Former NHL player Jeremy Roenick was just elected to the Class of 2024. The Hockey Hall of Fame shocked him with a call, which he characterised as both a terrific and embarrassing occasion. In 1,363 career games with the Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks, Roenick, who was chosen by the Blackhawks with the eighth overall choice in the 1988 NHL Draft, had 1,216 points. Among players who were born in the US, he has the fourth-most points in NHL history.
Early in his career with the Blackhawks, Roenick had his best seasons with 103 points in 1991–92 and an NHL career-high 107 points in 1992–93 and 1993–94. On August 6, 2009, he declared his retirement from the League. Although Roenick said that he may have been more modest in the past, this is the lowest he has ever felt. He changed his way of living, took responsibility for a number of things, and vowed to be more appreciative of his family and friends and to never take anything for granted.
Along with former NHL forward Pavel Datsyuk, defenseman Shea Weber, and forwards Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl from the United States women’s national team, Roenick will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame. In the Builder category, current NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell and former general manager David Poile were chosen. Candidates must receive at least 75% of the selection committee’s vote in order to be elected into the Hall of Fame. On November 11, the induction ceremony will take place at the Toronto Hall of Fame.
Roenick acknowledged that although at first he believed he would never be inducted into the Hall of Fame, his desire has finally been realised. Mike Gartner, the chair of the Hall of Fame selection committee, had before discussed the procedure, he added.
