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Chicago Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull. (Amr Alfiky, AP File Photo)

Hockey legend Bobby Hull dead at age 84, reports say

Jan 30, 2023 | 11:23 AM

The Golden Jet reportedly has passed away.

According to numerous reports, hockey legend Bobby Hull died Monday at the age of 84.

Hull had a 23-year playing career in the NHL and World Hockey Association, including stints with the Chicago Blackhawks (1957-72), Winnipeg Jets (1972-80) and Hartford Whalers (1980).

He won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player twice and was the NHL’s leading scorer three times. He helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 1961 and helped the Jets claim the Avco Cup as WHA champions in 1976 and ’78.

A left winger, Hull was a 10-time first-team NHL all-star and a second-team all-star twice.

Hull, known for his booming slapshot, led the NHL in goals seven times in his career. He finished his NHL career with 610 goals and 1,170 points in 1,063 regular-season games and added 129 points, with 62 goals, in 119 playoff games.

He added 303 goals and 638 points in 411 WHA regular-season games.

While Hull was one of the greatest players of his generation, he wasn’t allowed to represent Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the USSR. Canada’s team in that series included only NHL players — including Hull’s brother, Dennis — so Bobby and other WHA stars weren’t invited to participate.

Hull was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. His No. 9 was retired by the Blackhawks that same year.

His son Brett Hull — nicknamed The Golden Brett — played in the NHL and scored 741 goals. The Hulls are the only father-and-son tandem to each score more than 50 goals in an NHL season and more than 600 NHL goals in their careers.

Another of Bobby’s sons, Bart, had a CFL stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Bobby Hull’s post-playing career featured some controversy, including comments he reportedly made about Adolf Hitler and allegations of domestic violence.