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Any reference to the "Original Six" must have a reference to Bobby Hull. In a era of superstars like Richard, Mahovlich, Beliveau, Mikita, Howe, Delvecchio, Horton and Bower to mention a few, Hull rose above most of them. Gifted with speed and strength, Hull left many a defenseman in his wake and brought fear into goalies minds with his tremendous shot. One of the first players to experiment with the curved stick, Hull could blast a shot well over 100 miles per hour, and in the '60s a goalie's protective equipment was not what it was in the '90s. While Hull's early junior career was not abundant with awards, he was improving each year, and after 2 years with the St Catherines Teepees of the OHA he was called up to play for Chicago for the 1957-58 season. In his first 2 seasons Hull didn't set the league on fire and in fact he scored only 13 and 18 goals in his first 2 seasons respectively. But by his third season, and only 21 years old, Hull found his stride. In 1959-60 he led the league in scoring and points with 39 goals and 81 points. The 1960-61 season saw the Hawks win the Stanley Cup with Hull tallying 4 goals including a game winner in the final series against Montreal. The next season saw Hull become the third player behind Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion to score 50 goals in a season. Hull continued to dominate the league in scoring, setting records in 1965-66 with 54 goals and again in 1968-69 when he became the first player to score 58 goals in a single season. Bobby finished his career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1971-72 season. Hull was now ranked second behind Gordie Howe as the All Time Goal Scoring Leader with 604 goals. Hull was voted by the Associated Press as the Hockey Player of the Decade(1960's) by a 3-1 margin. Hull could not agree to a contract with the Blackhawks and in 1972-73, Hull became one of the first players to jump to the WHA. Hull signed for $2.75 Million with the Winnipeg Jets on June 27, 1972. As we have seen time and time again, politics creeps into sports, and because Hull signed with the WHA he was banned from Team Canada when they played the Russians later that year. Hull wasted no time in establishing himself as a leader in the WHA when it came to scoring. In the 1974-75 season he notched 77 goals, which was a new professional hockey scoring record. When Winnipeg entered into the NHL, Hull's 303 goals, 335 assists and 638 points ranked him 2nd, 3rd and 6th respectively in the WHA. Hull's career ended in the 1979-80 season where he played with Gordie Howe and Dave Keon. Bobby
still holds the Chicago Black Hawk Team records for the Most Goals
in a Season(58), Most Points by a Left Wing in a Season(107) and
Most Career Goals(604), had his Number 9 was retired, and was admitted
to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. At the end of the 1999 season
Hull was ranked 7th on the All Time Goal Scoring List, but in 2000
he will most likely have been passed by Mark Messier, Steve Yzerman
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