Bobby Hull Scores on the Powerplay

[VrgniaMailman]

Not only Hull, Howe, Frank Mahovlich, but I bet that Team Canada also had Bobby Orr on it, too -- unless he was recovering from knee surgery then. He had several operations on his knees, I think.

[mikemichalak22]

@2112murphy Hull wore #16 when he broke in to the league. That is why Brett wore it as well

[satamique]

Wow! amazing how slow the game was!

Le jeux est tellement lent à comparé à aujourd'hui! C'est vrai que l'équipement et les méthode d'entrainement ont beaucoup changer!

[brh2282]

bobbyhull the best slap shot ever recorded the golden jet the stadium vioces by lllyod petitt

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

Just finished watching a Bobby Hull DVD with highlights from his career... what a beast that guy was! I doubt whether a stronger player has ever played in the league than Hull. Everyone knows about his legendary slapshot and his skating speed, but just watch him make a rush down the ice while fending off 2,3 or even more guys hanging on him, trying in vain to stop him from scoring. Reminds me of Jim Brown running the football, that kind of strength and stamina. Rare to see that kind of power.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

Was Bobby Hull's shot ever clocked using state-of-the-art radar or other gear? I saw an account of his slapshot that stated it was clocked at 118 mph. It is tough to credit such a figure, given that Zdeno Chara - the heaviest shot in today's game - clocks in at around 105. On the other hand, the reverent tones in which goalies speak of Hull's shot make me wonder if his shot really was as hot and heavy as legend has it. Anyone have anything to add to this? Love those old stories...

[bladerunner9405]

@GeorgiaBoy1961 If he didn´t have the fastest shot , he had the heaviest one!!! able to hit a goalkeeper on his chest protection gear and have the puck caromed over the goalie and into the net....I saw it happen many times!!!

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@bladerunner9405: Bladerunner, I don't doubt it. Gordie Howe, no slouch himself in the strength department, said that fellow players knew exactly how Hull planned to attack, but he was so strong that they couldn't stop him. Tim Horton was probably Bobby's only real competition as the strongest man in the league, and maybe Howe. I was fortunate enough to see the Golden Jet once or twice in person at Chicago Stadium, and his shot was awe-inspiring. Dennis Hull had a bomb, too.

[TheTruthfulAsshole]

Helmets are for pussies.

[yoursuchagoodguy]

Gordie Howe, Frank Mahovlich & Bobby Hull.

Damn

[OooHesGood]

if Bobby Hull is the Golden Jet then Im guessing the Jet was made for luxury and not speed. lol

[OooHesGood]

Is it just me or are these guys going half the speed of NHL players now days... Im sure they are faster now because of lighter equipment but this looks really slow!

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@OooHesGood: The game in those days was slower, partly because the rules concerning physical contact were different, partly because today's athletes are better-trained, conditioned, and use better and lighter equipment. The guys in the old "original six" era also didn't go after each other the way that guys now do; the NHL was a small world and everyone knew everyone. Sure, play was rough and tough, but you didn't blindside a guy and end his career... there was a level of respect.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@OooHesGood: You are correct, though... the players today are bigger, stronger and faster than in the golden era of hockey, when Bobby Hull and the other great stars played. Today's players have the benefit of much better and lighter equipment, better nutrition and off-season training, better ice, and tightened rules concerning hitting and holding. As violent as today's game is, it doesn't hold a candle to the 1970s and before. Everyone has better training nowadays, too - especially goalies.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@OooHesGood: NHL teams had fewer lines in those days, and players tended to play longer shifts than today. If you've ever played hockey (as I did in my youth), you can't go full-out for more than about 30-45 seconds before you are gassed completely. To last a full 2-3 minute shift or more, you had to move slower some of the time. Of course, the wily old cats like Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull saved max effort only for those times when it counted.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@OooHesGood: you are correct in one sense, concerning the speed of today's players versus the old days. The overall level of skill and athleticism is better today for the average player than it was back then, and almost no one is willing to waste a roster spot on a "can't skate" type of player, a goon without skills, as in the old days when most teams carried enforcer types. Nowadays, being a fighter is great, but you'd better have skills and be able to skate if you want to last in the big show.

[boskey10]

IMO had Bobby Hull stayed in the N.H.L his whole career he would of scored over 800 goals np, think about it he left the N.H.L with 600+ goals. In 1972 to 1979 he scored over 250 goals in the W.H.A. Sure the skill level wasnt as tip top as the N.H.L but with his speed and shot he would be in the 800 club no dout about it. But what it all comes down to is money, not records or stats for us fans.

[NewRiff]

I've been a hockey fiend since the late 1960s, and as I watched this, it occured to me how much I was enjoying seeing guys actually carry the puck into the zone again - not like many of today's dump-and-chase speed contests.

The old-schoolers had speed, too, but what made them truly great was solid position playing, think-on-your-skates play-making hockey. Skating, skills, teamwork - finesse.

@Baruchyoseph8 - oh man, I know! Hull, Mahovlich and Howe on the same line??? Mind-blowing!

[Gnomewizlol]

look no advertisements, times have changed

[TheSomberStar]

What a killer goal song!!!

[cumbco]

This game is so slow compared to today's game, but much more graceful...less chippy.

[NoiseAnn0ys]

Hull had the meanest slapshot in the history of the game. Damn!

[TgMikeownz]

this looks sloppy as hell compared to hockey today

[marcusbondi]

That was astonishingly like a Brett Hull -style goal! One-timer from side slot. Awesome!

[Canuckfan78]

@marcusbondi where do you think Brett learned it from? The answer is his dad Bobby

[marcusbondi]

@Canuckfan78 Ha! for sure! Too true! Cheers!

[Baruchyoseph8]

Hull, Mahovlich and Gordie Howe on one line !!!!!!

[polytide51]

"RayJean"???You'd think he would at least make an effort to pronouce it correctly

[robvollman]

The refs really weren't worried too much about hooking, were they?

[polarpablo]

notice the Quebec Collisee, the emblem of the Quebec Remparts, and the Quebec Nordiques.

[rightsidedefense]

I do not like this man.

[thishereguitar]

3:21 may be the greatest moment of Bobby Hull's life: It's right there, baby, and I'm gonna GET it. That said, I want to make a quick point. The older I get, the more I admire these Russians. Born in an oppressive system, they found a way to be great. Thrown into the lion's pit of Quebec City, they held it together. I wonder if the Canadians would have handled Moscow or Stalingrad quite so gracefully.

[Arnsybill]

@thishereguitar

I think history answered your question.

Two years prior to this series shown above... Canada played Russia in 1972. After losing two of four games on Canadian ice, Team Canada won three of four in Moscow. It was both "graceful" and very dramatic. Pretty good stuff in the "lion's den" of Soviet Russia.

Some argue the victories in Russia in Sept. of 1972 was not only a hockey highlight but a memorable moment in Canadian history.

Cheers,

[parkman35]

Yes ..Le Colisée de Québec ...notice the Nordiques logo at center ice...along with the logo of the Quebec Remparts....

[babystinky]

how fast was hull man?

[rhinohippo]

well past their prime but still awesome, all that talent on the ice at once, gads, The Big M, Gordie and Bobby, good night almighty

[MrEasyLife]

Hey rhino, now that's what I call old school fun. It was sure fun watching this clip. I'll say one more thing. It was exciting!

[heggie44]

Watch Howes Elbow @ 3:19 Pop!

Hull Scores

[mapearce1]

@heggie44

Nice to see someone who watches the "entire" game. Hockey is definitely a team sport!