He was awarded the Jerry Chumola Award as the school's rookie of the year and received similar honors from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The power of his shot terrorized opposition goaltenders. Hull accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD), and in 1984–85, scored 32 goals as a freshman. The Calgary Flames selected him in the sixth round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, 117th overall. NHL teams finally took notice of Hull following his 1983–84 season in which he scored 105 goals in 56 games and broke the BCJHL scoring record with 188 points. He was again passed over at the 1983 Entry Draft as teams remained unconvinced of his commitment to the game and his conditioning. He joined the Penticton Knights of the tier-II British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) in the 1982–83 season where he scored 48 goals in 50 games. He was first eligible for the NHL Entry Draft in 1982, but as he was still playing in a juvenile league, was passed over without interest. Playing career Junior and college Īdmitting that he was viewed as a "pudgy, fun-loving, music-crazed bum" in his youth, Hull stated in his autobiography that he was not surprised when he failed to attract the attention of a junior team. Hull was not close to his father following the breakup, though the two spoke periodically. He moved to Vancouver with his mother and two youngest siblings shortly before his parents' acrimonious divorce in 1979. As a youth, Brett and teammate Richard Kromm played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice hockey team. The family moved back to Canada when Bobby signed with the original Winnipeg Jets, then in the WHA, in 1972. He and his brothers often skated with the Black Hawks where they watched their father play. Īs his father played for the NHL's Chicago Black Hawks, Hull spent his early life in Illinois, and he first played organized hockey in the Chicago area at the age of four. His uncle Dennis was also a long-time NHL player. Bart played professional football in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has three brothers, Bobby Jr., Blake and Bart, and a younger sister, Michelle. His mother, Joanne (McKay), was an American professional figure skater and taught him how to skate. His father, Bobby, was a long-time professional hockey player in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Hull was born Augin Belleville, Ontario, Canada. His jersey number 16 was retired by the St. Hull's nickname, " the Golden Brett" is a reference to his father's nickname of "the Golden Jet". They are the first father-son combination to each score either of 600 goals or 1,000 career points in the NHL. Hull was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, joining his father Bobby Hull. He was a member of the team that won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and was a two-time Olympian, winning a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Having dual citizenship in Canada and the United States, Hull was eligible to play for either Canada or the United States internationally and chose to join the American National Team. He was named a first team all-star on three occasions and played in eight NHL All-Star Games. Pearson Award that year as the league's most valuable player. Hull won the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. His 86 goals in 1990–91 is the third-highest single-season total in NHL history, with the first two being the same person, Wayne Gretzky. He scored 50 the following year with the Moncton Golden Flames of the American Hockey League (AHL) and had five consecutive NHL seasons of at least 50 goals. He played college hockey for the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, where he scored 52 goals in 1985–86. Known as one of the game's greatest snipers, Hull was an elite scorer at all levels of the game. In 2017 Hull was named one of the ' 100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. He was a member of two Stanley Cup winning teams – 1999 with the Dallas Stars and 2002 with the Detroit Red Wings. His career total of 741 goals is fifth highest in NHL history, and he is one of five players to score 50 goals in 50 games. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes between 19. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian– American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St.
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