Jeremy Shaffer Roenick (/ˈroʊnɪk/ ROH-nik; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, for whom he played from 1988 to 1996. Roenick subsequently played for the Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks over the course of his 20 NHL season career. He also represented Team USA in several international tournaments. On November 10, 2007, he became the third American-born player (Joe Mullen and Mike Modano were the first two) to score 500 goals. He is one of 46 players to have scored 500 goals, but he is one of four eligible players (along with Keith Tkachuk, Pat Verbeek and Peter Bondra) to not be a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. After retiring in 2009, Roenick joined NBC Sports as a hockey analyst from 2010–2020.
Position | Center/Centre |
International Hockey | United States World Junior Championships (1988 & ’89) World Championships (1991 ) Canada Cup (1991) Olympics (1998 & 2002 ) |
Club Hockey | Thayer Academy (Independant HS Prep League) Hull Olympiques (Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League) Chicago Blackhawks (Natitional Hockey League) Kölner Haie (Deutsche Eishockey Liga – German Top Tier) Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) Los Angeles Kings (NHL) San Jose Sharks (NHL) |
Awards and Honors | First Round Draft Pick QMJHL Second All-Star Team (1989) World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Leading scorer (1989) World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Tournament All Star (1989) NHL All-Star (1991, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’99, 2000, ’02, ’03, ‘& 04) Canada Cup – All-Tournament Team (1991) Chicago Sports Profiles Humanitarian of the Year Award (1994) IGNs: The Top Ten Athletes in Video Games – Ranked Fourth 500+ Goals 700+ Assists |
Career Statistics
Transactions
1996-08-16 | Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Phoenix Coyotes for 1st round draft pick in 1997 (Ty Jones), Craig Mills and Alexei Zhamnov. |
2001-07-02 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Flyers. |
2005-08-04 | Traded by the Philadelphia Flyers with 3rd round draft pick in 2006 (previously acquired, Los Angeles selected Bud Holloway) for future considerations to the Los Angeles Kings for unknown compensation. |
2006-07-04 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Phoenix Coyotes. |
2007-09-04 | Signed as a Free Agent with the San Jose Sharks. |
2009-08-06 | Retired. |