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It was a father, watching his son exceed his wildest expectations. All hockey fans, and particularly our fans in Phoenix, will surely enjoy watching Brett Hull perform while paying tribute each night to his legendary father."įor Bobby Hull, the night was more than just a ceremony, which saw his name and number added to the Coyotes ring of honor. 9., scoring highlight goals in arenas throughout the NHL. 9 in order for his son Brett to further enhance the image of the Hull name, wearing No. It is no less of an honor to confirm that Bobby Hull has happily agreed to temporarily un-retire his famous No. 9 for this franchise since that evening in Winnipeg. "It was an honor for this organization to formally retire Bobby Hull's jersey at center ice in 1989," said Barnett. 9 when Hull signed with the Coyotes after the 2003-04 season. General Manager Mike Barnett brought up the possibility of Brett wearing No. Brett has had an incredible career and I look forward to seeing him attempt to bring championships to the Coyotes while wearing my number." We had great teams and we won championships.

"My years in Winnipeg were some of the fondest and most memorable of my career.

9 for the Phoenix Coyotes that I wore for the Winnipeg Jets," said Bobby Hull. "I am very proud to have Brett wear the same No. The number had remained retired by the Coyotes organization since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996. 9 was originally retired by the Winnipeg Jets franchise on Februin a ceremony at the Winnipeg Arena in honor of Bobby Hull, who played for the Jets from 1972-1979. Thanks to my dad, I look forward to my kids being able to see me play with that same passion while also wearing No. "My children have seen those same images of their grandfather and his passion for the game. 9, have success and love life as an NHL player," said Hull. "My brothers and sister and I grew up watching my dad, while wearing No. 9 from the rafters and put it on the back of Brett to wear for the rest of his career in a Coyotes uniform. On Saturday night, in a pre-game ceremony before Phoenix played the Minnesota Wild in their home-opener, the Coyotes un-retired Bobby Hull's No. When Brett Hull signed with the Phoenix Coyotes back in August of 2004, one request by his father, Bobby Hull, was that his son, wear the number that made him famous while playing for the Chicago Blackhawks and Winnipeg Jets.