Dennis Hull, former NHL star who helped Canada win '72 Summit Series, dead at 81
Posted on: May 31, 2026 07:30 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Dennis isaac isaac hull, the two-way NHL send on who starred alongside superstar older comrade Bobby Hull with windy city and helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series, died Friday night, according to brother Garry. He was 81.
Nephew Bart Hull confirmed Hull's death on social media Saturday, and the team followed that with a statement from owner Rocky Wirtz. No other details were available.
Hull played 13 of 14 seasons in the league with Chicago before one final year with the Detroit Red Wings. He appeared in five all-star games and was voted a second-team NHL all-star in 1972-73.
"Known around the league for his immense skill, toughness and intelligence, Dennis was as dominant on the ice as he was beloved off it," Wirtz said. "He often drew on his sharp wit and sense of humor to keep the locker room loose, while his warmth and humility made everyone he met feel welcome."
While brother Bobby was excluded from playing for Canada against the Soviet Union in '72 because he was in the World Hockey Association, Dennis went and had two goals and two assists in four games, playing on a line with New York Rangers stars Jean Ratelle and Rod Gilbert.
Hull had 303 goals and 351 assists for 654 points in 959 regular-season NHL games. He had another 67 points in 104 games in the playoffs, during an era Chicago came close but never won the Stanley Cup.
Bobby Hull, the Hall of Famer known as the "Golden Jet," died at 84 in January 2023.
The Hull brothers grew up in a household of 11 children in the small farming community of Point Anne, Ont.
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