Former Blackhawks star Jeremy Roenick will be one of seven 2024 inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the hall’s selection committee announced Tuesday.
Roenick will become the second former Hawk to be inducted since Chris Chelios heard his name called in 2013, joining Doug Wilson (2020).
“I’m so happy, I can’t thank everyone who was behind this honor enough,” Roenick said in a statement. “I’m at a loss for words, and I’m never at a loss for words. Getting over this last hockey hurdle means so much to me.”
The other 2024 Hall of Fame inductees include Pavel Datsyuk, Shea Weber, Krissy Wendell-Pohl and Natalie Darwitz in the “player” category as well as Colin Campbell and David Poile in the “builder” category.
After going eighth overall to the Hawks in the 1988 NHL draft, Roenick broke into the league late that season and became a veritable star within two years. He tallied 94 points in 1990-91 and eclipsed the 100-point threshold each of the following three seasons.
After being controversially traded to the Coyotes in 1996, Roenick went on to enjoy lengthy stints in Arizona and Philadelphia before finishing his career with brief stints on the Kings and Sharks before retiring in 2009.
A Boston native, Roenick ranks sixth all-time among American-born NHL players in games played (1,363), fifth all-time in points (1,216) and fourth all-time in goals (513).
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