APĪ Russian newspaper quoted Hull in 1998 as saying that Adolf Hitler “had some good ideas” and that the black population in the United States was growing too quickly. Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull has died at the age of 84. Hull’s second wife, Joanne, accused him of abuse during an interview with ESPN for a 2002 show. He also was accused of battery, but that charge was dropped after Deborah told authorities she didn’t want to testify against her husband, a state attorney told the Chicago Tribune.

Hull was convicted of assaulting a police officer who intervened in a dispute with then-wife Deborah in 1986. While Hull starred on the ice, he faced legal and family issues in his personal life. With his rocket of a slap shot, Hull scored 610 career NHL goals, 18th-most all time. Hull later spent seven seasons in the WHA playing for the Winnipeg Jets, then played one NHL season for them before finishing his career with the Hartford Whalers. He played 15 seasons for the Blackhawks, winning a Stanley Cup in 1961 and two Hart trophies. Hull, nicknamed “The Golden Jet,” is the Blackhawks’ all-time leading goal-scorer, with 604 career goals. Inside Rangers duo’s unlikely journey from fierce rivals to budding friendshipīobby Hull, the legendary and controversial Blackhawks player and Hall of Famer, died at the age of 84, according to the NHL Alumni Association.

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