Bobby Hull
Canadian ice hockey player (1939–2023)
Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull, OC (January 3, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger.
Bobby Hull | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983 | |||
Born |
Pointe Anne, Ontario, Canada | January 3, 1939||
Died |
January 30, 2023 Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 84)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL: Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets Hartford Whalers WHA: Winnipeg Jets | ||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 1957–1980 |
Hull is highly regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time and perhaps the greatest left winger to ever play the game of hockey. Hull was known for his blonde hair, blinding skating speed, and having the fastest shot in the game which also earned him the nickname, "the Golden Jet".
Hull played 17 seasons in the NHL with 3 teams, the Chicago Black Hawks for 15 seasons, the Winnipeg Jets for 1 season and the Hartford Whalers for 1 season.
Hull was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.
Career statistics
changeRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1954–55 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 48 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
1956–57 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 52 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 95 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||
1957–58 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1959–60 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 39 | 42 | 81 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1960–61 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 67 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||
1961–62 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 50 | 34 | 84 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | ||
1962–63 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||
1963–64 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
1964–65 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 61 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 27 | ||
1965–66 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 | 54 | 43 | 97 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 66 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
1967–68 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 71 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | ||
1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 58 | 49 | 107 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 61 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 16 | ||
1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 50 | 43 | 93 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
1972–73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 63 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | ||
1973–74 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 75 | 53 | 42 | 95 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1974–75 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 78 | 77 | 65 | 142 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 80 | 53 | 70 | 123 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | ||
1976–77 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 34 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | ||
1977–78 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 77 | 46 | 71 | 117 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||
1978–79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 1063 | 610 | 560 | 1170 | 640 | 119 | 62 | 67 | 129 | 102 | ||||
WHA totals | 411 | 303 | 335 | 638 | 183 | 60 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 38 |
Other websites
change- Bobby Hull's NHL player profile
- Bobby Hull at the Internet Hockey Database
- Bobby Hull's Legend's of Hockey profile