Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News, Brett Hull sees a little of himself in Sean Avery. No wonder the two got along so swimmingly back in 2002 when Hull and wife Darcy took in the then-rookie forward with the Detroit Red Wings. Avery lived over Hull’s garage for a season, and the two bonded. “It was like Fonzie with Mr. and Mrs. C,” Hull joked.... “I like to push it to the edge, that’s how I...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Brett Hull a part of rare pair of aces Given his goal-scoring prowess, Brett Hull probably had better odds scoring the Stars' Stanley Cup winning goal than the two big shots he experienced last Thursday. Hull and fellow Brook Hollow Golf Club member Bruce Nelson matched holes-in-one. Nelson aced No. 4 with an 8-iron from 139 yards. Hull got his on No. 10, holing a 6-iron shot from 172 yards. Witnesses...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
from Pierrre LeBrun at Sportsnet, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Luc Robitaille are all in their first year of eligibility in 2009. Yzerman and Hull are obviously total no-brainer selections and Leetch and Robitaille are pretty darn close to that. All of which means players such as Doug Gilmour, Pavel Bure, Dino Ciccarelli, Adam Oates and Steve Larmer, just to name a few, will have to...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Igor Larionov becomes the second member of the Red Wings' 2002 Stanley Cup championship team to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame, joining coach Scotty Bowman (who was inducted in 1991). Eight more teammates may soon join them: Eligible in 2009: Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille. Eligible in 2011: Dominik Hasek. Eligible three years after retirement: Chris Chelios, Sergei Fedorov, Nicklas Lidstrom,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Longest Stanley Cup final games Time Year Result 55:13 1990 Edmonton 3, Boston 2 Game-winner: Petr Klima 54:51 1999 Dallas 2, Buffalo 1 Game-winner: Brett Hull 54:47 2002 Detroit 3, Carolina 2 Game-winner: Igor Larionov 53:50 1931 Chicago 3, Montreal 2 Game-winner: Cy Wentworth 49:57 2008 Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3 Game-winner: Petr Sykora 46:21 2000 Dallas 1, New Jersey 0 Game-winner: Mike Modano 44:31...
National Lampoon Splog! (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull share the record for most career playoff game winning goals with 24. Yes, that is 24 more goals than Manute Bol has ever scored.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
When Pavel Datsyuk learned six years ago what it felt like to win the Stanley Cup, he compared the emotion to seeing a beautiful sunrise. Back then, Datsyuk was just 23 years old and an NHL rookie, albeit a clearly talented one, so much so even the notoriously picky Brett Hull adored playing with him.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
When Pavel Datsyuk learned six years ago what it felt like to win the Stanley Cup, he compared the emotion to seeing a beautiful sunrise. Back then, Datsyuk was just 23 years old and an NHL rookie, albeit a clearly talented one, so much so even the notoriously picky Brett Hull adored playing with him.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 05/24/2008
News: The Stars remove the interim tag from the titles of co-GMs Brett Hull and Les Jackson and give them each three-year deals.
Channel 7 News (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
The Dallas Stars signed Brett Hull and Les Jackson to three-year contracts as co-general managers on Thursday.
NewsChannel 8 (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
The Dallas Stars signed Brett Hull and Les Jackson to three-year contracts as co-general managers on Thursday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
Stars owner Tom Hicks has decided his co-general manager experiment works. Retired NHL great Brett Hull and longtime executive Les Jackson signed three-year contracts Thursday, removing the interim tag they shared when Hicks made the unusual move to hire both in November. After Hull and Jackson replaced the fired Doug Armstrong, Dallas went on its longest playoff run since 2000. The Stars' season ended...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News, Stars owner Tom Hicks said before Wednesday night's game that he is pleased with the team's co-general manager configuration and would like to take “interim” off of the titles for Les Jackson and Brett Hull. “I look forward to having negotiations with them to talk about what the future is going to be,” Hicks said. continued
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
The most disgusting defections of St. Louis sports icons: 1) Brett Hull signs with the Red Wings after leaving the hockey Blues to play in Dallas. 2) Vince Coleman signs with the Mets as a free agent for a little...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
From Joe O’Connor at the National Post, some chat with Brett Hull, co-GM of the Dallas Stars. A sampling: National Post: You were a goal scorer and a teammate of Dominik Hasek in Detroit. And you know Chris Osgood, whose been around a long time. So, do you have any tips for Dallas’ shooters in the Western final? Brett Hull: The way goalies play goal now, they are all the same. There are only certain...
