1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 16 Bobby Hull Hockey Card (Front)
1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 16 Bobby Hull Hockey Card (Back)
1968-69 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Hockey’s biggest name at the present time, Hull has three times hit for 50 goals in one season. His slap shot, the hardest in the game, has been clocked at 120 miles per hour. Plays more minutes per game than anyone else, and is reported to be hockey’s highest paid player.
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Le plus grand nom dans le hockey à l’heure actuelle, Hull a compté 50 buts en une saison à trois reprises. Son lancer claqué peut atteindre 120 milles à l’heure. Passe plus de temps sur la glace que n’importe quel autre joueur. Son salaire serait le plus élevé dans ce sport.
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The actual “hardest shot” that Bobby Hull was measured with was 118.3 miles per hour. Although the Golden Jet definitely had a boomer of a shot, it’s hard to compare to the more modern measurements taken at the NHL Skills Competition. At the time, Hull was skating with the puck. Today, the shots are taken from a standing position.
1968-69 would see Hull surpass the 50 goal plateau for the fourth time in his career. He would reach the mark one more time, in 1971-72. His total of 58 goals in 1968-69 set an NHL record but it would last just a season before Phil Esposito would shatter the mark with 76 in 1970-71.
Between 1957-58 and 1979-80, Bobby Hull appeared in 1,063 regular season and 119 playoff games in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers. He also played in 411 regular season and 60 playoff games in the WHA between 1972-73 and 1978-79, all with the Jets.
Over his NHL career, Hull won the Art Ross Trophy three times and the Hart Trophy twice. He was a Stanley Cup champion once with Chicago and was part of three Avco World Trophy wins with Winnipeg. Bobby was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.