Researchers at Boston University’s CTE Center found that Hull had stage 2 CTE when he died in 2023. He was 84.

He insisted on donating his brain,” said Deborah Hull, Bobby Hull’s wife of almost 40 years, “feeling as though it was his duty to help advance research on this agonizing disease.”

Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Fall of Fame forward Bobby Hull had CTE when he died at 84 in 2023, his widow said in a statement. Researchers at Boston University's CTE Center found that Hull suffered from Stage 2 CTE at the time of his death.

Bobby Hull, the former NHL legend with the Chicago Blackhawks, is part of an unfortunate trend being exposed in hockey with regards to CTE.

Fans were beside themselves when they learned Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Famer and two-time NHL MVP, had passed away at the age of 84 in January 2023. Now, two years later, new information shared by his family offers closure and insight into his final days.

Bobby Hull, an electric left-winger known as the 'Golden Jet', marveled hockey fans for his will to win. Named one of the NHL's greatest players, Hull was found to have had CTE after his death.

Hockey legend Bobby Hull had stage 2 CTE at the time of his death, his widow and researchers announced Wednesday. According to the New York Times and the Associated Press, researchers at Boston University's CTE Center said on Wednesday,

Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hockey Hall of Fame member Bobby Hull has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, the brain disorder linked to repetitive head trauma in contact sports.

He insisted on donating his brain, feeling as though it was his duty to help advance research on this agonizing disease," Hull's wife said.

Bobby Hull, who spent 23 seasons playing professional hockey, suffered from Stage 2 CTE at the time of his death in 2023, researchers say.

Controversial NHL legend Bobby Hull had stage two chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death in January 2023.