"He brought skill, passion, and spirit to our hockey club for the too brief period he was here. "While we respect the decision Brett has made today, we regret seeing him go," said Coyotes' general manager Michael Barnett. From 1986 to 2004, Hull earned a trip to the playoffs in 19 consecutive seasons, the NHL's second longest all-time streak, trailing only Larry Robinson (20 straight years from 1973-1992). Hull scored the Cup-winning goal with Dallas in triple overtime of Game 6 against Buffalo on June 19, 1999, and while with Detroit in 2002, led the NHL in playoff goals with 10. Hull won two Stanley Cup Championships in his career (1999 with Dallas and 2002 with Detroit), leading his team to victory both times. His 103 playoff goals rank 4th on the NHL's all-time list, trailing only Gretzky, Mark Messier and Jari Kurri. In 202 career NHL playoff games, Hull scored 103 goals, 87 assists and 190 points. "It was a pleasure to play with Brett and it is a pleasure to be his friend." "It's always a sad day when somebody has to retire, but Brett Hull did a tremendous amount for the game of hockey," said Coyotes' managing partner-head coach Wayne Gretzky. He led the NHL in goal scoring three different times (1989-90, '90-91, '91-92). Hull was named as an NHL First Team All-Star three times (1990-92) and won the Lady Byng Trophy (as the NHL's most gentlemanly player) in 1990. He won the Hart Trophy in 1991 as the NHL's Most Valuable Player and was also named MVP of the 1992 NHL All-Star Game.
Hull earned an incredible nine selections to the NHL All-Star Game (1989-94, '96-97, '01). I love the game of hockey and I appreciate everything the game has given to me and my family." I am very fortunate to have played for some class organizations in Calgary, St. I would also like to thank all of the players, coaches and management that I have been with over the past 19 seasons. "I am very proud of what I have accomplished in my career, but at 41, I felt that it was time to move on. "I would like to thank Wayne Gretzky, Steve Ellman, Mike Barnett and Cliff Fletcher for giving me the opportunity to play for the Phoenix Coyotes organization," said Hull. In the history of the NHL, only Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801) have scored more goals than Hull. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes, and finished with an amazing 741 goals, 650 assists, 1,391 points and 458 penalty minutes in 1,269 games.
The 41-year-old Hull played in 19 NHL seasons with the Calgary Flames, St. A future Hockey Hall of Famer, Hull leaves the NHL as the game's active goal-scoring leader with 741, which also ranks third on the NHL's all-time goal scoring list. GLENDALE, ARIZONA - Phoenix Coyotes right wing Brett Hull announced his retirement today after playing 19 seasons in the National Hockey League. As NHL's Third All-Time Leading Goal Scorer
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