Alexei Tarasov, the grandson of famous USSR national hockey team coach Anatoly Tarasov, told that his grandfather considered the owner of the Stanley Cup and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame of the NHL, Bobby Hull, as the greatest player.
On January 30, Hull’s death became known. He was 84 years old.
– Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov considered Bobby Hull the greatest professional. I know they had conversations, meetings and Hull enjoyed great respect from Tarasov, who considered him a very great master, the owner of excellent technique and a powerful throw. There is a story: they say, the only thing that Bobby Hull lacked, according to Tarasov, was collectivism in the game. With this, Hull, so to speak, personified Canadian hockey. Tarasov said: “Bobby Hull will single-handedly beat any Soviet hockey player one-on-one. But five Bobby Hulls can never beat the top five of the USSR national team, because our masters give assists and the Hulls act every man for himself.
At home, in Anatoly Vladimirovitch’s library, there is a book by Bobby Hull, translated into Russian: “My game is hockey”. She was always at Tarasov’s side.
This is a huge loss for world hockey. I personally know Brett Hull, his son, and on this sad day I send my condolences to him,” Alexei Tarasov told a correspondent.
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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