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Jody Hull
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Born (1969-02-02) February 2, 1969 (age 57)
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Hartford Whalers
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft 18th overall, 1987
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1988–2004

Jody Hull (born February 2, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who serves as the Head coach for the Tri City Americans of the Western Hockey League.[1] He was also head coach of the Peterborough Petes from December 2012 to January 2018.[2] Hull was born in Petrolia, Ontario, but grew up in Cambridge, Ontario.

Playing career

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Amateur

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Hull was selected by the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the first round, 14th overall, in the 1985 OHL midget priority selection draft from the Cambridge Winter Hawks of the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League.[3] He made his Petes debut in the following 1985–86 season where in 61 games as a rookie, he scored 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points.[4] During the Christmas period, Hull joined Team Ontario to play in the Esso Cup, an under-17 tournament from across Canada.[5] Peterborough finished first in the league during the regular season and advanced to the Leyden Division finals against the Belleville Bulls, a series which they lost.[6] In 16 playoff games, Hull added one goal and six points.[4] In his second season with the Petes in 1986–87, he was considered one of the team's top scoring threats.[7] His season was limited by injuries to his groin and ankle.[8] He scored 18 goals and 52 points in 49 games.[4] The Petes made it the to the Leyden Division final for the second consecutive season, but lost to the Oshawa Generals.[9] In 12 playoff games, he recorded four goals and 13 points.[4] He returned for a third season in 1987–88 and tallied 50 goals and 94 points in 60 games.[4] The Petes finished first in the Leyden Division in the regular season and went all the way to the OHL championship final where they were defeated by the Windsor Compuware Spitfires.[10][11] In 12 playoff games he added ten goals and 18 points.[4]

Professional

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Hartford Whalers

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Ahead of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s 1987 entry draft, Hull was rated as the ninth best prospect according to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was selected in the first round, 18th overall, by the Hartford Whalers.[8] He signed his first contract with the Whalers on April 1, 1988.[12] During Hartford's 1988 training camp, Hull failed to impress early on but after being given a second chance by general manager (GM) Emile Francis and head coach Larry Pleau, improved enough to make the team for the 1988–89 season as an extra forward.[13][14] He sat out the season opener, but made his NHL debut on October 8, going scoreless in a 6–2 loss to the Boston Bruins.[15][16] Playing on a line with Ray Ferraro, Hull recorded his first NHL goal on October 12, the game winner on Bob Froese in a 4–3 victory over the New York Rangers. He also tallied his first point, an assist on Ferraro's first period goal in the same game.[17] In November, he also saw time on the first line with Ron Francis and Kevin Dineen and third line with Dean Evason.[18] He tallied three points in a 6–4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on January 19, 1989, scoring once and assisting on goals by Ferraro and Dave Tippett.[19] In 60 games in his rookie season, he scored 16 goals and 34 points.[4] Hartford finished fourth in the Adams Division but qualified for the 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs and faced the Canadiens in the first round.[20] Hull made his NHL playoff debut on April 5 in game one of the series but was injured and missed the remainder of the playoffs.[21]

