Dennis Hull

Dennis Hull
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Nickname(s)	The Silver Jet
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Teams	Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	Canadian
Born	November 19,1944, Pointe Anne, Ontario
Pro Career	1964 – 1978

Dennis "William" Hull (born November 19 1944 in Pointe Anne, (now part of Belleville, Ontario), Canada) is a retired professional left wing, most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. He is the brother of Bobby Hull and uncle of Brett Hull.

Career

As a player he was in the shadow of his older brother Bobby Hull, where they were both teammates on the Chicago Black Hawks for eight seasons.

Dennis emerged as a star player on his own, scoring over 300 goals in his own right, and earning the nickname "the Silver Jet" (Bobby was known as "the Golden Jet"). Some commentators often wondered whether Bobby or Dennis had the harder shot.

When Bobby was excluded from the 1972 Summit Series because he played in the WHA, Dennis initially planned to boycott the event as well as a show of support for his brother, but Bobby persuaded him to stay on Team Canada. During the series, Hull took over from Vic Hadfield for the left wing position on the New York Rangers "Goal A Game" line with Jean Ratelle and Rod Gilbert, managing two goals and two assists in four games.

He was named a Second Team All-Star and played in five NHL All-Star Games. His best years were as part of the "MPH" (pun on 'miles per hour' using each player's last initials) line with centre Pit Martin and right wing Jim Pappin. The line was considered one of the better units in the NHL in the early to mid 1970's. He recorded seasons of 40, 30, 39 and 29 goals from 1971 through 1974. His best season was in 1973 when he recorded 39 goals and 51 assists for 90 points. He was instrumental in Chicago's appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals that season. Hull lead the team with 9 goals and 15 assists for 24 points, finishing second in playoff scoring that season.

He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League, with the Chicago Black Hawks (1964-1977) and Detroit Red Wings (1977–78).

Accomplishments and awards

• OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1964)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1973)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960–61	St. Catharines TeePees	OHA		47	6	4	10	0		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	St. Catharines TeePees	OHA		50	6	12	18	0		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA		50	19	29	48	0		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA		55	48	49	97	0		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		55	10	4	14	18		6	0	0	0	0
1965–66	St. Louis Braves	CPHL		40	11	16	27	14		5	2	1	3	0
1965–66	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		25	1	5	6	6		3	0	0	0	0
1966–67	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	25	17	42	33		6	0	1	1	12
1967–68	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		74	18	15	33	34		11	1	3	4	6
1968–69	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		72	30	34	64	25		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		76	17	35	52	31		8	5	2	7	0
1970–71	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		78	40	26	66	16		18	7	6	13	2
1971–72	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		78	30	39	69	10		8	4	2	6	4
1972–73	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		78	39	51	90	27		16	9	15	24	4
1973–74	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		74	29	39	68	15		10	6	3	9	0
1974–75	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		69	16	21	37	10		5	0	2	2	0
1975–76	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		80	27	39	66	28		4	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		75	16	17	33	2		2	1	0	1	0
1977–78	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		55	5	9	14	6		7	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				959	303	351	654	261		104	33	34	77	30