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NHL: Chicago Blackhawks (), Phoenix Coyotes (, ), Philadelphia Flyers (), Los Angeles Kings (), San Jose Sharks ()
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Born: January 17,
A nine-time NHL All-Star and two-time U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team member, Jeremy Roenick was one of hockey’s top American-born players on both the professional and international stage.
A native of Boston, Roenick spent two seasons () at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass., leading the team to two high school state championships. He represented the United States as a member of the U.S. National Junior Team, before being drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks eighth overall out of high school in the NHL Entry Draft.
The following year, Roenick again competed on the international stage, as a member of the U.S National Junior Team, before jumping directly into the Chicago Blackhawks lineup after having just turned
Roenick made his first of nine NHL All-Star Game appearances in At the conclusion of the season, he played in his first and only International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s Championship as part of the U.S.
Men’s National Team. Roenick would also compete for Team USA at the Canada Cup.
Shortly thereafter, he put up more than points for three straight seasons ().
In , Roenick helped Chicago reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since , and recorded 18 points in 20 playoff games. He then led the Blackhawks with points in both the () and () seasons.
After eight years with Chicago, Roenick played five seasons () with the Phoenix Coyotes, where he became the only player in league history to lead his team in goals, assists, points and penalty minutes in two different seasons (, ).
Roenick reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of his first 12 NHL seasons and went on to appear in playoff games, posting points (). Six times in his career he played in a game seven of a Stanley Cup Playoff series and his six goals in those game sevens represent the second-most in NHL history.
He was named to the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team that competed at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, and earned a silver medal with the U.S.
Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Altogether, Roenick recorded 23 goals and 25 assists while wearing a Team USA sweater in international competition.
Roenick spent the final seven years of his playing days with the Philadelphia Flyers (), the Los Angeles Kings (), the Coyotes () and the San Jose Sharks (), and finished his career as the second highest American-born goal scorer in NHL history.
In total, Roenick amassed goals and assists in 1, games.
Roenick biography youtube Roenick's openness has often led to controversy. Roenick began playing hockey at age four when the parents of a playmate persuaded Roenick's parents to put Jeremy in a hockey program so that their child would be with someone he knew. See also [ edit ]. Roenick then moved to Fairfax, Virginia , where he traveled to play for the bantam -level New Jersey Rockets, who had won back-to-back national championships in —85 and —Inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in along with Derian Hatcher, who broke Roenick's jaw in four places during the season.
On April 11, , Roenick made his debut as a Stanley Cup playoffs hockey analyst on TSN, a cable sports broadcast network in Canada.[50] In , Roenick also co-hosted two episodes of The Best Damn Sports ShowPeriod which aired on Fox Sports Net,[51] it is unclear if this role would have become a permanent role had Roenick not signed with the San Jose Sharks.
In October , TSN's Off the Record announced an agreement that has Roenick appearing on the show as a regular contributor.[52] Roenick's recurring segment has been named Oh JR!
with Jeremy Roenick.
Roenick worked as an analyst for the NBC family of networks coverage of the Winter Olympics, where he acted as the counterpart for Mike Milbury. In the post-game show of the Canada-Russia quarterfinal, Milbury said that Russia brought their "Eurotrash game." Co-host Bill Patrick asked Milbury, "Did you really say 'Eurotrash'?
Did that come out of your mouth?" Roenick's face showed his surprise as he said, "I heard it. I heard it." Roenick was also an analyst for NBC during the Stanley Cup Finals, where, after his two former teams the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers battled for the Stanley Cup, he became overwhelmed emotionally, barely holding back tears and addressing the victorious Blackhawks organization and their fans by saying, "For the kid who was there in who was crying when I came off the ice in after we lost Game 4 at Chicago Stadium — you waited 18 years.
I hope you have a big smile on your face. Congratulations." When pressed further about his emotional state, Roenick appeared to have trouble putting his emotions into words and simply replied, "I'm proud, I'm happy.
Roenick biography death I try to do little things where I can make the same impression on a young child that Gordie Howe made on me. Olympic Team. Roenick was suspended for one game during the —04 season for throwing a water bottle at an official. However, he remains steadfast in his willingness to share his opinions, making him a sought-after interviewee.I'm proud."
Roenick was fired from NBC Sports in February of for inappropriate commens about a colleague in a podcast.
Roenick has made acting appearances on television shows as well, most recently having a cameo appearance on an episode of Go On on NBC on September 25, He has also appeared in an episode of Leverage, an episode of Ghost Whisperer, two episodes of Hack, and two episodes of HBO's Arli$$.
Roenick also gained pop culture notoriety when Vince Vaughn referenced him in the film Swingers. While Vaughn's character plays a hockey video game in the movie, he says to his opponent, "Y'know, it's not so much me as Roenick; he's good ". When asked about if he had ever talked to Vaughn about the line in the film, Roenick said, "Yeah, he was actually a big fan of mine because he used to watch the games.
He told me he put me in that movie totally out of respect. And everything he does, he tries to involve me with it. In Wedding Crashers, his fake name was Jeremy in the movie.
Roenick biography His second stint in Phoenix was not without its share of off-ice issues as well. Retrieved October 23, In the post-game show of the Canada—Russia quarterfinal, Milbury said Russia brought their "Eurotrash game". In —91 , Roenick paced the team with ten game-winning goals as the Blackhawks improved another 18 points to win the Presidents' Trophy.That was pretty cool. He's a big fan of mine and a great dude. Great guy."