Editing Bobby Hull (section)

==Post-playing career==
In 1978, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]]. Besides his Hall of Fame induction, Hull's no. 9 jersey has been retired by the Black Hawks, the Jets, and their successor team, the [[Arizona Coyotes]]. When Bobby's son [[Brett Hull]] joined the Coyotes, they unretired the number for Brett to wear during his brief stint there to honour his father. [[Evander Kane]], who wore number 9 for the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] when they became the current [[Winnipeg Jets]] franchise, sought and received Hull's permission to wear the number.

In 2003, he was named the figurehead commissioner of a new [[World Hockey Association (proposed)|World Hockey Association]], intended to operate during the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]; it never entered play, and the organization subsequently ran several ephemeral low-minor league and unsanctioned Tier II junior leagues. Hull served as an ambassador for the Blackhawks through part of the 2021–22 season until the organization announced, "When it comes to Bobby, specifically, we jointly agreed earlier this season that he will retire from any official team role."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bobby-hull-no-longer-serving-as-chicago-team-ambassador-1.6359410|title=NHL legend Bobby Hull no longer team ambassador for Chicago|agency=Associated Press|date=February 21, 2022|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=January 30, 2023}}</ref>