Still, Cliff Fletcher, the Flames general manager, gave up Hull grudgingly. Louis gave up all-star defenseman Rob Ramage and goalie Rick Wamsley. To acquire him and winger Steve Bozek (who has been traded) last March, St.
Hull's heritage may have raised his price tag when he came to the Blues. With the Calgary Flames last season, the media referred to him as the Golden Brett. At the University of Minnesota-Duluth, he was dubbed the Incredible Hull and was the subject of a Sports Illustrated profile.
He always has been a center of attention. "If they want to compare me to him, that's fine, I can't do anything about it," said the 24-year-old right wing, who is 5 feet 11, 185 pounds. Startling on-ice similarities notwithstanding, Hull didn't use his father as a role model. After all, he is a son of the Golden Jet, Bobby Hull, a left wing who scored 913 goals during his Hall of Fame career, most of which was spent with the Chicago Blackhawks.īrett says that living in his father's shadow wasn't always easy, especially since the two were not particularly close. In only his second full season in the National Hockey League, Brett Hull has been playing like most everyone figured he could. So, too, the square jaw, the stocky build, the blond mane. LOUIS - The slap shot comes from the right side now instead of the left, but the stinging force it carries is unmistakable.
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