Hull, Brett (1964-…), a Canadian right winger, ranks among the greatest scorers in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL). During the 1990-1991 season, Hull scored 86 goals, a single-season record for his position. In 2003, Hull scored his 732nd career goal, moving him into third place, after Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe, among goal scorers in NHL history. Hull ended his NHL career with 741 goals.
Hull belongs to a distinguished hockey family. Bobby Hull, his father, was one of the league’s greatest stars, playing in the NHL from 1957 to 1972 and during the 1979-1980 season. Dennis Hull, his uncle, also played in the NHL, from 1964 to 1978. Brett Hull won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for the 1990-1991 season and the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship for the 1989-1990 season. See Hull, Bobby.
Brett Andrew Hull was born on Aug. 9, 1964, in Belleville, Ontario. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in 1984. Hull played college hockey for the University of Minnesota at Duluth in 1984-1985 and 1985-1986. He played for the Calgary Flames briefly in the 1986-1987 season and was traded to the St. Louis Blues during the 1987-1988 season. Hull played with the Dallas Stars from 1998 to 2001 and was a member of the Dallas team that won the Stanley Cup championship for 1998-1999. In 2001, Hull joined the Detroit Red Wings and was a member of the Detroit team that won the Stanley Cup championship for 2001-2002. Hull played five games with the Phoenix Coyotes (now the Utah Hockey Club) in the 2005-2006 season and then retired. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
