We are disapointed that Jaromir Jagr is not on the board, but it does save us from having a list of 4 to choose from for this pick. The 3 we have in mind are all amazing players for their specific reasons for choosing them, but one stands out over the others.
Team Broken Skate Lace selects:
(Please keep in mind we have chosen the RW, not the GM)
Easily one of the purest tallents to play the game, and the unpurest mouthpieces.
Brett Andrew Hull (born
August 9, 1964 in
Belleville,
Ontario and raised in
Chicago) is a former
NHL player, the current co-general manager of the
Dallas Stars, and the son of legendary player
Bobby Hull and nephew of
Dennis Hull, also known as "The Golden Brett". Though in the earliest years of his career few saw him as a potential star, the colorful and often outspoken Hull announced his retirement on
October 15,
2005 with 741 career goals, placing him third on the all-time list. He played for the
Calgary Flames,
St. Louis Blues,
Dallas Stars,
Detroit Red Wings and
Phoenix Coyotes. He also scored a controversial
Stanley Cup winning goal on
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hašek in 1999 to give Dallas their only Cup win. Hull also won the Cup as a member of the Red Wings in 2002. The son of a Canadian father and American mother, he holds dual U.S./Canadian citizenship.
Finished his career with 741 goals (3rd all-time), 650 assists (48th all-time), 1391 points (19th all-time) and 1269 games (43rd all-time).
Named an NHL First Team All-Star in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
Won the
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1990.
Won the
Hart Memorial Trophy in 1991.
Won the
Lester B. Pearson Award in 1991.
Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2001.
Scored
50 goals in 50 games twice in his career; only
Wayne Gretzky, with three 50-50 seasons, has done it more often, and he and Gretzky are the only ones to do it more than once.
Won the
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award in 1987.
4th quickest to reach 500 goals based on number of games played.
Recorded 33 career Hat Tricks (4th all-time).
Led the NHL in Goals scored in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
All-time career leader in Playoff Powerplay Goals with 38.
Tied for 1st on the all-time Playoff Game Winning Goals list with 24.
Holds the St. Louis Blues franchise record for goals scored with 527.
Is the only hockey player ever to score 50 goals in a season in the NCAA, the minor leagues, and the NHL. In 1985-86 he scored 52 goals for the U. of Minnesota-Duluth; in 1986-87 he scored 50 goals for the Moncton Golden Flames of the AHL, and from 1989-1994 recorded 5 straight 50+ goal seasons (72,86,70,54,57) for the St. Louis Blues.
In 1998, before reaching several career milestones, he was ranked number 64 on
The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
Won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1998-1999 and the Detroit Red Wings in 2001-2002.
On December 5, 2006, his #16 sweater was retired by the St. Louis Blues and raised to the rafters of the Scottrade Center. Along with his father, Bobby, they are the only father-son combo in any professional sport to have their respective numbers retired.
Played for
United States in:
And who could forget...
And...
(One of the only pics I could find with him in a Flames uni.)