Former Blackhawks star Jeremy Roenick elected to Hockey Hall of Fame originally appeared in NBC Sports Chicago
Old Chicago Blackhawks advance Jeremy Roenick has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, the institution announced on Tuesday.
Roenick, who retired after the 2008-09 season, played his first eight NHL seasons with the Blackhawks, scoring 267 goals and scoring consecutive 50-goal seasons. He reached career-highs in points in consecutive seasons with the Blackhawks, with 107 points in the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons.
The forward helped the Blackhawks reach the Stanley Cup Final in the 1991-92 season, but the team fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Roenick finished in the top three in Calder Trophy voting in his rookie season in 1990, and was a top-five vote-getter for the Hart Trophy in 1992.
In his NHL career, Roenick scored 513 goals and recorded 703 assists in 1,363 career games.
Joining Roenick in the 2024 class will be Detroit Red Wings star center Pavel Datsyuk and former Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber.
U.S. women’s hockey stars Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl were elected, according to a news release.
Colin Campbell, the NHL’s director of hockey operations and former player, was elected to the Hall of Fame in the builder category, as was former Nashville Predators GM David Poile.
