Biography of Bobby Hull

Copping the link of Bobby Hull goes to the match of the Sports Super Series ”talks about the most striking facts from the life and career of the famous Canadian striker. He had a physique of heroic Hall signed the first contract with Chicago in M, when he was the striker quickly secured in the composition and received the nickname The Golden Jet “Golden Jet Airman”.

However, Chicago by that time was not won by the main trophy of the NHL for 23 years, so the fans appreciated the achievement - after that victory, Hall became their favorite. Hall has no other team achievements in the NHL, but his status of the star was never questioned. Throughout the seven championships, the striker was unconditionally the best NHL sniper. In just 18 seasons, he abandoned the puck for Chicago - this club record is still holding.

The idol of Hall fans made not only statistical achievements, but also an athletic physique. The Canadian was a fan of training and worked even in the offseason, although in his time most players in the summer allowed themselves a good rest. And all this formed a pretty appearance, which, even with a broken nose mandatory for a hockey player, made him similar to any of the younger gods of Ancient Greece, ”the hero of Chicago Gordy Hou described, one of the three best snipers in the history of the NHL.

The quality and speed of the throw was influenced not only by the powerful biceps of Hall, but also by the technical trick - the club with a curved hook invented by him together with the teammate Stan Mikita. The goalkeepers preferred to go to matches against Hall teams in masks. And with his body he tried to stop his powerful throw, because it was difficult to reflect such a throw with the reaction.

” The year of the Cold War, Hull could take part in the super series in the city, even the petition of the Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau did not help. For eight matches with Soviet hockey players, he abandoned seven goals and gave two assists, becoming the best scorer of the Super Series. In the NHL, he returned to the city of in - gg. During the Super Series, he not only did not earn removal, but did not provoke rivals, but became most friends with Valery Vasiliev, who even provided medical care.

During the break, I go to their locker room, they should help me there. Bobby is suitable. I'll go now. ” He took special sticks from the Canadian doctor and straightened his broken nose. Canadians were dumbfounded ... ”, Vasiliev recalled. In addition, the Canadian stayed at the dacha of the Soviet hockey player in Chekhov near Moscow. He himself told how he was attached to her out of curiosity and only at the end he realized that people crowded before the entrance to the toilet.

Hull spent eight out of 18 seasons for Chicago with his son with his brother Dennis, who scored a puck for Blackhox. One of Bobby Hall, Brett, also played hockey. His heyday fell on the performances for the "St. Louis Blues" in-gg. Bobby and Brett went down in the history of the NHL as the first father and son, who scored more than 50 goals for the regular season and the marked “Hart Trophy” - a prize of the best league player.

Later they became the first father and son to score more than points during the performances in the NHL and abandoned more goals. In total, Brett scored a puck in his career in the NHL regular seasons, blocking the achievement of his father's head. In addition, Bobby and Brett were the only father and son, which were among the greatest NHL players in the city in the city of Bobby Khalla in the franchise, were removed from the ninth number, but at the request of the legendary player, his son was still allowed to choose a “nine”.