At his second training camp in 1989, the Whalers had overstocked themselves on NHL-quality right wingers after acquiring Pat Verbeek and new GM Ed Johnston wanted new coach Rick Ley to experiment with Hull on the left wing.[22] However, he suffered a groin pull that kept him out for most of camp and the beginning of the 1989–90 season.[23] He returned from the injury on October 11 in a game against the Washington Capitals and was placed on the top line alongside Francis and Verbeek, but was re-injured in the first period.[24] He then suffered a charley horse and only returned on October 18 after missing five of the first six games of the season.[25] On October 26, he recorded a three-point game, scoring twice and assisting on another by Paul MacDermid in a 7–3 win over the New Jersey Devils.[26] In early November Hull was injured again, suffering a bruised left shoulder.[27] He returned on November 10 after missing two games, playing on the left wing of Ferraro and Dineen.[28] His play suffered and on November 27, he was assigned to Hartford's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Whalers.[29] He was recalled on December 21 and appeared in one game before being sent back to the AHL.[30] In 21 games with Binghamton, he scored seven goals and 17 points.[4] He was recalled again on January 31, 1990, but did not make an appearance until February 10.[31][32] He missed some time at the beginning of March with a bruised shoulder again.[33] In 38 games with Hartford, he tallied seven goals and 17 points.[4] The Whalers finished fourth in the Adams Division, but seventh in the NHL overall, and faced the first place Bruins in the first round of the 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs.[34][35] Hull was scratched for the first couple of playoff games, but was inserted into the lineup starting in game three of the series.[36][37] He marked his first NHL playoff point in game four of the series, assisting on Yvon Corriveau's second period goal in a 6–5 loss to the Bruins.[38] Ultimately, the Whalers were eliminated by the Bruins in seven games and Hull recorded the one point in the five games he appeared in.[4][39]

In addition to Hartford, Hull also played for the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers between 1988 and 2004. He played 831 regular season games in total, scoring 124 goals and 137 assists for 261 points and collecting 156 penalty minutes. He also played 69 playoff games, scoring 9 points and 14 penalty minutes.

International play

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Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Canada Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 Soviet Union

He was invited to the Team Canada junior team training camp in June 1986.[40] He did not make the team, which turned out to be to his benefit, as it was suspended after brawling with the Soviet Union at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[41] He was selected for the 1988 Team Canada iteration, and was considered among the main scoring threats for the team entering the tournament.[41][42] He played on the team's top line alongside Theoren Fleury and Dan Currie, he put up two goals and three points in seven games as Canada won gold.[4][43]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85Cambridge Winter HawksMWJHL3813173039—————
1985–86Peterborough PetesOHL6120224229161564
1986–87Peterborough PetesOHL491834522212491314
1987–88Peterborough PetesOHL605044943312108188
1988–89Hartford WhalersNHL601618341010002
1989–90Binghamton WhalersAHL21710176—————
1989–90Hartford WhalersNHL38710172150112
1990–91New York RangersNHL47581310—————
1991–92Binghamton RangersAHL6934316528115274
1991–92New York RangersNHL30002—————
1992–93Ottawa SenatorsNHL6913213414—————
1993–94Florida PanthersNHL691313268—————
1994–95Florida PanthersNHL46118198—————
1995–96Florida PanthersNHL7820173725143250
1996–97Florida PanthersNHL6710616450000
1997–98Florida PanthersNHL212024—————
1997–98Tampa Bay LightningNHL282464—————
1998–99Philadelphia FlyersNHL72311141260004
1999–2000Orlando Solar BearsIHL10000—————
1999–2000Philadelphia FlyersNHL67103134180110
2000–01Philadelphia FlyersNHL7178151060004
2001–02Ottawa SenatorsNHL242246121122
2001–02Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL32132—————
2002–03Ottawa SenatorsNHL7038111420000
2003–04Ottawa SenatorsNHL10000—————
2003–04Binghamton SenatorsAHL321910620000
NHL totals8311241372611566945914

