"As Bobby Hull goes, so go the Black Hawks," runs an old Chicago saying. ICE HOCKEY
But Hull always goes just fine—he has won the National Hockey League scoring title three times—while the Chicago Black Hawks got nowhere. In 40 years, they have never finished first in the N.H.L. There is always a first time though. As of last week, the Black Hawks had won or tied 15 of their last 16 games, led the second-place New York Rangers by 14 points with only 19 games to play.
Hull, as might be expected, is still going well: he...