The Chicago Blackhawks have been a part of the National Hockey League (NHL) for over 100 years and have produced some of the greatest players in the sport’s history. On Tuesday, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced that former Blackhawks forward Jeremy Roenick has been elected to their hallowed halls. Roenick retired after the 2008-09 season but played his first eight NHL seasons with the Blackhawks, scoring 267 goals and achieving back-to-back 50 goal seasons.
During his career with the Blackhawks, Roenick hit his career high in points in back-to-back seasons with 107 points in the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons. He also helped lead the team to their first Stanley Cup appearance since 1961 in the 1991-92 season, but unfortunately, they fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In addition to his impressive stats and achievements on the ice, Roenick finished in the top three for Calder Trophy voting in his rookie season and was a top five Hart Trophy vote-getter in 1992.
Roenick is not alone in being inducted into this year’s Hall of Fame class as he will be joined by Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk and Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber. The United States women’s hockey stars Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl were also elected based on a press release. Additionally, Colin Campbell, who served as director of hockey operations for the NHL before retiring from playing, was elected to honor him as a builder category member. Longtime Nashville Predators general manager David Poile was also inducted into this year’s class as another builder category member.
