The Son of a Legend Quit Hockey & Then Became the NHL's #1 Goal Scorer. The Brett Hull Story

Brett Hull scored 844 NHL Goals: Regular Season (741) Playoffs (103).
He was the son of Bobby Hull, the “Golden Jet,” one of hockey’s most iconic legends. But, as a young player, the overweight and unmotivated Brett Hull was not considered to be a pro prospect, let alone someone who could approach his father’s prodigious legacy.
In fact, Brett was passed over in junior hockey drafts and was ignored in two NHL drafts before finally being chosen in the late rounds in 1984.
But by decade’s end he was the NHL’s premier goal scorer and would ultimately record an incredible 86 goals in a single season.By the time he finished his hall of fame career, he had scored 844 NHL goals, won two Stanley Cups and had far surpassed BOBBY hull’s NHL scoring records.
Let’s take a close look at the career of Brett Hull. How did the self-described lazy, pudgy and unwanted kid join his father in the pantheon of the greatest players in NHL history.
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[@FarmBossSaws]

When I was a kid, if you sent a hockey card to Brett Hull at the St. Louis Blues address you would get your card back signed. That meant alot to me! I also still remember the Brett Hull GT Snowracer endorsement

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

The Blues PR team was great with Brett and made sure fans around the world got a response to their letters

[@SIX6SIXer]

I did too! i wrote him a letter and put my a card in there too. I got my signed card and a signed 5×7 picture back.

[@kyyva4533]

True story. But you could actually do it for most of the teams. Especially when the avalanche 1st came about

[@matthewwheatley42]

Fun fact about that 86 goal season - that was also the largest margin in goals scored over the second placed total (51 goals, by Cam Nealy, Steve Yzerman, and Theo Fleury) in NHL history

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

That is great info ... did not know that! Thanks.

[@gordspeare9249]

I attended the 1991 Canada Cup at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton Ontario. Canada defeated USA in the Final. I will never forget how gracious Brett Hull was with all the kids. Even in defeat, he was smiling and interacting with all the kids. He took my son and several others into the Team USA Dressing Room and made sure all the kids got a hockey stick. Thank you Brett for giving those kids the Thrill of a Lifetime 🙏

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

🙏 love this comment ❤️ …. Thanks for the great anecdote

[@gordspeare9249]

@@ProHockeyAlumni A great memory for sure

[@regortex3364]

I disagree with statement that he got ignored, the only reason he got a walk on in Calgary was because of his last name. I played minor hockey and Junior A against him, I never liked him as a player but certainly respected his shot. I tried to fight him but he wouldn’t fight as he is not a fighter, he might be the only or one of the only pro players to have never fought, not sure about that but I wonder. These days, I have nothing but respect for the guy, he’s a funny and seemingly likeable person, he put up some real numbers in the NHL and proved everyone wrong, can’t beat that.

[@Hull9]

He had 1 fight that’s on video. I believe he had 2 fights in the NHL. Not many but you’re statement is incorrect

[@regortex3364]

@@Hull9 - thanks for clearing that up.

[@markmillward9733]

Growing up as Bobby Hull's son in his shadow couldn't have been easy. Brett rose to the challenge and made his dad proud. They are both great in their own way.

[@adspur]

Agreed!Same last name but, different legacy’s of their own

[@thejfk_experience490]

his dad isn't proud, his dad is a bag of shit. Brett Hull rose to a challenge and carved his own path, and became better than his douchebag dad

[@milfordmkt]

He hated his dad, who NEVER supported his development & was a mean drunk of a dad.

[@DirtyMoneyHipHop]

@@milfordmkt Yeah, didn't he beat the crap out of his wife? Not all athletes are good people or good dads. Cheers

[@flippy66]

@@milfordmkt And a racist who liked Hitler's ideas too.

[@bobpearce4614]

Brett was a great addition to a Red Wings team that ranks as one of the best ever!

[@SSNESS]

He should’ve been more focused & dedicated

[@azulral]

That team was stacked.

[@timomomomo969]

@@SSNESS he got his name on the Stanley cup. He ,add a significant contribution to a stacked team, and his teammates liked him. He was dedicated enough.

[@shred5]

@@SSNESS Maybe when he was younger. I think later on he remedied that problem.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Brett would have looked GREAT in a Hawks jersey but the CHEAP Wirtzs sabotaged that as per usual! It's EPIC how much that family destroyed a very talented franchise in the 60s! Espo's drunken comment (circa 1967) that got him traded, was ... SPOT ON!

[@mckessa17]

86 goals in a season is crazy good. A true superstar.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

86 is amazing ... and he was closely checked every game.

[@SSNESS]

97 including the playoffs

[@culpurple]

I remember watching Brett play at the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the mid-80's. Brett's assessment of himself at that time was spot-on, he loved to circle around at center ice waiting for a break out pass and take a few strides across the blue line, unleashing a cannon slapshot that most goalies didn't see until they dug it out of the net behind them. He loved Duluth and made it his summer home for many years on a nearby lake. Nice, respectful guy in person and one of the all-time great goal scorers.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Great anecdote -- I enjoyed reading this comment. Thank you!

