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Article: Stanley Cup a Family Affair for Hull
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- June 20, 1999
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KEN RAPPOPORT, AP Hockey Writer
AP Online
06-20-1999
Stanley Cup a Family Affair for Hull
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- When he scored the winning goal in the Stanley Cup finals, Brett Hull made some history for his team as well as his family.
Along with giving the Dallas Stars their first NHL championship, Hull realized another distinction: He and his father, Bobby, became the fifth father-son combination to win a Stanley Cup.
Appropriately, the goal that gave the Stars a 2-1 triple-overtime victory against the Buffalo Sabres came on Father's Day, since the contest ended close to 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Brett and Bobby thus joined a pantheon of fathers and sons in NHL lore. The others who combined to ...