Bobby Hull Legacy

A key prospect in the Black Hawks' late-1950s rebuild.

Bobby Hull was a forward acquired by the Chicago Black Hawks in the late 1950s, as part of a group of young prospects that also included Stan Mikita and Pierre Pilote.

Quick Facts

Key achievement: First NHL player to score 50 goals in a season (Maurice Richard was the first, in 1944-45)

Lore & Background

Bobby Hull was one of three young prospects acquired by the Black Hawks in the late 1950s, along with Stan Mikita and Pierre Pilote, during the Norris-era rebuild led by James D. Norris and Arthur Wirtz.

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