Blackhawks Great Bobby Hull to Visit Gatto's Saturday

—from the Village of Orland Park

Mayor Dan McLaughlin will welcome Chicago Blackhawks great Bobby Hull to Gatto’s Restaurant, 8801 West 143rd St. in Orland Park on Saturday, May 30. Hull will be at Gatto’s to watch the 7 p.m. Hawks game with restaurant patrons.

Hull joined the Chicago Blackhawks in 1957 where he played for 15 seasons and was renowned for his lightning-fast slap shot. By his third season, “the Golden Jet” led the league in goal and point scoring. He went on to lead the Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup in 1961, their third overall and the first in 23 years.

Blackhawks Career Highlights: Led the Blackhawks to the 1961 Stanley Cup ... Arguably the best left winger in NHL history ... Three-time Art Ross Trophy winner (1960, 1962 & 1966) ... Two-Time Hart Trophy Winner (1965 & 1966) ... Lady Bing Trophy winner (1965) ... 10-time First Team All-Star (1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 & 1972) ... Two-time Second Team All-Star (1963 & 1971) ... Lester Patrick Award winner (1969) ... Blackhawks all-time goals leader (604) ... Second to Stan Mikita in games played (1,036) ... Fourth in team history in assists (549) ... Second to Stan Mikita in points (1,153) ... 13-consecutive seasons with 30-or-more goals (1959-1972) ... First player in NHL history to score more than 50 goals in a single season (1966) ... Reached the 50-goal plateau five times in his career (1961-62, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69 & 1971-72) ... Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (1983) ... When son, Brett, was named the Hart Trophy winner in 1991, they became the first father-son combination in NHL History to win the award ... Named a Blackhawks Ambassador in a ceremony with Stan Mikita at the United Center on March 7, 2008.

Hull retired in 1980 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. The Chicago Blackhawks retired his sweater on December 18, 1983.