[@fellspoint9364]

He was really that notorious a cherry picker ? No defense at all ? Wow. I guess some guys have it like that.

[@gomjabbar6246]

@@fellspoint9364 I mean, if you're going to be hof, then I guess it can work.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@fellspoint9364 Most fans don't want to watch defensive hockey, they want to see players like the Howes, Hulls, and Orrs! In the GOLDEN ERA (60s), the NHL had skill mixed in with controlled violence! Now NHL= No Hit League.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@gomjabbar6246 Work was NOT one of Brett's favourite words!

[@raymondleemanpaper]

Hull was not just a superstar HOFer. For a few years, he was an unstoppable force of nature.

[@paulhudson4254]

R.I.P. Bobby Thanks for the memories! Brett Dallas will always appreciate you! Thank You! 🌺☦️🌺

[@sidetrak85]

Do you also dig Hitler?

[@nickyfurlano8531]

The legend of the great Bobby Hull still lives on in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the hardest or fastest slapshot of all time as well as being the fastest skater of all time.

[@sidetrak85]

@@nickyfurlano8531 What? Do you know what year we're in. Try to find a faster shot then Chara.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@nickyfurlano8531 Wadaboot Wayne 'The Whiner" Gretzky? The most over-HYPED hockey player ...EVER! That should be in the 'books' too!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Sidetracked, nope

[@alfiesmullet1311]

What a shot he had.. him and Oates together were deadly

[@stevencooke6451]

Hull and Oates were a big hit. Maybe the best release of all time.

[@trvman1]

and it took the NHL too long to put Oats into the Hall of Fame.

[@garyblanchard1084]

So just how did Oates wear out his welcome in St Louis??

[@samuelluria4744]

@@garyblanchard1084 - Good question. I was a huge hockey fan in those days, but don't remember any of this drama....

[@Roberta_Esposito]

hull n oates

[@teddymexico]

Back in the "Hull and Oates" era we were family friends with a player named Bobby Bassen. We got into the locker room several times, and Brett was great to us. Always taking time to sign autographs and take pictures, and even invited us out to dinner with him. There were a lot of great dudes on that team

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Great story … thanks🙏

[@chrisg7160]

Cool story. I loved Bassen (#28) when he played with the Blues he was a tough, gritty player.

[@eio4528]

There's no doubt his foot was in the crease. If I remember correctly, that rule plagued the league BECAUSE it was applied differently. I think we all know it was overlooked in the moment because it was the 3rd OT and their wasn't direct goalie contact which is a huge problem with the rule to begin with.

[@pat442389]

Its funny you mention that, i saw a video about the foot in the crease / non call the other day. So apparently the governors committee changed the rule halfway through that season from you cant be in the crease no matter what to something like a player with possession and control of the puck is eligible to play the puck in the crease. Hull kicks the rebound towards his stick then scores. IMO thats still bull and as a young Bruins fan i remember thinking we won an OT playoff game (vs the panthers i think?) that year only to have it called back because ted donato's pinky toe was in the crease. So a few mins later they end up losing in OT. It was always a dumb rule and i dont know why they ever started calling it that way to begin with. I guess its just Bettman showing his incompetence again.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

It was a VERY STUPID rule, and it meant NOTHING to me then, and even LESS than nothing now! That's why the NHL rescinded the rule!

[@ianhowarth2656]

And that would be the reason why the rule was dropped. Instead, now it’s called “goalie interference”, which also causes problems even with multiple replays.

[@pat442389]

@@ianhowarth2656 because they put it in super slow mo and a guy slightly touching a goalie can look like he absolutely blasted him from one strange angle and can look like he didnt even touch him from another. They also never seem to factor in if the goalie comes out of his crease to attept the save and hits the skater. 1 other thiing i hate is goalies playing the puck behind the net but they cant be checked.

[@Demy1970]

Woke hockey again, freaking crease is halfway to blue line😂

[@drewjoaquin4761]

Red Wings fan here... even though Brett was only with my team for a short while, he is still one of my favorite players!!!

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

He really surprised me in Detroit … He was excellent there

[@tenbelow9617]

I went to college with Brett. We hid from the cops together, in the trees, after a party was busted. I played floor hockey against him and our goalie had some serious welts from Brett's slapshot.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Outstanding! 👍

[@a47mlb]

I knew some people who were at UMD when Brett was there. I understand he enjoyed the MJ as much as the beer. ;)

[@tenbelow9617]

@@a47mlb MJ?

[@a47mlb]

@@tenbelow9617 Mary Jane, weed.

[@tenbelow9617]

@@a47mlb I will say we had a few beers together. My brother played football at UMD and he was real tight with the hockey team. So I knew who was doing what but I will never tell.

[@matthewdudley6278]

I saw Brett Hull when he played for UMD against Minnesota at old Williams Arena in the WCHA. Aluminum sticks were new, and were supposed to be indestructible. When he snapped one in half there was an audible "whoa!" from the Gopher crowd. Found out later UMD did a cost analysis where it was cheaper for him to snap one aluminum stick a week versus at least one wooden stick a day. On an unrelated note my late father told me about seeing a Bobby Hull slapshot deflected hit the wall of the Saint Paul Civic Center in a WHA game. I can only imagine what these two could have did in their prime with the composite sticks of today!

