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Dallas Stars Top 100 Players of All-Time: 20-1

By Tom Dorsa

Apr 16, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; The Dallas Stars take the ice to face the Minnesota Wild during the first period of game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 16, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; The Dallas Stars take the ice to face the Minnesota Wild during the first period of game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 29, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; Former members of the Saint Louis Blues , from left to right Brett Hull , Martin Brodeur , Bernie Federko and Al MacInnis pose for the media after Brodeur announced his retirement from the NHL during a press conference at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kane-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; Former members of the Saint Louis Blues , from left to right Brett Hull , Martin Brodeur , Bernie Federko and Al MacInnis pose for the media after Brodeur announced his retirement from the NHL during a press conference at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kane-USA TODAY Sports /

#9 – FORWARD, BRETT HULL

When you talk about the greatness of power forwards, later-round Draft steals, American hockey excellence, or downright generational goal-scoring phenoms, not many people can come up before Brett Hull does.

An eight-time National Hockey League All-Star, Brett Hull was simply a menacing offensive figure never before seen in the league. Not the tallest guy in the game (5’11”) was Hull, but his ability to shield off the puck along the boards or during a rush was unparalleled.

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Despite his father, Bobby Hull, and his run of forward dominance in the 60s and 70s, Brett was overlooked coming into the League, having to settle for a sixth-round selection from Calgary.

Calgary eventually traded Hull to St. Louis after his underwhelming play with the Flames. It was a big mistake.

The Bellville, Ontario native netted 40 or more goals in eight of his 10 full seasons with the Blues, including three in which he led the League, whilst accruing the Hart Trophy for NHL MVP with a jaw-dropping 86 goals in 1990-91 (only two other players in NHL history have 80-goal seasons: Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux).

After totalling 527 goals with St. Louis, Hull signed on with Dallas in 1998. ” When Dallas called, I thought they were as close to anybody to winning the Stanley Cup,” he said, and hey, he was right. In the former Lady Byng Trophy winner’s first year in Big D, his 32 goals and 26 assists helped the Stars capture the Stanley Cup.

Oh, yeah, and his memorable and totally legal goal in Game 6 of the 1999 Cup Final stands out in Dallas Stars’ folklore. Hull retired with 1,269 games under his belt, garnering 741 goals (4th all time) and 650 assists.

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