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

Hull’s family donated his brain to a brain bank at Boston University for study after he died in 2023 at the age of 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.”

Hockey Hall of Famer and Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull had CTE, a recent brain analysis revealed. Hull died in 2023 at the age of 84 and his widow released the results of a brain analysis through the Concussion Legacy Foundation. She said she wants to raise awareness about the long-term effects of repeat head injuries in hockey.

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