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

That is great stuff … I enjoyed reading this comment about both Brett and Bobby. 🙏💪

[@adamdesanti6713]

That's a great point. Could you imagine Brett or Bobby with a composite stick?

[@trevor8493]

Great video once again , met Brett at a golf tournament , really mellow and down to earth , not what you'd expect from superstar

[@theramplocal]

His Fandom for the cup run in 2019 is legendary

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Mellow? Didja smoke a reefer with him? :P

[@superdave174]

Brett Hull was a great player and loved him on team USA and the stars and made the blues a great team too. Very well loved player and nice guy well deserved everything he did for every team he played for . Thanks Brett for all the memories. 😊

[@gilbertchingee1150]

Him and his dad two of the best goal scorers of all time.

[@Danny-sd5vm]

That 1996 World Cup of Hockey was some of the most intense hockey I've ever seen. I saw team USA at MSG (can't remember who they played) and the atmosphere was incredible.

[@alelectric2767]

Mike “fu@king” Richter!!! The best goaltending performance ever.

[@jasonchristenson1]

Brett managed to defy naysayers without coming off as defiant. That is quite the feat.

[@kja9881]

I had season tickets to UMD hockey and saw every home game Brett played in at the university here. Duluth will never forget Brett Hull! Let's Go Dogs! A gracious guy too!

[@camthadon5108]

I remember him in the 96 world cup. My god what a brutal series between USA and Canada that was!

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

kind of forgotten in history ... but an incredibly intense series

[@chizorama]

Yeah buddy, I still have game 3 on VHS, one of the last great displays of legendary talent on both ends. Second best US win after the Miracle.

[@bjbhehir]

I just watched a documentary on that series on the NHL Network a few weeks ago. Canada wanted to win that series so badly and USA team was amazing!! Hull was on fire!!

[@boblangford81]

In a city that wears red and bleeds blue, Hull was the king of St Louis for a long time. He held the Crown until McGwire dethroned him in ‘98, and then Pujols took the crown after Mark.Thx Brett! Hull and Oates Baby!

[@ag4allgood]

As a Chicago Blackhawk fan I was late to see Bobby Hull. Brett Hull teamed with Adam Oates was a machine. I remember he would wait by the centerline for a breakout pass. The dirty work was done by others along the boards. When Brett got fed he had the shot to finish against any goalie. Lacked all around skill but made up for it with the shot. Impressive career for not being a great skater.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Good comment … thanks! 👍

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

His time in Detroit was great. The Red Wings were an all-star squad of world hockey, so Hull could be himself without a heavy leadership burden. His pairing with Datsyuk produced many amazing goals.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

What a team! The Wings went “all in”. ♦️

[@kevhead1525]

Ugh. At a time the Blackhawks were going all "out". Chelios to the wings was the final indignity.

[@skoalface3269]

He wasn't much of a leader in St Louis.

[@samuelluria4744]

@@kevhead1525 - Kids these days have no idea, how great Chelios was.

[@samuelluria4744]

@@kevhead1525 - Bro, I'm a Ranger fan since 1977, and I STILL had a poster of Chris Chelios on my wall. They really don't make them like that anymore.

[@user-ou3dm6th3x]

I met Brett at Norwood Hills CC in St.L. He just finished a round of golf, sitting alone having a beer in the bar. I’ve never been one to approach celebrities if I see them in those situations. Being a huge hockey fan, I couldn’t resist. I offered to buy him a beer but he refused. Instead he bought me a beer. We talked for an hour or so. One of the nicest people you could ever meet.

[@theliftexpert]

Great documentary ❤ You always colourfully give us the details that most of us are completely unaware of. I golf weekly with Rick Wamsley in the summer and now I know a little more about all of these great players and the true history of our game. Well Done 👍

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks 👍 I appreciate the thoughts and your enthusiasm for the history of the game

[@lukeconverse6632]

Brett hull was awesome. Even tho it was the end of his career, was very happy when the red wings got him and won a cup with him

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

I was actually a bit surprised he had that much left in the tank in Detroit. THX

[@7555mac]

Bobby Hull had the better career not only of Brett Hull but of all the NHL players in his prime years before he went to the WHA. He was my childhood idol and got to see him play at Maple Leaf Gardens. RIP Bobby.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Agreed. And he scored 50 in his final true NHL season … he could have scored another 200-plus on the NHL. Thx’

[@samuelluria4744]

Of all NHL players? That's a bit overboard. 🙄

[@evryhndlestakn]

@@samuelluria4744 read "childhood idol". Nobody's better than your childhood idol, however blindly or not.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Bobby Hull did MORE for hockey in USA and Canada than anyone else...EVER! IMAGINE if Bobby was GIVEN free reign to skate like Gretzky was!?! (protected)

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@evryhndlestakn The STATS, in both leagues say that Hull was very close to Gretzky (who was PROTECTED by the refs/NHL). Only Mr. Hockey was statistically better, but anyone who was an avid fan and knew O-6 NHL will say Hull was THE most exciting player to watch! I'd rather watch Denis Savard over Gretzky also! Nobody could handle the puck like Savvy at full speed! Hull was the fastest skater with the hardest shot! He also had CHARISMA!

