It was during the 1965-66 season that Dennis would join his brother in the windy city.ĭuring the 1968-69 season, the Hulls established a record for single-season goals by brothers when they scored a combined 88 goals, wreaking havoc on the frightened netminding fraternity. His 51st goal against the New York Rangers earned him a seven-minute standing ovation from the Chicago Stadium faithful. On March 12, 1966, Bobby became the first player to score more than 50 goals in a season. His electrifying style would make him one of hockey's first international superstars and arguably the NHL's marquee star of the 1960s. Goalies would tremble when Bobby skated down the left wing, wound up and unleashed his powerful blast.
With his blonde hair and blazing speed he quickly earned the nickname "The Golden Jet." However, it was his powerful slap shot, which exceeded 110 miles per hour, that he is most remembered for. In Hull's second year, the team made it to the playoffs, and in his fourth season in 1961, the team won the Stanley Cup. It was Bobby, however, that would steal the spotlight.īobby joined the Chicago Blackhawks in 1957 at the age of 18 and had an immediate impact with the team.īefore Bobby came along the Blackhawks had finished dead last in the NHL four years in a row. With the powerful and athletic frames they developed on the farm, the two brothers would quickly make their presence felt in the NHL.
However, it wasn't long until the brothers traded their axes for hockey sticks and started a career in hockey.
The two worked hard on the family farm storing hay and chopping down trees. The Hull brothers grew up in a household of 11 children in the small farming community of Point Anne, Ont. Bobby and Dennis Hull are the perfect example of great things coming from unlikely places.
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