Jeremy Roenick Jeremy Shaffer " J . R . " Roenick ( ; born January 17 , 1970 ) is a former American professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He played for the Chicago Blackhawks , Phoenix Coyotes , Philadelphia Flyers , Los Angeles Kings , and San Jose Sharks over the course of his 18 NHL season career and represented Team USA in numerous international tournaments . On November 10 , 2007 , he became the third American - born player ( Joe Mullen and Mike Modano were the first two ) to score 500 goals . Playing career . Amateur career . Roenick began playing hockey at the age of four when the parents of a playmate persuaded Roenick ' s parents to put Jeremy in a hockey program so that their child would be with someone he knew . The son of a Mobil oil district coordinator , Jeremy constantly moved around the Northeastern United States , joining new hockey teams with each stop . Roenick ’ s impressive play while living in Fairfax , Virginia , earned him an offer to play for the Bantam level New Jersey Rockets , who had won back to back national championships in 1984 - 85 and 1985 - 86 . At age 14 Roenick was required to take a flight from Dulles Airport to Newark , NJ on a weekly basis to make the Rocket ’ s games . Roenick helped the Rockets to a state championship registering 300 points in only 75 games . After one year of traveling for hockey the Roenick family would move back to Massachusetts , where Jeremy enrolled at Thayer Academy . Roenick played on the same line as future NHL line - mate Tony Amonte ; the two went on to win two state championships . Roenick so impressed during his time at Thayer Academy that he was drafted straight out of high school , going eighth overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks . He was also taken to breakfast by Wayne Gretzky in an attempt to convince Roenick to play for the Hull Olympiques , a QMJHL team that Gretzky owned . Roenick played for the Olympiques during the 1988 - 89 season scoring 70 points in 28 games , before going on to represent the United States at the 1989 World Junior Championship . In his second WJC Roenick lead the tournament in scoring and was named a Tournament All - Star . Roenick ’ s line , which included future NHL players Mike Modano and John LeClair , totaled 41 points the most ever by a Team USA line and sixth most in tournament history . Despite his scoring success , the United States finished the tournament in fifth place . During the tournament Roenick become the all - time leading American scorer totaling 25 points . Roenick ’ s record stood for 21 years before being broken by Jordan Schroeder in 2010 ; however it took Schroeder three tournaments to pass Roenick who set the record in just two events . Following Roenick ’ s successful WJC performance the Blackhawks called him up during the 1988 - 89 season . Chicago Blackhawks ( 1988 – 1996 ) . Roenick made his NHL debut on October 6 , 1988 against the New York Rangers and then scored his first goal on February 14 , 1989 against the Minnesota North Stars . In 20 games at the NHL level , Roenick scored 18 points . In the playoffs , he helped the Blackhawks reach the Conference Finals . During the playoffs Roenick gave the Chicago fans ' a glimpse of what kind of player he would become . In a game vs . the St . Louis Blues Roenick got into an altercation with Blues defenseman Glen Featherstone . Featherstone crosschecked Roenick in the mouth and broke his front teeth ; Featherstone would be given a five min . major while Roenick received a minor . Roenick remained in the game and once his penalty expired he took a shift on the power play and scored a goal . In the 1989 – 90 season , Roenick joined the Blackhawks full - time and helped the team improve 22 points to win the Norris Division title . He scored 26 goals and 66 points . During the playoffs , Roenick helped the Blackhawks reach the Campbell Conference finals before losing to the Edmonton Oilers . He scored 18 points in 20 games . The Blackhawks ' confidence in Roenick ' s abilities allowed them to trade Denis Savard for defenseman Chris Chelios in late 1990 . In 1990 – 91 , Roenick paced the team with ten game winning goal s as the Blackhawks improved another 18 points to win the Presidents ' Trophy . Roenick finished second on the team with 41 goals , 53 assists and 94 points and played in his first NHL All - Star Game . In six playoff games , he scored eight points . The following year , Roenick led the team with 53 goals , 50 assists and 103 points and played in his second All - Star Game . While the team dropped to second in the Norris Division during the regular season , they marched all the way to the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals in the playoffs . Roenick scored 22 points in 18 games as the team captured the Clarence S . Campbell Bowl over Edmonton before getting swept by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the final round . In 1992 – 93 , Roenick led the Blackhawks with 50 goals , 107 points and 22 power - play goals as the team improved 19 points to win their third Norris Division title in four years ( 47 wins , 106 points ) . During the season , Roenick played in his third All - Star Game . In the playoffs , he scored three points in four games as the Blackhawks were swept by the St . Louis Blues . At year ' s end , he ranked tenth on The Hockey News ' Top - 25 Players list . In 1993 – 94 , Roenick again led his team with 46 goals , a career - high 61 assists , 107 points , a career - high 24 power - play goal s , five shorthanded goal s and a + 21 plus / minus rating as the Blackhawks fell back 19 points in the standings . He also played in his fourth mid - season All - Star Game . In the post - season , he scored seven points in six playoff games . At year ' s end , he ranked tenth on The Hockey News ' Top - 40 Players list . He also won the Chicago Sports Profiles Humanitarian of the Year Award . In the shortened 1994 – 95 season , Roenick scored 34 points in 33 games . He missed 15 games with a bruised tibia . He played eight games in the playoffs as the Blackhawks reached the Western Conference final where they fell to the Detroit Red Wings . In 1995 – 96 , Roenick scored 67 points in 66 games before missing the last 11 games with a sprained ankle . At year ' s end , he was the team ' s leader with 32 goals . Phoenix Coyotes ( 1996 – 2001 ) . On August 16 , 1996 , Roenick was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Alexei Zhamnov and Craig Mills . In his first season with his new team , Roenick scored 29 goals and 69 points . In 1997 – 98 , he finished second on the team with 56 points . In 1998 – 99 , he led the Coyotes with 72 points and played in his fifth All - Star Game while also knocking 154 hits . In 1999 – 2000 , Roenick again led the Coyotes in scoring , this time racking up 34 goals and 78 points . He tallied 125 hits on the season and played in his sixth All - Star Game . In 2000 – 01 , Roenick led the Coyotes with 30 goals and 76 points . He played 80 games and registered 133 hits . Philadelphia Flyers ( 2001 – 2005 ) . On July 2 , 2001 , Roenick signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers . In his first season with the Flyers he won both the Bobby Clarke Trophy ( MVP ) and Yanick Dupre Memorial ( Class Guy ) team awards . He led the team with 46 assists , 67 points , and a + 32 plus / minus rating as the Flyers won the Atlantic Division title . On January 30 , he scored his 1 , 000th NHL point in a game against the Senators . Three nights later , he played in the mid - season All - Star Game . In the playoffs , Roenick played five games in an opening - round loss to the Senators . In 2002 – 03 , Roenick led the Flyers with 27 goals and 59 points as the team won 45 games and finished second in the Atlantic Division . He also co - led the Flyers with 32 assists and eight power - play goals . On November 16 , Roenick played in his 1 , 000th NHL game . In February , he played in the mid - season All - Star Game . In the playoffs , he scored eight points in 13 games as the Flyers reached the second round before losing to the Senators . On February 12 , 2004 during a game vs . the New York Rangers , Roenick would be hit in the face by an errant slapshot from Rangers defensemen Boris Mironov . The force of the shot broke Roenick ' s jaw in 19 places and knocked him unconscious for several minutes as he lay on the ice in a pool of blood . Roenick suffered his ninth concussion on the play , and there was concern that he had suffered damage to his brain ' s circulatory system , in addition to the broken jaw , leading him to consider retirement . Further testing revealed no circulatory damage and Roenick returned ahead of schedule , after missing more than a month of hockey due to the concussion and broken jaw , with less than two weeks left in the season . In 2003 – 04 , Roenick was limited to 62 games , but still scored 47 points as the Flyers won their third division title in five years . He finished second on the team with a . 