[@Mornomgir]

Imo. Every player that went "stellar" during this era... they were all amazing. They grew up plaing one way and by the end of it they pretty much played modern day hockey. That is a massive hurdle in so many ways.

[@joaoguterres6961]

What amazing story! Thanks for sharing!

[@calronske1853]

His dad was exactly the same way w/fans. Met Bobby at a card show & he would have talked all day with ya!

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

THX. Bobby was one the greatest ambassadors the game ever had. Brett was also great with the fans.

[@calronske1853]

Thanks again! Bobby was my first sports hero as a 7-yr old boy. Listened on my dad's little transistor to all the big goals at the Stadium...the one-timer shot past Giacomin off the face-off being one of my fondest memory of one of the GREATEST FINISHER'S ever. Thanks again for the response.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@ProHockeyAlumni Ha ha! I was just gonna type the SAME as you! Except Hull was not one of, but he was THE best ambassador the NHL and hockey in general ever had! I've met Bobby 3 times, and my dad was honoured by Bobby Hull for Ford car sales in Vancouver! (summer of 1971). I missed that but saw the B&W pics. They looked like brothers, shaking hands, except Bobby's forearm was TWICE as big! L0L My dad was a great skater himself who was also named Robert!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@calronske1853 I grew up in Vancouver but I NEVER missed a Hawks game vs Canucks, and I also listened to Sunday night Hawks games outta Chicago Stadium, on my transistor radio under the covers in my bedroom! (mid 60s). I always dreamed of being at the ORIGINAL MADhouse for a game, but it never happened!

[@gibsoneb3]

Hull and Adam Oates were an amazing combination - incredible duo.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Truly amazing … Hull seemed to score with anyone but with Oates he was other worldly. 👍

[@mr.blackhawk142]

If they were the DYNAMIC Duo, would Brett be "Robin"? L0L

[@spiderlily4386]

I miss hockey! Love docu info about the old days

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

Always respected Hull for staying loyal to the USA Team. They gave him his 1st chance after team Canada turned their back on him. Didn't like the booing from Canadian fans years later, totally uncool. I remember closely watching him live many times at MLG in Toronto, and amazed at how he always found a way to get open in the slot. A true sniper. Rooting for the Sabres in 1999, no way his goal should have counted lol Thanks for posting yet another excellent video.

[@belledorris1973]

😂eh! If u get booed by Canadiams it should always be a honor😂

[@belledorris1973]

Team Canada approached brett hull later... he declined canadians knew it and canadians had a lot of fun with that... they all understood in the end😂😂😂😂

[@dallasburgess5329]

No back turning here. At that time, he wasn't good enough to make the team. It wasn't a 'snub' where you don't make the team over attitude or whatever. He just wasn't good enough yet. A lot of future superstars couldn't make team Canada, no shame in that, team is always stacked. Good on him for Team USA loyalty tho👏👍

[@evryhndlestakn]

What an awesome story. It could so easily have gone the wrong way any number of times in those early years. The right challenges to him at the right time certainly proved he had untapped levels not yet shown. Imagine no Brett Hull in the Nhl history books,...instead, stenciled on the side of a van, "Brett Hull Plumber Call 555-****** for success between the pipes!"

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

LOL! Thanks -- imagine how many potential pros never got that opportunity that Brett received ... so many late bloomers get ignored.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Just say NO to plumber's CRACK!!! :P

[@evryhndlestakn]

@@mr.blackhawk142 lol, agreed.

[@Ron502008]

At 5:37 Look at Dad's smile! That is awesome. Thanks for this video. Very interesting to learn more about the younger legend.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks for watching -- and commenting!

[@tanderson6442]

I would half to say Brett’s career was more impressive on the simple fact he had such a big shadow with his father being one of the greats, also that three year run with 70+ goals a season doesn’t hurt the case either.

[@reederbar]

seems fans were always out to get him also the coaches and management This guy was an amazing talent and had everyone against him .Best goal scorer I have ever seen

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

He has always been authentic … some folks never liked him but most know he’s a good guy who is one of the best to ever play.

[@mangrove]

I remember watching him backcheck and throwing hits in the 2002 Cup run. Being in the locker room with all of those fellow future HOFers, as well as the GOAT coach did wonders.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Great observation 👍

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

He was my favorite player when I was growing up. He was "the golden boy", not the other said name. There is so much more to this man's career. His book says so much. Gr8 job, wish it was longer 👍👍👍👍

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks, John ✌️

[@godbluffvdgg]

Canadian Hockey Players are such beast! Flyers fan since the 70's, I'm proud to have seen the decades of the best on my team and around the league...GO SHORSEY!...:)

[@tpor1206]

Great video once again! Thanks for your videos they are always excellent!👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍👍

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks again, TPOR! Greatly appreciated.

