He has 741 goals and 650 assists in 20 seasons with Calgary, St. The 41-year-old Hull has one assist in five games this season. Only Gretzky and Gordie Howe have more goals than Hull in NHL history.īefore the Coyotes' home opener a week ago, Hull's father, Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, had his number "un-retired" so his son Brett could wear it this season. 6, 2004, because he wanted to play for his longtime friend, Wayne Gretzky, who is in his first season as Phoenix's coach. The announcement came just hours before the Coyotes faced Hull's former team, the Detroit Red Wings, at Glendale Arena.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official announcement had not been made, said Hull had decided to retire five games into his 18th NHL season. Jude Hull, 27, gave three thumbs down to a video of Ovechkin’s milestone tying tally. EDT news conference to make a major announcement. The son of Brett Hull took to Twitter Monday night to show his disapproval of Alex Ovechkin’s 741st career NHL goal the goal that tied his father for fourth on the NHL’s all-time goals list. Hull presumably no longer will appear at Hawks promotional events and such, as he previously did at the annual Hawks Convention and Winter Classic games.Īs the Hawks begin the long process of repairing their image in the Chicago sports community, this small move represents an encouraging step in the right direction.Phoenix, October 15 - Brett Hull, the third-leading scorer in NHL history, is retiring from the game, effective immediately, a source close to the Phoenix Coyotes said Saturday. His statue still stands, alongside Mikita’s, outside the United Center on Madison Street, and that’s probably not going anywhere in the near future - although the old Hawks statue across the street that was vandalized by Native American mascot protestors in 2020 seemingly has been removed permanently. Hull had 1,153 points in 1,036 games for the Hawks between 19, then another 638 points in 411 WHA games before retiring in 1980. Hull, a two-time Hart Trophy winner as the NHL’s most valuable player, a three-time Art Ross Trophy winner as the NHL’s leading points-getter and a seven-time league leader in goals, spent the first two-thirds of his lengthy career with the Hawks before jumping to the World Hockey Association with the Jets.
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