76 points - per - game average . In the playoffs , Roenick helped the Flyers reach the Eastern Conference finals , scoring 4 goals and 13 points , including the series - clinching overtime goal in game six of the second round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs . The Flyers lost in the Eastern Conference finals to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning . Los Angeles Kings ( 2005 – 2006 ) . Following the NHL Lockout , the Flyers surprised everyone by signing Peter Forsberg on August 3 , 2005 . In order to clear salary cap space for Forsberg ' s contract , Roenick was traded the next day to the Los Angeles Kings . Roenick ' s 2005 – 06 season with the Kings was greatly disappointing , both for Roenick and for the team . He managed 22 points in 58 games , his lowest total since he scored 18 points in 20 games in his rookie season . It was a trying season for Roenick who missed time due to a broken finger suffered while blocking a shot during a penalty kill , played games late in the season after suffering a chip fracture in his right ankle and , the concussion suffered from the slapshot had changed Roenick ' s game making him a tentative player . Roenick was displeased with his performances stating in an almost apologetic way " I went to LA to finish off the last year of my contract and had a year off playing [ lockout ] and it was a really difficult year for me , it was hard mentally . A lot of people don ’ t realize that for six months I had a lot of problems with the concussions and battling the jaw injury … " . Becoming a free agent at the end of his first season in Los Angeles , he expressed strong interest in joining a Canadian team . " It was a nightmare season from hell last year , " Roenick said , " I ' ve always said I would like to play in Canada before my career is over " . Phoenix Coyotes ( 2006 – 2007 ) . Instead , Roenick signed a one - year , $ 1 . 2 million deal , on July 4 , 2006 , that sent him back to the Phoenix Coyotes . In Phoenix for his second tenure , he scored 28 points in 70 games ( a relatively low scoring season for him ) . His second stint in Phoenix was not without its share of off ice issues as well . On December 12 , 2006 Roenick left GM Place after finding out that he had been scratched from the games line up . Roenick went on record saying that he left the arena to go to a restaurant for what he called " a nice dinner " . At the heart of the problem was Roenick felt that he was healthy enough to play in the game following a back injury and Coach Gretzky felt he needed more time . Roenick ' s antics led to him being benched again in the Coyote ' s next game . The next time Roenick was scratched he was more accepting of Gretzky ' s decision stating a different mind set following the news that his daughter , Brandi , had been diagnosed with the kidney ailment IgA nephropathy . San Jose Sharks ( 2007 – 2009 ) . After his low scoring campaign in Phoenix , there was speculation Roenick would retire . On July 4 , 2007 , The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Roenick sent them a text message announcing his retirement from the NHL . Later that month , Roenick ' s agent , Neil Abbott , released a statement indicating that the " text message retirement " announcement by the Philadelphia newspaper had been premature , and that Roenick would be making a decision on his future within the next month . On September , 4 2007 , it was confirmed that Roenick had signed a one - year , $ 500 , 000 deal with the San Jose Sharks , to fill the role of checking line center . Roenick has credited Sharks general manager Doug Wilson , his former roommate when they played together in Chicago , with giving him another chance at hockey . A month into his first season with San Jose , on November 10 , Roenick scored his 500th goal , against his former team , the Phoenix Coyotes – an unassisted mark from center ice that bounced off the end boards , then hitting the side of the net , goalie Alex Auld attempting to clear the puck out of the crease from the side of the goal mouth , accidentally bumped the puck off the heel of his goalie stick into the net . Roenick became the third American - born player to reach the 500 - goal plateau , joining Mike Modano and Joe Mullen . On January 10 , 2008 , Roenick scored his 503rd goal against the Vancouver Canucks , passing Joe Mullen for second in all - time scoring by American - born players . He trails his good friend and active Detroit Red Wings forward Mike Modano . As the Sharks entered the playoffs against the Calgary Flames , Roenick displayed an inspired Game 7 performance , scoring two goals and two assists to eliminate Calgary . Advancing to the second round to face Mike Modano and the Dallas Stars in Round 2 , the Sharks were , however , eliminated in six games . Roenick also finished the season with 10 game - winning goals . On June 25 , 2008 , Roenick re - signed with the Sharks to a one - year , $ 1 . 