IMAGE INFORMATION
EditBrett Andrew "The Golden Brett" Hull - Born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario is a Canadian/American retired ice Hockey right winger and general manager.
Hull played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice Hockey team.
- Vern Dye Memorial Trophy Winner (co-winner) 1984 with Penticton Knights.
- Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Winner 1987 with Moncton Golden Flames.
- 1999, 2000 Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Champion with Dallas Stars, 2002 with Detroit Red Wings.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1999 with Dallas Stars, 2002 with Detroit Red Wings.
Hull scored the 1999 Stanley Cup winning goal.
Stanley Cup finalist 2000.
- NHL President’s Trophy Champion 1999 with Dallas Stars, 2002, 2004 with Detroit Red Wings.
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winner 1990 with St. Louis Blues.
- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1991 with St. Louis Blues.
- Ted Lindsay Award (Lester B. Pearson Award) Winner 1991 with St. Louis Blues.
- World Cup of Hockey Champion 1996 with Team USA.
Hull played his junior Hockey with Penticton Knights for 2 seasons, setting the BCHL record for most goals in a season with 105 and points with 188 during the 1983-84 season.
Hull then went to the University of Minnesota and played 2 seasons with the Duluth Bulldogs, being selected as WCHA Freshman of the Year in 1985 and made the WCHA First All-Star Team in 1986, and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association / NCAA. Hull set numerous school scoring records. He holds the records for most goals by a rookie with 32 and most goals in 1 season with 52. His 20 power play goals, 7 hat tricks, and 13 multiple-goal games in 1985–86 are all records, and he shares the school's single-game playoff record of 4 goals. The University of Minnesota retired his jersey number 29 in 2006.
Hull was drafted 117th overall in in 1986 NHL Amateur Draft and made his NHL debut with Calgary Flames on May 20, 1986 vs Montreal Canadiens during game 3 of Stanley Cup finals at Montreal Forum in a 5-3 Canadiens win.
Hull scored his 1st NHL goal vs Steve Weeks of Hartford Whalers at 7:15 of 3rd period on November 13, 1986 at Olympic Saddledome in a 4-3 Calgary win. His goal was the game winner.
Hull played most of the 1986-87 season with the AHL Moncton Golden Flames, scoring 50 goals in 67 games (tying an AHL rookie record), and played 3 games in their Calder Cup championship run in 1987 AHL playoffs, also playing games for Calgary in 1987 NHL playoffs.
Hull scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Kirk McLean of Vancouver Canucks on November 15, 1987 at Olympic Saddledome in a 8-4 Calgary win. His 2nd goal of of a natural hat-trick was the game winner.
Hull was later traded to the St. Louis Blues on March 7, 1988 and played 10 full seasons there, becoming team captain in 1992.
Hull was signed as a free agent by Detroit Red Wings in August 2001, and would help them win the 2002 Stanley Cup championship.
Hull played in 1269 regular season NHL games, scoring 741 goals (110 GWG / 12 OTG), 650 assists with 458 penalty minutes and 202 NHL playoff games, scoring 103 goals (24 GWG / 3 OTG), 87 assists with 73 penalty minutes.
Hull became the 5th player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games in 1990–91.
Hull scored 33 hat tricks in his career, the 4th highest in NHL history.
Hull was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1990, 1991, 1992.
Hull played in NHL All-Star Games 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001.
Hull was 1992 NHL All-Star Game MVP.
His jersey number 16 was retired by the St. Louis Blues in 2006.
Hull has dual citizenship in Canada (father) and USA (mother) and represented the USA 37 times as a senior, scoring 21 goals, 21 assists with 30 penalty minutes, and helped the USA win the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, 2nd place at 1991 Canada Cup and a Silver Medal at 2002 Winter Olympics.
Hull was known as one of the Hockey's greatest snipers, and was an elite scorer at all levels of the game. He played college Hockey for the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, where he scored 52 goals in the 1985-86 season. He scored 50 goals the following year with the Moncton Golden Flames of the American Hockey League / AHL and had 5 consecutive NHL seasons of at least 50 goals. His 86 goals in 1990-91 season is the 3rd-highest single-season total in NHL history.
Brett Hull was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008.
Brett Hull was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
