Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull passed away today, January 30, according to the Chicago Daily Herald. The Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks (1961) was 84 years old.
Hull was named to the NHL All-Star Game 12 times from 1960 to 1972, participated in the 1974 Super Series with Team Canada, and also won the Canada Cup in 1976. Bobby is a three-time winner of the Art Ross Trophy (1960, 1962, 1966), a two-time winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy (1965, 1966), the owner of the Lady Byng Trophy (1965) and the Lester Patrick Prize (1969), a member Hockey Hall of Fame (1983) and Canadian Sports Hall of Fame (1988), Officer of the Order of Canada (1978).
Hull was included in two lists of the 100 best hockey players in NHL history – according to Hockey News magazine (1998) and according to the NHL (2017).
During his career in the NHL, the ex-forward took part in 1063 meetings, in which he scored 1170 (610 + 560) points. In addition, Hull chalked up 129 (62 assists, 67) points in 119 playoff games. Bobby spent seven more years in the WHA, scoring 638 (303+335) points in 411 meetings and scoring 80 (43+37) points in 60 playoff matches.
Note that the number nine, under which he played during his career, was withdrawn from circulation by the Chicago, Winnipeg Jets, and Arizona Coyotes. Bobby is the father of Brett Hull, a two-time Stanley Cup winner, a three-time top scorer of the season, and the fifth-best scorer in league history (741).
