European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Son of the Golden Jet by . Fallstrom associated press he slap shot comes from the right Side now instead of the left but the stinging Force it carries is unmistakable. So too the Square jaw the Stocky build the Blond mane. Just like dad. In Only his second full season in the National hockey league Brett Hull has been playing like most everyone figured he could. After All he is a son of the Golden Jet Bobby Hull a left Wing who scored 913 goals during his Hall of Fame career most of which was spent with the Chicago Blackhawk. Brett says that living in his father s Shadow was t always easy especially since the two were not particularly close. Startling on ice similarities notwithstanding he did t use him As a role Model. If they want to compare me to him that s Fine i can t do anything about it said the 24-year-old right Wing who is 5 foot-11,185 pounds. I be already come to terms with he has always been a Center of attention. At the University of Minnesota Duluth he was dubbed the incredible Hull and was the subject of a sports illustrated profile. With the Calgary flames last season the Media referred to him As the Golden Brett. Hull s heritage May have raised his Price tag when he came to the blues. To acquire him and Winger Steve Bozek who has since been traded last March St. Louis gave up All Star defens Eman Ramage and goalie Rick Wamsley. Still Cliff Fletcher the flames general manager gave up Hull grudgingly. It s the hardest Trade i Ever made Fletcher said. I be never traded a player with the limitless potential that Hull Hull has defused any possible criticism of the Deal on the Home front with better than a Point per game scoring Pace since he came to town. He was ecstatic to leave the talented flames where he Felt buried. In the blues final 13 regular season games last season he had six goals and eight assists. In the first round of the playoffs against Chicago he scored three game winning goals. Through the first Quarter of this season there has been no setup. He s been the team s top scorer most of the Way. Hull still has a Way to go to reach his father s level. Bobby won two Hart trophies most valuable player an Art Ross trophy scoring title and a lady Byng memorial trophy gentlemanly play. But Brett decided Long ago to judge his own production objectively. I got 32 goals my first year Hull said. I figure i be done pretty Well so blues left Wing Gino Cavallini sees a Strong likeness Between the two hulls. Brett s a natural goal scorer Cavallini said. Whether it s a slap shot or a snap shot or a wrist shot each one is As effective As the other and he lets them go real Quick. There s something in the genes something in the Hull says he always knew that he wanted to be a professional hockey player but he s gotten his wish without much help from his father. During Brett s formative years Bobby was constantly on the Road. His parents were divorced in 1979 and after the breakup Brett lived with his Mother Joanne Robinson who remarried and now lives in West Vancouver British Columbia. He rarely sees or even talks to his father. He says he does t even know Bobby s phone number. I did t see a lot of him As a kid Brett said. As famous As he was he did t want to go to the Public rink and get mobbed by Hull remains close to his Mother. And his Stepfather Harry is his financial adviser. Robinson said she thought Bobby loved his children but did t know How to show it. He never had a sense of what it took to be a family Man she said. The Hull name has been a Tough one to carry even when you have the Best of character. I think he Brett has handled it really Well. He is what he is and he s _. St. Louis blues the 24-year-old son of Bobby Hull says he does t live in his father s Shadow. Happy with that. He s a Well adjusted Bobby Hull lives on a farm 140 Miles East of Toronto and remains Active in Public relations work. He acknowledged that he rarely sees Brett or his other three children and said he believes genetic Bonds Are sufficient to maintain a relationship. He also remembers How he had to become a Man in a hurry. I went away when i was 14 to play hockey with Guys 20 years old he said. You had to grow up fast. I see Brett of three or four times a year he continued. He and the rest of the kids Are getting to the age now that they Don t have to see their Mummy and daddy All the from afar he offered a Little fatherly advice. He suggested that Brett needs to work on main lining a High degree of motivation. Consistency is the Mark of a True professional he said. Look at Howe Orr Beliveau Lafleur Mikita. Tell him that i m proud of him but that he needs to apply for years while carrying on a conversation with my husband i have watched him shift from reality to automatic Pilot. I can Tell the exact moment he switches Over. Usually it s when i am telling him something important such As How Marge always changes the batteries in her smoke alarm on her birthday because it makes it easier to remember. That s when i see his eyes Glaze Over and his lips form a thin line. It s a Cross Between a smile and the look he gets when he cuts himself shaving. The Man has paid a big Price for not paying attention to me when i talk. He did t hear my Story about the Hawkins dog who earned the neighbourhood Mutt slut title by escaping through a mail Slot at night. And he was tuned out the entire time i was about this woman on wheel of Fortune who could have solved the Puzzle for $25,000 but she picked Page 16 the stars and stripes the wrong Vowel. A lot of women might be sensitive about being ignored. Actually i have turned it into a Cream Center in the Whitman Sampler of life. I can say to him Aren t you dressed yet we re meeting Phebe and Ray at 7 30." he will look shocked and say you did t Tell me we were going out of course i did t Tell him but i shake my head and smile a maniacal Little smile. I told you two weeks ago but you were probably on cruise control please Don t try this in your own Home if you re an Amateur. But if you really know your subject you can drive him crazy by timing him carefully and when you see his mind returning to the planet Earth say then it s All settled. I la withdraw the Money in the monday january 30,1989 he was Alert the other Day when i said to him have you seen my Check Book i destroyed it and closed your account he said flipping through the paper. You did what i asked. Don t you remember he said. A couple of Days ago you told me you had lost your Check Book five times in one week and were so disgusted with yourself you did t deserve to be treated As a responsible adult. You told me to Flat out close your account and if you needed to write a Check you could use one from the joint account. So i did i sat there numb. Was that the same Day i suggested you set a trap for the mouse in the Woodwork that i knew for a fact was with child he did t remember. C 1989ermabombeck
