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Article: After 865 goals, Brett Hull looks at a career that's on thin ice NHL
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- International Herald Tribune
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- September 9, 2004
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Joe Lapointe
International Herald Tribune
09-09-2004
Some people still think of Brett Hull as his father's son, but he has long been his own man. He showed it as an amateur two decades ago when he chose to play for the United States after Canada rejected him. While scoring 865 goals in regular-season games, the Stanley Cup playoffs and international tournaments, Hull has frequently criticized the mentality of the National Hockey League for allowing obstruction tactics that reduce scoring and make games boring to many.When Hull was scoring goals and selling seats particularly in St. Louis and Dallas his critiques were accepted as ''That's just Brett being Brett.'' At his best, Hull was a ...