

Just for the hell of it, here are the top 20 goal scoring seasons in NHL history (FYI – There are only 9 different players on this list).

Of course, he’s being modest… and serious. Maybe I could have gotten a few empty-netters and a couple of shorties, and I could have gotten 93 (goals).” “I ended up being six goals short of one of the greatest records ever. Gretzky had 6 short-handed and 11 empty netters in his 92 goal season.

Hull’s record includes no empty net goals and no short-handed goals. This milestone knocked "Super" Mario Lemieux out of the number 3 spot, and planted "The Golden" Brett just behind Wayne Gretzky for most goals scored in a season (Gretzky holds the 1 and 2 spots). Twenty years ago today, Brett Hull scored the capping goal of his 86 goal season.
