Dennis Hull Dies at 81 After 13 Blackhawks Seasons and 298 Goals
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Updated · USA TODAY · May 31
Dennis Hull Dies at 81 After 13 Blackhawks Seasons and 298 Goals
16 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 31
Dennis Hull, the five-time NHL All-Star left winger known as the “Silver Jet,” died Saturday at 81, the Chicago Blackhawks said.
Hull spent 13 of his 14 NHL seasons in Chicago, scoring 298 regular-season goals and helping the Blackhawks reach the playoffs in all but one of his years there.
Team Canada also counted Hull on its 1972 Summit Series roster that defeated the Soviet Union, adding to a career that stretched beyond his Blackhawks tenure.
Brother of Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, who died in 2023 at 84, Dennis played eight seasons alongside him in Chicago; no cause of death was disclosed.
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