Hall of Famer of Hockey
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the Golden Jet, dies at age 84
Bobby Hull won one Stanley Cup and was a 12-time All-Star who played for the Chicago Blackhawks.
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"We send our deepest sympathies to the Hull family,"
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"The Hull family has requested privacy during this difficult time. They appreciate the sympathies that have been sent their way."
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The Golden Jet because of his blond hair and his speed on the ice, became beloved in Chicago for teaming with Stan Mikita to help the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, ending a 23-year title drought.
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Blackhawks Rank
Goals
GW goals
Hat tricks
604
98
28
Points
1,153
1st
1st
1st
1st
ESPN Stats & Information
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In the 1960s, Hull known for curving the blade of his wooden stick and had one of the most feared slap shots in the league. His slap shot was reportedly clocked at 118 mph.
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Bobby Hull played 15 seasons in Chicago and is the franchise's career leader in goals scored with 604.
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In 1964-65 and 1965-66, Bobby Hull won back-to-back Hart Memorial Trophies as the league's most valuable player, when he won the NHL scoring title for the third time in his career.
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During the 1978-79 season, He announced his retirement but decided to return the next season after the WHA merged with the NHL. He played 18 games with the Jets in 1979-80 and was traded to the Hartford Whalers, playing nine games for the team before retiring again.
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In 1983, He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. His son Brett also is in the Hall of Fame, inducted in 2009 after a 19-season career in which he scored 741 goals. Bobby and Brett Hull are the only father and son to each win the Hart Trophy. In 2017, They also were the only father and son named among the 100 Greatest NHL Players.
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"Those of us who were lucky enough to spend time with him will cherish those forever,' "He will be greatly missed.''
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Hull would no longer serve as a team ambassador. The team said it was redefining the role of team ambassador after Mikita died in 2018 and Tony Esposito died in 2021.