1 million contract , doubling his previous salary . On February 21 , 2009 , Roenick earned his 700th career assist against the Atlanta Thrashers , by setting up a goal by Jonathan Cheechoo . He is the 48th player in NHL history , and the 6th American - born player , to reach that threshold . Retirement . On August 6 , 2009 , Roenick announced his retirement from the National Hockey League . Roenick finished his career having scored 513 goals and 703 assists in 1 , 363 games , for a total of 1216 points . Personality . Jeremy Roenick was known for giving back to the fans . Whether it was signing autographs for fans by the players entrance or who came up to him on the street Roenick always tried to have a good rapport with the fans and reach out to them each day . For Roenick it was an understanding of what it meant to be the fan on the other side . As a child Jeremy attended Hartford Whalers ' games ; during one visit hockey legend Gordie Howe picked up a pile of snow off the ice and threw it over the glass and on top of Roenick ' s head , Howe then continued to skate around but looked at Roenick again and winked . Roenick recalled what a lasting effect it had on him , noting " I thought that was the coolest thing that ever happened in my whole life , it took three seconds . It was me , Gordie Howe and no one else . . . That moment stuck with me for years and years and years . It was little , it was small and it took nothing out of his power or time but it resonated with me my whole life . So , as a player , as I got older , I tried to reach out to fans , reach out to kids whether on the ice or on the street on in a restaurant . I try to do little things where I can make the same impression on a young child that Gordie Howe made on me . That ’ s a gift that was given to me . And I made sure I did it , every , single day . Without the fans , without their support , the NHL would be nothing , the NFL would be nothing , basketball , baseball , you name it right down the line . . . The two or three seconds you give each day to make sure you appreciate the people who appreciate you , goes a long way . " Even with his giving back to the fans Roenick was better known for his mouth , always willing to speak his mind . He was always a popular interview for reporters , he was one of a few players who spoke from the heart and never shied away from taking on the heads of the game , whether it was the Commissioner or the leadership of the NHLPA . It was Roenick ' s willingness to talk that got him into a famous trade of quotes in 1996 . In the 1996 Western Conference semi - finals between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks , after a controversial game in which Roenick was tripped on a breakaway and no penalty shot was called , Patrick Roy said , " I would have saved it anyway . " Roenick responded in another interview , " I ' d like to know where Patrick was in Game 3 ( a game in which Roenick had scored on Patrick Roy on a similar breakaway ) ; probably up trying to get his jock out of the rafters . " When later asked about Roenick ' s comments Roy retorted , " I cannot really hear what Jeremy says because I ' ve got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ear . " Controversy . Jeremy ' s openness has often led to controversy . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , he addressed certain fans that perceive NHL players as being spoiled . Roenick told these fans to " kiss my ass " and accused them of being jealous . He stated further that he would prefer that those fans who shared that perception no longer attend NHL games or watch them on television . Afterwards , Roenick felt his remarks had been taken out of context by ESPN . Roenick ' s penchant for stirring controversy also saw him claiming in 2006 that USA Hockey has " blackballed " him , and was being disrespectful by not including him on the American national team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . He claimed , " I ' m a lot better player than my points indicate " ; he had six goals and seven assists in 32 games when he made that comment . In May 2009 , Roenick claimed that Chris Chelios , then a member of the Detroit Red Wings , was receiving less playing time because Mike Babcock , Detroit ' s coach , was biased against American players . Chelios and Babcock dismissed the allegations , and stated that there was no tension between them . Roenick returned to questioning American Olympic selections prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver . During an interview with Toronto radio station AM640 Roenick publicly questioned the selection of Chris Drury to the Olympic team . J . R . felt that Drury was as good for the team as Scott Gomez or T . J . Oshie in terms of on ice play . Roenick also felt that Drury ' s main role was to be a leader to the young Americans and that Mike Modano was a better choice to fill that role for the Olympic team . Drury scored a key goal in the team USA ' s win over Canada and Roenick later issued a national apology to Drury . On February 8 , 2006 , " The Star Ledger " reported that Roenick had been identified as one of several NHL players implicated in Operation Slapshot – an operation created with the intent to uncover a nationwide gambling ring . Other notable names involved in