Hockey legend Gordie Howe once said there were two superstars in the Hull family: Bobby, the Golden Jet and one of the greatest players ever to tie up a pair of skates, and his brother Dennis, who had a solid career with the Chicago Blackhawks. Dennis Hull outlines his life in hockey with humorous anecdotes, insights, and stories. Not just another sports autobiography, this book provides insight into the life of a hockey star without taking itself too seriously. Recounted are the time Hull taught Guy Lafleur to speak English; how he once won a coin toss worth $250,000; and his ongoing rivalry with Henri Richard, the younger brother of the legendary Canadiens` great Maurice Richard. Hull recounts the famed 1972 Russia-Canada series and speaks with stunning candor about his brother, Bobby; his nephew and St. Louis Blues` star Brett Hull; and hockey legends like Howe, Ken Dryden, and Bobby Orr.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.962/092
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 1550223607 9781459307957
- LCCN
- GV848.5.H86
- LCCN Item number
- A3 1998eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (172 p., [20] p. of plates)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00204721 (OCoLC)288124148 (CaOOCEL)407840
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Foreword 8
- 1 Reaching for the Summit 16
- 2 Bobby's Little Brother 21
- 3 Those Goddamn Hulls 27
- 4 Dad 31
- 5 And Then There Were Two 40
- 6 Connecting with Dunk Schram 45
- 7 The Man from Humboldt 50
- 8 Shadowing Mr. Hockey 57
- 9 Up, Down, and Back Again 65
- 10 "When You're as Drunk as We Are . . . " 75
- 11 The Prankster 84
- 12 The Stolen Car 90
- 13 I'll Flip You for It 118
- 14 The Russians Are Coming 127
- 15 Moses Walks Among Us 133
- 16 Divine Intervention 139
- 17 Czech Mate 144
- 18 A Deal Almost Sealed 153
- 19 The End of a Career 160
- 20 Flirting with the Stars 167
- 21 The Other Star in the Hull Family 174
- 22 And Brett Said to Bobby 183
- 23 You're Not Dennis Hull! 190