[@chizorama]

I don't know much about Bobby, but I got to watch Brett play, arguably had the best wrist shot of all time.

[@Jack-_-Wack]

Bobby was an awful person, you’re not missing anything

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Chizel, I've played hockey 40ish years, and watched it over 60 years, and naturally talented scorers like Brett were very few and far between! That other right winger for the Islanders, who won 4 Cups wasn't too shabby either! He had a similar style of play as Brett IIRC? (Mike Bossy)

[@chizorama]

@@mr.blackhawk142 Ah yes, good point about Bossy, though his prime years were a little before my time.

[@1955canuck]

@@Jack-_-Wack Bobby Hull may've had issues in his private life, but to totally dismiss him as an "awful person" is completely unfair. At the NHL All-Star game here in Vancouver 1998, Bobby Hull and his brother Dennis were manning a booth prior to the game as part of the All-Star week festivities. When Bobby saw my father (who was 78 years old at the time) walking nearby, Bobby specifically called for my father to come over and chat. Bobby couldn't have been more gracious or kind to my dad. I'll always look back fondly on that memory. RIP dad. RIP Bobby.

[@royalsubjects6459]

My very first hockey memory and first time ever watching it when I was 7 yrs. old was when Hull scored the game winner to win the cup for Dallas. And I've been a fan ever since. Goal or no goal that's the moment I fell in love with hockey and had a pretty successful junior career myself all because of Hull and that goal so thanks to him for that.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Gotta love that story ... Thanks for sharing it! Appreciate the young guys who respect the history of the game.

[@stephendacey8761]

Thank you, for another great video. I was a kid growing up and always admired Bobby hull and that tremendous slap shot. I knew of the rift between Bobby and Brett and glad they made peace before Bobby passed away. I was more a fan of the father than the son. Maybe, b/c Bobby reminds me of my childhood more. But, both were legends in their own way. Hockey is a great sport and skating is a skill I have always admired, and Bobby was a gifted skater. Bobby hull was a better skater and despite his son scoring more goals, I always liked bobby better, as a hockey player. As for the goal that he scored against buffalo, I thought it should not have been allowed. But, then again, I'm biased b/c I was rooting for Buffalo. Thanks for the video and I look forward to your next one.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

thanks -- I very much appreciate your insights and feedback!

[@matricule69]

2 different era...2 different great players...thank you Mr Hull

[@SSNESS]

Never knew he was on Phoenix

[@rodn5616]

Great story. Thank you!

[@CMTT]

This is my all-time favorite hockey history channel , and among my top 10 favorite channels from KZbin. When bill C11 is implemented, I hope this channel survives. Much ❤️ from West coast Canada.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thank you 🙏 CMT … your comments mean a lot and are greatly appreciated!

[@epsteindidntkillhimself3936]

Let's hope not on bill c11

[@4uto_4ddict]

Happy I got to see him play. He was amazing to watch.

[@bw6078]

Another great video. Many thanks Pro Hockey Alumni.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Much appreciated! Thank you!

[@jerichobeach2967]

He joined a great red wings team 2002 was carrying a huge roster of talent

[@axlejohnson9156]

It seems to me that Brett Hull played during a time when the competition was getting much more intense. Bobby Hull was a giant compared to other players. After the 70's , the skill set of the average NHL player was far superior to anything Bobby Hull played against. The size and speed of the new breed of player had changed the game. One of the most significant characteristics about Brett Hull, was his humility. The man didn't have an ego to service.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks for your insights ... well-articulated.

[@nickyfurlano8531]

@@ProHockeyAlumni Except he has things quote assbackwards. Hockey became watered down when the league expanded from the 6 team roster.

[@rbluesu44]

I am Blues fan and I know they won the cup in 2019. However, watching Hull and Oates was the most fun watching Blues hockey! Let’s go Blues! It was a sad day when Oates left and when Hull left too.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Fun to watch them - a perfect match

[@lloydclaussen3925]

Both Red Wings

[@TegridyElite]

So Phil Kessel before Phil Kessel

[@lakeeriesailor2852]

no comparison between the two!

[@TegridyElite]

@@lakeeriesailor2852 the title alone shows comparison between the two. But alright

[@BouchIsOnTheLoose702]

In my 2 decades growing up (1980s & 1990s) I have never watched a player score more goals than Brett Hull. His quickness on a one-timer was like no other. I guarantee that he could smash the radar gun and get it way up there in triple digits at 100+ mph in a game. I remember when he scored over 70 and 80 goals in a single season. He was better than Alexander Ovechkin.

[@brianmouland209]

Disagree Ovie has the hitting aspect to his game

[@BouchIsOnTheLoose702]

@@brianmouland209 You may be right because I've never seen Brett Hull check anybody. I was talking about the 80s and 90s and I just added Ovie to see if anyone would disagree with me.

[@csnide6702]

never saw Gretzky or Ovechkin ... ?

[@csnide6702]

and NO -- he's not better than Ovechkin

[@davegearey8799]

But you did watch a player score more goals…Gretzky

[@mcarroll598]

Favorite player growing up!

