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- Playing goalie was a
- dangerous job when
- Bobby Hull was on the ice.
- With a slapshot clocked at
- 118 miles per hour, Bobby
- put the puck into the net 610 times in NHL
- games! ThatΓÇÖs the most goals ever made
- from the left wing position.
-
- Bobby also had amazing speed. He earned
- the nickname ΓÇ£The Golden Jet" because he
- could skate almost 30 miles per hour. That
- speed, combined with his powerful slapshot,
- made him one of the NHLΓÇÖs top scorers. He
- didnΓÇÖt invent the slapshot, but his success
- helped make the slapshot popular. He was
- also one of the first players to use a stick
- with a curved blade. That enabled him
- to control the puck better.
-