Playing with centers Adam Oates and Craig Janney for parts of his 10-plus seasons in St.
Louis Blues on March 7, 1988, because he needed veteran defenseman Rob Ramage and goalie Rick Wamsley for Calgary's playoff run. That turned him into the player he was."įlames general manager Cliff Fletcher believed Hull had the potential to be a premium goal-scorer, but traded him to the St. Hullie's personality is: I will show you. But everywhere he went, he scored goals at a rapid rate. They saw him as a chubby kid, not dedicated enough to get it done. "People have been doubting Brett since he was a kid," Roenick said. The Calgary Flames selected him in the sixth round (No. Hull grew up in British Columbia, and then opted to play college hockey at Minnesota-Duluth. And that's when he often came through the most." "In the most crucial games that's when he would look the most relaxed. "I never saw Hullie look scared in his life," Guerin said. Hull always acted as if he wasn't the least bit concerned about what was happening around him, even though everyone understood that was simply part of his shtick to keep himself ready. He knew he could score goals and he knew he could shoot your lights out." Every time I think of Brett Hull, I think of a smile on his face because I never saw him without it. "He was a brilliant surgeon who was really sure of himself. "I thought he was the Hawkeye Pierce of hockey," Emrick said. NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Emrick is a fan of the 1970 movie "M*A*S*H," and Hull always reminded of him of the cocky main character from that film. He also had an enormous personality and was one of the most colorful players of his era. Hull, the son of fellow Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, was known around the League as a player with both a big shot and a big mouth. It's almost as if they are trying to trick themselves." "They try to give off an aura of confidence. "A lot of great players are insecure," said former NHL forward Bill Guerin, who played with Hull for the United States.
He didn't like having his shot timed with a radar gun because he was fearful it would be discovered that his shot wasn't as hard as opponents believed. It was as if Hull believed that he had fooled everyone into believing that he was better than he really was. Games: 1,269 | Goals: 741 | Assists: 650 | Points: 1,391Īlthough Hull's scoring consistency is unassailable, he said often during his career that he would frequently wake up worried that he would never score another goal.
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