Jeremy Roenick Elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Former Chicago Blackhawk Jeremy Roenick has been elected into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. A release from the hall of fame's website says that Roenick will enter the hall along with Art Berglund, brothers Darien and Kevin Hatcher and Dr. V. George Nagobads. Roenick was the eight overall selection of the Blackhawks in 1988 coming out of high school and spent eight season with the organization before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes prior to the 1996 season. In his 20-year NHL career he scored 1,216 points (513 goals-703 assists) in 1,363 games played. He is currently a hockey analyst for NBC and was seen during their Olympic hockey and Stanley Cup Playoff broadcasts. While Roenick played for five different organizations in his NHL career which ended with his 2009 retirement while a member of the San Jose Sharks, he has always kept a special place in his heart for the Blackhawks and Blackhawks fans. This was never more evident than when he was brought to tears on set of NBC's post game coverage of the Blackhawks Stanley Cup clinching victory.
