Bobby Hull dies at 84: Blackhawks teammates and fans bid farewell to the ‘Golden Jet’

Bobby Hull, considered one of the greatest hockey players in NHL history, has died at the age of 84. The NHL Alumni Association revealed the news, saying he passed away Monday morning, but a cause of death was not disclosed. 

The Chicago Blackhawks winger known as the ‘Golden Jet’ remains the all-time leading goal scorer in club history with 604. He would go on to play for the Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers in the rival WHA, scoring another 303 goals. 

Hull led the NHL in scoring seven times, points three times, and won two Hart Trophies as the league MVP, not to mention his 1961 Stanley Cup victory alongside Blackhawks legends such as Stan Mikita and goaltender Glenn Hall.

The native of Pointe Anne, Ontario is also the father of another Hall of Famer, 58-year-old Brett, who went on to win two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars. The two are the only father-son tandem in NHL history to both record 50-goal seasons and finish their careers with more than 600 goals. 

(Left) Wife of former Chicago Blackhawks player Stan Mikita, Jill Mikita (L),and former Chicago Blackhawks player Bobby Hull are introduced to the stadium fans as part of the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks at Notre Dame Stadium on January 1, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Right) Chicago Black Hawks star Bobby Hull holds up the puck with which he scored his 50th goal of the season, becoming the third man in the history of the National Hockey League to score that many in a single season, New York, New York, March 26, 1962