this investigation are former Phoenix Coyotes ' Assistant Coach and former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Rick Tocchet , and wife of famous NHL player and Coyotes ' former head coach Wayne Gretzky , Janet Jones . Roenick was required to give an affidavit the New Jersey authorities for allegedly placing bets . It was the second time Roenick had been investigated for his gambling . In 2004 Roenick came under investigation after paying a Florida sports - gambling operation between $ 50 , 000 and $ 100 , 000 for betting tips and services , however at the time the NHL did not prohibit players from betting on sports , other than hockey , and Roenick stated that he stopped gambling after a warning from Flyers GM Bobby Clarke . Following the loss of the 2004 - 05 season Roenick found himself at odds with the Flyers . He claimed to be suffering from a concussion despite the Flyers ' doctors having cleared him following his exit physical . Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement injured players from the previous season were still to be paid during the lockout ( Roenick ' s contract was for $ 7 . 5 million in 2004 - 05 ) . After several trips to different doctors the Flyers ' and Roenick finally settled on a payment between $ 1 . 09 million and $ 1 . 5 million for games he would have missed due to post concussion syndrome if there had been no lock out . Media . On April 11 , 2007 , Roenick made his debut as a Stanley Cup playoffs hockey analyst on TSN , a cable sports broadcast network in Canada . In 2007 , Roenick also co - hosted two episodes of " The Best Damn Sports Show . . . Period " which aired on Fox Sports Net , it is unclear if this role would have become a permanent role had Roenick not signed with the Sharks . In October 2009 , TSN ' s " Off The Record " announced an agreement that has Roenick appearing on the show as a regular contributor . Roenick ' s recurring segment has been named " Oh JR ! with Jeremy Roenick " . Roenick worked as an analyst for theNBC family of networks coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics where he acted as the counterpart for Mike Milbury . In the post - game show of the Canada - Russia quarterfinal , Milbury said that Russia brought their " Eurotrash game . " Co - host Bill Patrick asked Milbury , " Did you really say ' Eurotrash ' ? Did that come out of your mouth ? " Roenick ' s face showed his surprise as he said , " I heard it . I heard it . " Roenick was also an analyst for NBC during the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals , where , after the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup , he became overwhelmed emotionally , barely holding back tears and addressing the Blackhawks organization and their fans by saying : " For the kid who was there in 1992 who was crying when I came off the ice in after we lost Game 4 at Chicago Stadium — you waited 18 years . I hope you have a big smile on your face . Congratulations . " When pressed further about his emotional state , Roenick appeared to have trouble putting his emotions into words and simply replied , " I ’ m proud , I ’ m happy . I ’ m proud . " Roenick has made acting appearances on television shows as well , most recently having a cameo appearance on an episode of " Leverage " on TNT in 2009 . He has also appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer , two episodes of " Hack " , and two episodes of HBO ' s " Arli $ $ " . Roenick also gained pop culture notoriety when Vince Vaughn referenced him in the 1996 film " Swingers " . While Vaughn ' s character plays a hockey video game in the movie , he says to his opponent , " Y ' know , it ' s not so much me as Roenick ; he ' s good . . . " . When asked about if he had ever talked to Vaughn about the line in the film Roenick said " Yeah , he was actually a big fan of mine because he used to watch the games . He told me he put me in that movie totally out of respect . And everything he does , he tries to involve me with it . In " Wedding Crashers ] " , his fake name was Jeremy in the movie . That was pretty cool . He ' s a big fan of mine and a great dude . Great guy . " In September 2010 , it was announced that Roenick would become a regular judge on the second season of CBC ' s reality program , " Battle of the Blades " , which pairs ex - NHL players with professional female figure skaters to compete in a pairs figure skating competition . Personal life . While with the Flyers Roenick lived in Moorestown Township , New Jersey . Roenick and his wife Tracy have two children ; daughter , Brandi , and son , Brett . They live in Scottsdale , Arizona . Tracy Roenick is an avid equestrian rider , owner and trainer who earned a spot on the United States Equestrian Team Long List in 2001 . International play . Played for the United States in :