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1988 Canada WJC 7 2 1 3 2

References

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  1. ↑ Beauchemin, Craig (June 23, 2025). "Americans name Jody Hull 17th head coach in franchise history". Tri-City Americans. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jody Hull - Head Coach". Hockey Operations. Peterborough Petes. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ontario Hockey League midget priority selection draft". Kingston Whig-Standard. June 3, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Jody Hull". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Don (December 6, 1985). "Peterborough players in demand". Ottawa Citizen. p. B2. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulls beat Petes for Leyden series title". Kingston Whig-Standard. The Canadian Press. April 26, 1986. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Peterborough Petes 1985-86 season". Ottawa Citizen. October 9, 1986. p. C3. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "Hull, Burt top Whalers choices". Hartford Courant. June 14, 1987. p. E6. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Generals oust Petes, will meet Centennials". North Bay Nugget. The Canadian Press. April 23, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Royals meet Bulls in OHL first round". Standard-Freeholder. March 17, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Windsor sweeps Petes for title". Kingston Whig-Standard. The Canadian Press. April 29, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Zwolinski, Mark (April 2, 1988). "Dukes won't dump coaches despite playoff loss". Toronto Star. p. B3. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Shea, Jim (September 27, 1988). "Whalers pleased with Hull". Hartford Courant. p. E2. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (October 5, 1988). "Whalers send 3 to Binghamton; Sidorkiewicz named No. 2 goalie". Hartford Courant. p. F1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Whalers". The News-Times. October 7, 1988. p. 36. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Bruins' Bourque has 4 assists in victory over Whalers". Hartford Courant. October 9, 1988. p. E12. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (October 13, 1988). "Whalers break the ice, 4-3; Hull scores his first NHL goal". Hartford Courant. p. C1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (November 6, 1988). "Weeks enjoying his time with Canucks". Hartford Courant. p. E4. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Montreal Canadiens 4 – 6 Hartford Whalers". NHL.com. National Hockey League. January 19, 1989. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  20. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (April 4, 1989). "Pleau congratulated for 'tremendous job'". Hartford Courant. p. E1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (April 7, 1989). "Montreal leads series, 2-0". Hartford Courant. p. C1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (September 1, 1989). "Dineen negotiations may extend into camp". Hartford Courant. p. E3. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (October 4, 1989). "Dineen may miss Whalers' opener; Anderson told he's on his way out". Hartford Courant. p. F1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (October 12, 1989). "Murray says Soviet trip improved the Capitals". Hartford Courant. p. D4. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (October 19, 1989). "Martin avoids suspension by reporting to Binghamton". Hartford Courant. p. B6. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "Hartford Whalers 7 – 3 New Jersey Devils". NHL.com. National Hockey League. October 26, 1989. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  27. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (November 5, 1989). "Howe return a joke - for now, anyway". Hartford Courant. p. E6. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ "Samuelsson ready for full workouts". Hartford Courant. November 10, 1989. p. D10. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ "Whalers welcome back Samuelsson tonight". Hartford Courant. November 28, 1989. p. C1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ↑ "Johnston's performance with Whalers hasn't been half bad". Hartford Courant. December 29, 1989. p. E6. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (February 1, 1990). "Liut returns to start against Flyers". Hartford Courant. p. B9. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ↑ Berlet, Bruce (February 11, 1990). "Leafs doing wonders". Hartford Courant. p. E4. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (March 6, 1990). "Whalers vs. Islanders". Hartford Courant. p. B3. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (April 2, 1990). "Francis' late goal gives Whalers tie". Hartford Courant. p. B1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ↑ "At last, a New England series". Hartford Courant. April 5, 1990. p. B7. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ "He's back with a flak jacket and a beard". Hartford Courant. April 8, 1990. p. E9. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (April 10, 1990). "Verbeek-led Whalers take charge". Hartford Courant. p. E1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ↑ "Boston Bruins 6 – 5 Hartford Whalers". NHL.com. National Hockey League. April 11, 1990. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  39. ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (April 18, 1990). "Bruins save best for last, 3-1". Hartford Courant. p. F1. Retrieved October 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ↑ "Hockey". Regina Leader-Post. May 30, 1986. p. B11. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
  41. 1 2 Orr, Frank (December 5, 1987). "Brawl casts long shadow". Toronto Star. p. B3. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ↑ Montague, Bill (November 27, 1987). "Another goal for Hounds' Currie - make the World Junior team". The Sault Star. p. A11. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ↑ Buist, Steve (January 11, 1988). "Currie back in the Soo after hockey journey of a lifetime". Hamilton Spectator. p. T5. Retrieved October 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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