Plenty of NHL players would have loved to have 241 career goals, much less 241 after the age of 32. There was talent there, but not as much depth as Keenan’s grit players had filled up the bottom half of the roster.įor Hull’s part, he would go on to score 241 more goals in his career after that moment. That Blues squad was somewhat inconsistent through the year, much of that due to the coaching shuffle. It improved their record to 16-19-1 at the time, after going 15-17-1 under Keenan before his ouster. It was almost a four-goal night for Hull, but his first “goal” of the night was eventually credited to Stephane Matteau, though Hull knew about that before his actual first goal. It should have come as no surprise that he’d get to 500 with a three-goal night.Ģ7 of his 34 career hat tricks came with the Blues, after all. Hull always had a flair for the dramatic. Hull scored a hat trick against the Kings, with the third goal being that magic number.īrett Hull w/ 26th career Hat trick & more important his 500th career NHL Goal in St Louis Blues win vs the LA Kings.īobby & Brett the 1st Father/Son combo to score 500 Goals. In typical Hull fashion, he couldn’t just score a single goal to get his 500th. Hull’s trademark smile had returned at that point, mostly because Mike Keenan had just been relieved of his duties with the Blues a few days before. On DecemHull scored his 500th career goal against the Los Angeles Kings. One of those goals, a big career milestone, came 24 years ago today. He might have won more team accomplishments elsewhere, but the points and goals came in droves in St. Hull’s best days were with the Blues, though. For younger fans, they either saw Hull with other teams or missed out on his career completely.
Hull still lives in the shadow of his father for older fans.
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