No Hull ... no WHA ... no Winnipeg Jets.
I know some of the negatives, but the guy was an addict. He was sick. Doesn't excuse what he did but should encourage forgiveness. Especially from people who were not affected personally.
I'll just address this post.
I will admit to having an alcohol problem. My sponsor (AA) was a great guy. He was 50, Indigenous, going to college for social work. He did a 8 1/2 year stint at Stony Mountain. Apparently after a bender, he found a man in bed with his wife, and nearly beat him to death. In prison, he joined AA, became a model prisoner, and started working with at risk youth to discourage them from gang life, and is involved in the community.
Now my question is this: The man he beat had permanent injuries, although my sponsor reached out for forgiveness. Should he be judged for eternity due to bad acts he committed when he was sick with alcoholism? People can change.
As for Hull, I have no idea if he reformed, quit drinking (I heard he could be a monster when inebriated), or if he asked for forgiveness. It's not my place to judge. All I know is he was instrumental in the early success of the Jets,a nd possibly the reason they were able to be absorbed into the NHL. He also did charity work, and went out of his way to greet fans.
That does not obviously absolve him of some of the bad things that he did, and I was really disappointed when I learned about Hull's treatment of women 20 years ago. Should he be forgive? That's ultimately between him and his maker.
However, I guess I grew up in an environment where it was frowned upon to speak ill of the dead. I just don't understand what the point of it would be, but perhaps I am missing something.
