President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak Stanley Cup winner and NHL Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull told a correspondent that he was a man with a big, open and bright soul.
On January 30, Hull’s death became known. He was 84 years old.
– I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Bobby Hull, as well as to the entire hockey world. We left behind a legendary player who was both a great athlete and a wonderful person. Very hospitable person, bright, pleasant in communication. Among Canadian hockey players of his generation, Bobby Hull was the leading gentleman. Never broke the rules, never retired, never played hard against our team. He treated Soviet players well, respected everyone and even befriended some. It’s no surprise that our fans of those years, of all Canadians, loved Hull the most. When he took to the ice in Moscow during the Izvestia Prize matches, the bleachers always greeted him with well-deserved applause.
Bobby Hull is a man with a big, open and truly brilliant soul. I always look at our joint photos with pleasure, I remember how we played against each other. In 1974, it was eight games of the USSR Super Series – Canada, then CSKA and our team played more than once against teams from Hull to Winnipeg. We also talked a lot about Chicago, the city where Bobby had a brilliant club career. I have very good relations with Hull, and his name evokes only good memories. May his memory be blessed,” Tretiak said for .
Hull won the 1976 Canada Cup, the 1974 Super Series and was an NHL All-Star 12 times between 1960 and 1972. In 2017, the NHL named him one of the league’s top 100 players of all time.
Source : MatchTV
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