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

understandable. Good choice!

[@mcarroll598]

@@ProHockeyAlumni I also wore #16 when I played highschool hockey in the mid 90’s! He was awesome.

[@Handsome_Gary_Kamensack]

Was a great interview, always spoke his mind...which sometimes got him in trouble.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Never dull that is for sure!

[@r.d.sandman6474]

Yes, he was a 26 year old walk-on, but look what he did? The best players on every team he played against he just ate them raw! Hats off, Brett!

[@earllutz2663]

Enjoyed your video, citing accomplishments of both father &son Hull. Would not pick one, over the other.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks, Earl!

[@WolfmanJack66]

Both are hockey legends. Nothing else needs to be said. From a so called pudgy and lazy kid to one of the greatest........you just never know.

[@SSNESS]

97 goals in one season

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Bobby Hull was THE most EXCITING player to watch...bar none! NOBODY had his charisma, or pulled fans outta their seats like Bobby Hull! Not Bobby Orr, Gretzky, or Howe! The only player close to that was Rocket Richard, but I never saw him play? I have seen a few grainy, blurry video clips only.

[@loopghost]

Brett Hull took shots on me when I was as a 10 year old goalie at UMD youth hockey camp (around1985). To say that Hull was a LEGEND at UMD would have been an understatement. Every kid in my neighborhood knew how many goals he'd scored in the previous game. We'd listen to the games on the radio and every so often be lucky enough to go see UMD play in person. When he skated onto the rink, I was shaking with excitement. He was super supportive and kind, I'll remember that day for the rest of my life.

[@jorgejohnson451]

A passing hockey fan, here. I’m not sure who had the better career, but having grown up a Blackhawks fan, I think Bobby’s popularity in Chicago as part of the Original Six outshines the greater NHL accomplishments of his son. I never realized Brett achieved so much. And though it bothers, it doesn’t surprise me that the small-minded Blackhawks Or-gan-I-za-tion failed to recruit him.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Jorge, U R a Hawks fan and not sure WHO had the better career??? Let me answer that for you. Overwhelmingly Bobby Hull! Also....Brett Hull REFUSED to play for the Wirtz-owned team, that FORCED his dad Bobby out of Chicago! He gets more kudos for that!

[@jorgejohnson451]

@@mr.blackhawk142 The operative word is “passing.” In the early ‘70s I was a Blackhawks fan (again, “having grown up”). By the early’80s, I was away in school. In the mid-‘80s, I was in the military, so I wasn’t particularly paying attention much of any sports. So I missed most of Brett’s career. So I really don’t have a grasp on whose career was better - a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with more NHL goals or an Original Sixer who played without a helmet. Now that you mention it, I did hear something about Brett not wanting to play with the Hawks. However, that didn’t mean the Hawks couldn’t draft him and either given him the money (fat chance with the Wirtz family) or held his rights and traded them. I’m sure drafting Bobby’s unproven son was something the Wirtz could not stomach. I’m even more sure the Hawks had no clue how good Brett would be.

[@blairhughes8542]

Watched him play for the Penticton Knights against the Merritt Centennials when I was a kid in the 80's. He really stood out. I always wondered what the story was, re: how he ended up in the BCJHL. He led a dominating Penticton team in those days. Some of the roughest and most exciting hockey I have ever watched to this day!

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

that's awesome ... recently learned more about the Knights via Joe Murphy story.

[@HockeyTruffles]

Your videos are fantastic. Really great work.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thank you very much! I appreciate your comment. I've got a savvy audience that appreciates the game and its legends.

[@TheNolimitcity]

I grew up in Duluth, MN. We used to play hockey at these little Ice Rinks in the neighborhood that the dad's built for us. I remember going to UMD games and watching Brett play. He actually came out to one of our little peewee rinks one day and shot the puck around with us. Really cool stuff to have actually passed the puck to Brett Hull.

[@SquibRound]

I grew up watching the Golden Brett. We had a blast watching him play.

[@joshgarbemusic]

Great great work on this video.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thank you very much! A lot of work goes in to these videos and I'm glad you found value in it.

[@joshgarbemusic]

@@ProHockeyAlumni I can tell you put a lot of work in it. I never knew he was overweight and slow in the early 80s cuz I only started follow his career from when he was already a star in St. Louis. Never realized hockey canada rejected him. Always thought he turned his back on canada and identified as an American which we Canadians find insulting. Really, it was they who rejected him and he stayed loyal to the U.S throughout his career as he should have!

[@JoeyOnly]

i love your videos, keep making them. Brett, from Hastings County Ontario where I grew up.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks ... I'll keep making 'em just to see your awesome screen name pop up in the comments!

[@JoeyOnly]

@@ProHockeyAlumni lol, I'm more than a name, I'm a channel too haha

[@JoeyOnly]

but really, these are great

[@davidseanmacdonald1470]

One of my favorite players of all time

[@charlieb308]

I saw him play in the AHL, he scored 50 goals in the AHL that year. Great video!

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks 🙏

[@pellelindbergh4455]

another great vid! and i did'nt cry either !

