Dennis Hull

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.
==Playing 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	959 	303 	351 	654 	261 	 	104 	33 	34 	77 	30
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
1967-D._Hull_Stapleton_Masterton.jpg|Dennis Hull, Pat Stapleton and Bill Masterton in 1967 action.
Category:Born in 1944
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:St. Catharines Black Hawks alumni
Category:St. Catharines Teepees alumni
Category:Retired in 1978
Category:St. Louis Braves players