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Bobby Hull
| Bobby Hull OC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983 | |||
 Hull with the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1960s | |||
| Born |
January 3, 1939 Point Anne, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 30, 2023 (aged 84) Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | |||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1957–1980 | ||
| Website |
www | ||
Robert Marvin Hull OC (January 3, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blond hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the nickname "the Golden Jet". His talents were such that an opposing player was often assigned just to shadow him.
During his 23-year playing career, from 1957 to 1980, he played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, and Hartford Whalers. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player twice and the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading point scorer three times, while helping the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. He also led the WHA's Winnipeg Jets to Avco Cup championships in 1976 and 1978. He led the NHL in goals seven times, the second most of any player in history, and led the WHA in goals one additional time while being the WHA's most valuable player two times. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, and received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2003.[1][2] In 2017 Hull was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[3]
Off the ice, Hull was noted for domestic violence allegations[4][5] and allegedly making comments supporting Adolf Hitler.[6][7]
- ^ "Bobby Hull". Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Bobby Hull wins Gretzky award". The Globe and Mail. July 31, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". National Hockey League. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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