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Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died two years ago, his widow said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Researchers at Boston University’s CTE Center found that Hull had stage 2 CTE when he died in 2023. He was 84.
Hull struggled with short-term memory loss and impaired judgment over his final decade. He chose to donate his brain after seeing former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Stan Mikita decline late in his life.
“Seeing the pain and heartache suffered by his lifetime friend Stan Mikita’s…
