![]() "You always hope that you get a chance to have wonderful teammates, and I got lucky in having him here. "It was sort of a dream that came true," said Joe Daley, Hull's teammate on the Jets who is from the Winnipeg area. When he left the NHL in 1972 for the WHA, he was second on the all-time scoring list behind only Gordie Howe, and Howe had been in the league for an extra decade. He was regarded as the fastest skater in the NHL and led the league in scoring seven times in the 1960s. In 2016, Hull said legendary NHL player Gordie Howe, right, was a fantastic role model and he enjoyed 'every high-sticking minute' playing against him for about 15 years. WATCH | The National: Former NHLer Bobby Hull has died at the age of 84: "Generations of Chicagoans were dazzled by Bobby's shooting prowess, skating skill and overall team leadership." "Hull is part of an elite group of players who made a historic impact on our hockey club," the club said in a statement. His 604 goals with Chicago remain a team record. To put that into context, Wayne Gretzky has a combined total of 940 goals in both leagues over 1,567 games, although all but 80 of those were in the NHL. He also had 303 goals and 335 assists in the WHA for combined 913 goals in both leagues in 1,474 games. In 1961, he helped lead Chicago to its first Stanley Cup in 23 years, and is 55th on the NHL's all-time scoring list with 610 goals and 560 assists. ![]() ![]() The Chicago organization confirmed his death Monday. He played for Chicago and Hartford of the NHL as well as the World Hockey Association's Winnipeg Jets over a 23-year pro career. Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull has died at the age of 84.
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