordie Howe, another legend, who had returned from the WHA to the NHL. After the season, he finished his career, but played again in 1981 for the New York Rangers, as these disputed in Sweden before the season some friendlies.

Bobby Hull is the father of Brett Hull. Hold the two all important father-son records in the NHL.

In 1983 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

He was guest star as the German Hockey League's founding celebrated in their first game and was allowed to drop the puck for the first face-off.

Statistics

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1961
  • Avco World Trophy: 1976 and 1978

Personal Awards

1957–58 NHL season 1959–60 NHL season 1960–61 NHL season 1970–71 NHL season 1974 Summit Series 1974–75 WHA season Ulf Nilsson (ice hockey) 1976 Canada Cup 1979–80 NHL season 1975–76 WHA season 1977–78 WHA season NHL All-Star Team Gordie Howe Trophy Joe Malone (ice hockey) Babe Dye Bill Cook Ace Bailey Cooney Weiland Busher Jackson Gordie Drillon Bill Cowley Bryan Hextall Herb Cain Elmer Lach Roy Conacher Dickie Moore (ice hockey) Bobby Orr Marcel Dionne Mario Lemieux Peter Forsberg Martin St. Louis Joe Thornton Sidney Crosby Alexander Ovechkin Henrik Sedin Daniel Sedin Frank Nighbor Billy Burch Herb Gardiner Roy Worters Eddie Shore Babe Siebert Ebbie Goodfellow Tommy Anderson (ice hockey) Babe Pratt Sid Abel Chuck Rayner Al Rollins Jacques Plante Bobby Clarke Mark Messier Eric Lindros Chris Pronger Joe Sakic Corey Perry Joe Primeau Marty Barry Bobby Bauer Syl Apps Bill Mosienko Bill Quackenbush Edgar Laprade Red Kelly Sid Smith (ice hockey) Earl Reibel Andy Hebenton Camille Henry Alex Delvecchio Don McKenney Dave Keon Kenny Wharram Phil Goyette Jean Ratelle Gilbert Perreault Butch Goring Bob MacMillan Rick Kehoe Rick Middleton Mike Bossy Jari Kurri Joe Mullen Pierre Turgeon Ron Francis Paul Kariya Alexander Mogilny Brad Richards Brian Campbell Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Odie Cleghorn Bill Thoms Gaye Stewart Bronco Horvath Norm Ullman Reggie Leach Steve Shutt Danny Gare Charlie Simmer Blaine Stoughton Peter Bondra Keith Tkachuk Milan Hejduk Rick Nash Vincent Lecavalier Most Valuable Player Eddie Shack Henri Richard Garry Unger Rick Martin Billy Smith (ice hockey) Don Maloney Grant Fuhr Vincent Damphousse Mike Richter Mark Recchi Bill Guerin Dany Heatley Eric Staal Patrick Sharp
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