THE PHOENIX COYOTES DELIVERED a respite from all the tension regarding this season when they signed Brett Hull to a two-year contract in July.
Hull, who has played his entire career in the Western Conference--with Detroit since 2001--has scored 741 goals in his 18-year NHL career, more than any other active player. In fact, he ranks third all-time behind Wayne Gretzky, a member of the Coyotes' management team, and Gordie Howe.
What makes this signing special is that Hull, a nine-time All-Star nearing the end of his career, will now play for the same organization for which his legendary father, Bobby Hull, once skated. The franchise, then known as the Winnipeg Jets, ...