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JEREMY ROENICK

A nine-time National Hockey League All-Star and two-time U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team member, Jeremy Roenick was one of hockey's top American-born players on both the professional and international stage.

A native of Boston, Roenick spent three seasons (1985-88) at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass., leading the team to two high school state championships. He represented the United States as a member of the 1988 U.S. National Junior Team, before being drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks eighth overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

The following year, Roenick again competed on the international stage, as a member of the 1989 U.S National Junior Team, before jumping directly into the Chicago Blackhawks lineup after having just turned 19.

Roenick made his first of nine NHL All-Star Game appearances in 1991. At the conclusion of the season, he played in the 1991 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship as part of the U.S. Men's National Team. Roenick also competed for Team USA at the 1991 Canada Cup.

Shortly thereafter, Roenick put up more than 100 points for three straight seasons (1991-94). In 1992, he helped Chicago reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1973, recording 18 points in 20 playoff games.

After eight years with Chicago, Roenick played five seasons (1996-2001) with the Phoenix Coyotes, where he became the only player in league history to lead his team in goals, assists, points and penalty minutes in two different seasons (1999-00, 2000-01).

He was named to the U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team that competed at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, and earned a silver medal with the U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Altogether, Roenick recorded 23 goals and 25 assists while wearing a Team USA sweater in international competition.

Roenick spent the final seven years of his playing days with the Philadelphia Flyers (2001-2004), the Los Angeles Kings (2005-06), the Coyotes (2006-07) and the San Jose Sharks (2007-09), and finished his career as the second highest American-born goal scorer in NHL history. In total, Roenick amassed 513 goals and 703 assists in 1,363 games.