Dennis Hull
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Dennis Hull | |||
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Born |
Point Anne, Ontario , Canada | November 19, 1944||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 1964–1978 |
Dennis William Hull (born November 19, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played most of his career for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. He is the brother of Bobby Hull and uncle of Brett Hull and Bart Hull.
Career
As a player, he was in the shadow of his older brother Bobby Hull, where they were both teammates on the Chicago Black Hawks for eight seasons.
Dennis emerged as a star player on his own, scoring over 300 goals in his own right, and earning the nickname "the Silver Jet" (Bobby was known as "the Golden Jet").
When Bobby was excluded from the
He was named a Second Team All-Star and played in five NHL All-Star Games. His best years were as part of the "MPH" (pun on 'miles per hour' using each player's last initials) line with centre Pit Martin and right wing Jim Pappin. The line was considered one of the better units in the NHL in the early to mid-1970s. He recorded seasons of 40, 30, 39 and 29 goals from 1971 through 1974. His best season was in 1973 when he recorded 39 goals and 51 assists for 90 points. He was instrumental in Chicago's appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals that season. Hull led the team with 9 goals and 15 assists for 24 points, finishing second in playoff scoring that season.
He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League, with the Chicago Black Hawks (1964–77) and Detroit Red Wings (1977–78).
After Hockey
Upon retirement as a player, Hull became a broadcaster, as well as an educator, returning to
Hull has become known as a public speaker and comedian, and continues to operate a cattle farm raising
Accomplishments and awards
- OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1964)
- NHL Second All-Star Team (1973)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1960–61
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St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1961–62
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St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 50 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1962–63
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St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 50 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64
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St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 55 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 123 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 50 | ||
1964–65 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 55 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1965–66 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1965–66
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St. Louis Braves | CHL | 40 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
1967–68 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 72 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | ||
1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
1972–73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 | ||
1973–74 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
1974–75 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1975–76 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1976–77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 75 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1977–78 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 959 | 303 | 351 | 654 | 261 | 104 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 30 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1972
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Canada | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
References
- ^ "#10 Dennis Hull". 1972 Summit Series. Archived from the original on June 1, 2002.
- ^ "NHL Player Search | Dennis William Hull". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
Further reading
- Hull, Dennis; Thompson, Robert (with) (1998). The third best Hull: I should have been fourth but they wouldn't let my sister Maxine play. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55490-360-3.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database