He also won two Gordie Howe Trophies as the WHA MVP in 1972-75. He played seven seasons with the Jets as part of the WHA, leading the team to win two Avco Cups. He also won an NHL scoring title three times.īobby Hull left the Blackhawks to join the Winnipeg Jets as a player and coach in the first $1 million contract in sports history in 1972. He did it four times after.īobby Hull was also a back-to-back Hart Memorial Trophy winner -1964-66 - as the league’s most valuable player. He was the first NHL player to score more than 50 goals in a season, a feat he accomplished in 1966, the Tribune reported. Hull played 15 seasons - eight of which were with his brother Dennis - with the Blackhawks and is the team’s all-time scorer with 604 goals. The winger helped lead his team to become the Stanley Cup champions in 1961, bringing an end to more than two decades without a cup. Hull was said to have one of the most feared slap shots in the NHL supposedly registering 118 mph, ESPN reported.
Hull, following the lead of teammate Stan Mikita, was known to curve his hockey stick blade. 22, 1957, against the Boston Bruins and started an eight-game point run. But it took a few days for him to score his first goal, which came on Oct. 8, 1957, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, where Chicago won 1-0, the newspaper reported. Hull joined the Blackhawks, making his debut on Oct. We send our deepest sympathies to the Hull family.” Generations of Chicagoans were dazzled by Bobby’s shooting prowess, skating skill and overall team leadership that led to 604 career goals, a franchise record that remains to this day. The Golden Jet helped the Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup and delivered countless memories to our fans, whom he adored. “Hull is part of an elite group of players who made a historic impact on our hockey club. “The Chicago Blackhawks are saddened by the passing of Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull, a superstar for our franchise between 19,” the team said in a statement, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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