The Golden Jet has died

One of the most electrifying players in NHL history has died. Bobby Hull,  who starred for two seasons with the St. Catharines Teepees in the OHA from 1955 through ’57 then went on to help lead the Chicago Blackhawks  to a Stanley Cup win in 1961, was 84. The cause of death was not immediately released. The left winger known as the “Golden Jet”  became the first NHL player to score more than 50 goals in a season in 1966. He played 15 NHL seasons in Chicago before signing with the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA in 1972 as a player/coach. The Point Anne, Ontario native, the brother of former NHL’er Dennis Hull and father  of former superstar Brett Hull, came back to the NHL with the Jets in the ‘79/80 season, then was traded to Hartford where he played nine games to end his illustrious career. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. Hull scored 610 career NHL goals and added 560 assists in 1,063 career NHL games, and added 303 goals over seven WHA seasons.