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Ha! you're awesome, Pelle!

[@johnsanders7569]

Both great players and great to the fans too !!

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

First time I saw the "Golden Brett" live on TV, not a TV highlight, it was at the old Spectrum in Philly. He shot it so hard in went in and out and only the goal judge saw it. Not even Brett. Lol. It was just after he left the Flames & his first time in Philly as a Blue. GOAL COUNTS!! Sorry Sabres fans.

[@davenelson750]

I had the opportunity to go through my Blackhawks 75th anniversary book with Bobby Hull. When he came to the picture of Brett as a kid, he called him fat and pudgy. It was a funny moment.

[@virnan]

I remember watching him with Calgary and he was traded to St.Louis. My father specifically said to watch him as he was going to be great.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Father knows best!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Yer dad knows hockey Tom! My dad said watch the U.S. dollar destroy a great Canadian game! That was in the early 70s! Of course the CRAP we see today seems OK to those who never watched O-6 NHL, even the 12 team expanded version, when body-checking was legal.

[@timblack6714]

I remember when he played for my Stars!!! What a legend 👍☝️

[@fobbitoperator3620]

It's a Hull of a legacy those 2 crafted in their illustrious careers!

[@Classicrocker6119]

We were shocked here in Calgary when Brett was traded to St. Louis late in the 1987-88 season. That wore when the Flames won the Stanley Cup in 1988-89. What I admire most about Brett is that he played for some pretty tough coaches in Brian Sutter,Mike Keenan and Ken Hitchcock. Despite that he had a very productive and successful career. Winning a pair of Stanley Cups was the icing on the cake. Being outspoken as he was probably turned off a lot of fans but it didn’t affect him negatively. It’s hard for me to compare him with his Father. They played in different eras but they were very dominant in the game and scoring a ton of goals didn’t hurt either. Thanks for another awesome segment and look forward to more down the road. 😀

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks, CR ... Already working on the next one ... appreciate you, bro

[@stormchaser419]

Brett Hull at the Blues Stanley Cup championship celebration in St. Louis in mid June 2019. Enough said...LOL 🤣

[@anonymousskunk]

“… won two Stanley Cups…” ASTERISK NEEDED!

[@tenbelow9617]

Brett had a good chance to win a national championship his freshman year. UMD had lost the national championship, the year before, in triple overtime. Some said the 1984-85 team was even better. They were rolling until tragedy struck. Their best player, Matt Christensen, suffered a stroke while the team was playing boot hockey. He suffered a second stroke in the hospital but managed to make a partial recovery. His career was over and that team was never the same. Matt wasn't only the best player, he was/is a really good guy.

[@TVTruther]

That was big news for the Twin ports and Iron Range as he was from Hoyt Lakes.. Do you know what Matt has been doing presently?

[@tenbelow9617]

@@TVTruther I saw him a few years after his stokes. He looked great and he said he was playing some bar league hockey. The last I heard he was working in Duluth and he has a son who is a good basketball player. Number 7 had some real good guys as teammates, but Matt was so down to earth which made him my favorite.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Wow! did not know that. Thx.

[@k.v.b.1865]

Just went through some comments. Never realized how awesome Brett Hall was

[@michaelromanyshyn7023]

Definitely a goal. I never hear anyone talking about this point, but as he gets the puck, he is not in the crease. Brian Holzinger comes flying through and hits Hull. It's not hard enough to take him out, but it is hard enough to causes his body to rotate, bringing his left foot into the crease. He scores. Good goal.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

strong analysis ... THX!

[@wb2lqb]

In the crease....no goal. The rule was strictly enforced all year....when they can screw the Sabres it gets waived off.

[@ericw1314]

@@wb2lqb Always an Asterisk on that Cup

[@richardthompson6366]

​@@wb2lqb You are correct, the league called the rule stricter all season. As a Leaf fan, Sundin got burned for a similar goal earlier in the playoffs.

[@dennis3351]

Agree goal! 💆🏻‍♂🥅

[@ronfehr7899]

I was once fortunate enough to have Bobby Hull Jr. attend the same school as me for a short while.

[@andrewholland7712]

Awesome video. I played agsinst Brett in Midget A . he played for North Shore Winter Club i was with Burnaby Winter Club. We would Mock.him as he was Fat and Slow but if he got his Shot off it was usually a Goal. We all thought he would never make it but boy were we wrong. Happy for him great guy amazing Talent.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

awesome anecdote ... Thanks for sharing!

[@andrewholland7712]

@@ProHockeyAlumni yw thks ✌👍

[@cfrooneyfan10]

Still remember when Dallas signed him. I knew we'd win a cup with him. We were already trending that way with our roster, and he was just a cherry on top. I'll forever be indebted to the Blues for being so stubborn that they wouldn't include a no-trade clause on a three-year contract for one of the greatest players in hockey.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

what a team that was ... as you noted, Brett was a perfect fit.

