United States Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces 2003 Gretzky Award To Be Presented To Bobby Hull By His Son Brett Hull On Sunday, August 10, 2003
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July 30, 2003
EVELETH, Minn., - The United States Hockey Hall of Fame announced today, that Brett Hull will be presenting his father, Bobby Hull with the 2003 United States Hockey Hall of Fame Wayne Gretzky International Award. Brett Hull will present the award to Bobby Hull on Sunday, August 10th, as part of the Hall's annual Celebrity Golf Classic Fundraiser Tournament at Giants Ridge Golf Resort in Biwabik, MN. Bobby Hull will also serve as Celebrity Host of the Hall's Golf Tournament, which takes place on Monday, August 11th.
First presented in 1999, the Wayne Gretzky International Award is given annually to an international citizen who has been deemed to have made a major contribution to the growth and advancement of American hockey. "We're thrilled to have Bobby Hull receive this prestigious award," said United States Hockey Hall of Fame Board of Directors President James Findley. "His name will now be added to the likes of Wayne Gretzky, the Howe family, Scotty Morrison and Scotty Bowman - past recipients of the award," said Findley.
Bobby Hull, the "Golden Jet", was born on January 3, 1939 in Pointe Anne, Ontario. Hull began his professional career in 1957 with the Chicago Blackhawks. He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score more than 50 goals in a season. Hull is first on the Blackhawks All-Time Goals Scored List with 604 and had 50 or more goal seasons as a Blackhawk five times. Hull was named to the NHL's First All-Star Team nine times, in 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972. He was also named to the Second All-Star Team twice, in 1963 and 1971. The World Hockey Association (WHA) signed Hull for the Winnipeg Jets in 1972. He earned the league's most valuable player title in its first season, 1973 and again in the 1974-75 season. Hull remained with the Winnipeg Jets when they entered the NHL in 1979, but joined the Hartford Whalers for the last part of the season. Although he retired in 1980, Hull returned to play with the New York Rangers in the Dagen Nyheter Cup Challenge in Sweden in September of 1981. In 23 seasons, Hull played 1,474 regular season games, scoring 913 goals and 895 assists. His total of 1,808 points is third behind Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe. Hull won the Hart Trophy (MVP), in 1965 and 1966, the Art Ross Trophy (scoring) in 1960, 1962, and 1966, the Lady Byng (Sportmanship) in 1966 and the Lester Patrick Trophy (Outstanding Service to Hockey in US) in 1969. In 1983, Hull was Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Hull's number was retired at Chicago Stadium in1983 and his jersey was retired by the Winnipeg Jets in 1989.
The 2003 United States Hockey Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Classic Fundraiser Tournament, presented by Xcel Energy takes place on August 10th and 11th at the Giants Ridge Golf Resort in Biwabik, MN. The Wayne Gretzky International Award will be presented to Bobby Hull at the Sunday, August 10th Dinner and Auction. A scramble golf tournament follows on Monday, August 11th at 8:00 a.m. Cost for the two-day event is $175 per person, which includes dinner and golf. Sponsorship packages are also available. Reservations can be made by calling the United States Hockey Hall of Fame at 1-800-HHF-PUCK or 1-800-443-7825.
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