Hull was the games premier goal scorer in the early ’90′s, scoring an incredible 339 goals from 1989-1994 for an average of almost 68 goals per season.  “The Golden Brett” was paired with Adam Oates to make up one of the NHL’s most feared duos.  Oates was a great playmaker, who consistently setup Hull for his trademark one-time slap shot.

Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are a reminder of how Hull and Oates played in the early ’90′s, but as great as Ovechkin is, he will be hard pressed to score 80 goals in today’s NHL.

Here is Oates setting up Hull for his 50th goal in 49 games.

Notable Birthdays

Vladimir Konstantinov: NHL – Born March 19th 1967 (age 43) in Murmansk, Soviet Union

Rick Mirer: NFL – Born March 19th 1970 (age 40) in Goshen, Indiana

Hedo Turkoglu: NBA – Born March 19th 1979 (age 31) in Istanbul, Turkey

According to NHL regulations the record must occur in the teams first 50 games of the season, not the players first 50 games.  With the change in the style of play in the NHL and the quality of players and goaltenders this record may become simply a forgotten thing of the past, as players struggle to simply remain healthy and play an entire 82 game season.  However, there are two players currently on pace to reach 50 in 50 : Alexander Ovechkin (11 goals in 11 games) and Ilya Kovalchuk (9 goals in 8 games).

Wayne Gretzkey holds the record as the fastest player to meet the mark of 50 goals in 50 games.  Gretzky reached the milestone in the Oilers 39th game during the 1981-1982 season.  Gretzky scored an incredible 9 goals in two games to complete this record, and had 50 goals before anyone else in the league even reached 30.  Its safe to assume that Gretzky’s record will never be broken.  Simply put Gretzky was a player ahead of his time.  Not to take anything away from “The Great One”, but if either of the two players currently on pace to reach 50 in 50 (Ovechkin, and Kovalchuk) played in the 80’s they to, would have been able to put up the same type of numbers, guaranteed.  Goalies and players then were simply not at the same caliber as they are now.  It is for this reason that if a player were to reach the 50 in 50 milestone again, they should be held at a higher standard than those who previously met the mark.

In todays NHL it is rare that players are able to score 50 goals in even 82 games, as last season only one player scored 50 or more (Ovechkin had 56 goals in 79 games).  It is hard to imagine that a player in this era of hockey will ever be able to complete the sought after 50 in 50 mark again…but one can dream.

Hagman gets knocked into the ref behind the net, as he is falling to the ground a Florida player knees him in the head.  After that the puck hits him directly in the face.  At this point he looks like he is trying to make his way to bench, but he manages to get the puck down low, deke out the goalie and tuck it in the far side of the net.  Check out the video, you won`t be disappointed.

I wonder what the Dallas Stars were thinking, when they decided not ot resign this guy and go after Sean Avery instead.  Don`t bet on Brett Hull being nammed GM of the year anytime soon.