[@melgreier1630]

I’m a proud Canadian. I love hockey and I love Canadian hockey players ‘n teams. I don’t begrudge ANY player with dual citizenship who decides to play for a country other than Canada, especially when that country gave the player a roster spot when Canada wouldn’t. It’s not Canada’s fault, but it’s certainly not wrong for Brett to be loyal to team USA either! I still consider Brett to be Canadian, and I hope he does too, but I’m happiest for the success he’s had!

[@pickford3152]

Love this man! I didn’t know Hull was such a low level prospect..learn something new everyday! Lol I always learn something new when I watch your vids brother👍 idk if you have already done something on this guy..But I think Link Gates would make for an interesting video. Just a suggestion😊 keep doing what ur doing my friend👌

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Hey Pick - thanks and good suggestion! Appreciate your input, as always!

[@lHasRage]

Absolutely loved watching Brett play hockey. Except when he was playing my Minnesota North Stars. 😁

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

Heres the argument for Brett being best goal scorer ever: He didn't play through the entire 80s like Gretzky where there were tons of high scoring players every season, AND he also played through THE ENTIRE TRAP ERA.... where scoring even 40 goals was pretty difficult. Mike Bossy and Gretzky did play doing those years where goalies weren't quite as equipped and GAA's were very high on average. Ovechkin is the only guy I would say for sure is a better goal scorer than Brett, because same thing. In his era, scoring 60 goals was like Gretzky scoring 80. Only a few guys did it. Lots of players got 60 and even 70 back then.... but for most of Ovi's career, 50 goals or so was the max every year. Its been a far more defensive league. Although, we finally are seeing a more offensive league in the last few years and seeing way more 100 point scorers. But Brett played during seasons where noone got to 100 points or 50 goals, or maybe only 1-2 players did. SO, IDK. It's a solid arguement

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

This is a great post … excellent knowledge shared … Ovi scored in the Dead Puck Era but Bobby Hull scored when the league had just six teams. Brett’s totals are comparable to both. In the end I’d choose Ovi in a close race

[@bobtomlinson8247]

Brett was also a top notch Fastpitch softball player in Duluth where he attended UMD... I played against him several times....great guy ...apparently the Blues ended per contract stipulations....

[@-BUGZ-]

Crazy, my first name is Brett, I’m from Michigan and i played Hockey for 16 years, Born in ‘90 and was named partially after Brett Hull and Bret Favre because my Mom thought it was an athlete sounding name at the time. And then me being a HUGE wings fan made him joining that 02’ dream team so much better. I also grew up pudgy with blond hair but I was scoring around 8 goals a game in our peewee league in my county, I was just good at juking and I had a nasty wrist shot for my age.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Awesome … you are the Great Brettzky! 👍

[@xancypillosi9497]

I had 68 goals in 11 games at 12. Also won states in HS, and was country All star

[@xancypillosi9497]

County*

[@-BUGZ-]

@@xancypillosi9497 sorry I only seen your second comment i thought you were saying I spelled County wrong lol thats crazy though, good job. I grew up and stayed at 5’7 and 1/2 so I had to give it up. Still my passion though.

[@-BUGZ-]

@@ProHockeyAlumni I literally have hoodies and tshirts with that nickname lol that was actually my Hockey nickname people still call me Brettsky to this day.

[@vibratingstring]

Cool! 14:44 my old teammate from Philadelphia is in that award ceremony!

[@steveharvey2102]

Although I hate looking at it, being from Montreal. That photo of Lanny with the Cup, at 6:04 , landed up being the same image, (if not the exact same photo) that was used for the OPC sticker album, the following year. I always turned the sticker album on the reverse side, when it sat on my shelf. I was 9. LoL Almost 40 years later, I can respect that Flames team but still say that Vernon should have won the Conn Smythe, for his amazing, insane play, during games 4, 5 and 6. I remember game 5, in Calgary. We unloaded a machine gun of shots, trying to tie the game up but the bastard would not let his team lose! Montreal in 86, Calgary in 89. HEY CALGARY, let's get together in a few years and get that Cup tie, Broken!! Cheers from Montreal.

[@mortimerbrewster1028]

Bobby Hull had a tougher time. He was Physically abused by opponents like Bugsey Watson and had to fight his own battles. Goal Scorers of Brett's era were protected by enforcer teammates. No-Goal. So many goals were waived off during the 1998-99 season for similar infractions. It was a terrible rule that was thankfully tossed out the window. Great job as usual.

[@ProHockeyAlumni]

Thanks - Bobby had it rough with Watson, Shack. Ferguson, etc. much different era … thanks again!

[@tokertalk9648]

He was always my favourite player growing up

[@jdbankshot]

i wish the vid featured something about the easton aluminum hockey stick that he used... & that curve, jeez.

[@davidwhitworth6030]

Bobby , Pat, Tony, taking on Montreal , that was what made my day

[@davidwhitworth6030]

Should have said Stan,instead of Pat, old age I guess

[@thattimestampguy]

0:49 August 9, 1984. Brett Hull is Born. Pewee Hockey 2:18 Bob Hull, father, got a Divorce 3:52 Minnesota Deluth improvement 4:23 Team USA 🇺🇸 as a dual citizen. 8:00 Hull and Oats 10:48 They booed me.