In the Windy City, long before the Chicago Blackhawks experienced one of the most dramatic falls and rises in NHL history before the decade of misery in the 2000s followed by ten years of some of the best hockey the league has ever seen, there were the Blackhawks of the ’90s. This era was filled with teams that had great opportunities to break their Stanley Cup drought, which was nearing 30 years. But In 1989 just before the new decade would take off the Blackhawks would get one of the most skilled players in franchise history, a man who at times played with puck on a string and when he didn’t have the puck you better believe he was tryna put whoever was carrying it for the other team, 10 rows deep at the old Chicago stadium.Jeremy Roenick exploded onto the scene as a 19-year-old star for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1989 and In the blink of an eye, he established himself as a force notching back-to-back 50-goal seasons and three consecutive 100-point campaigns. Over the course of his 18 year career, Roenick was a nine-time All-Star, dazzling fans with his tenacity and skill in cities like Chicago, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and San Jose. #jeremyroenick #chicagoblackhawks #nhl #icehockey #hockey #nhlhighlights #sports #roenick #blackhawks #HockeyFights #NHLAllStar #HockeyStories #SportsDocumentary #HockeyLife #NHL90s #OldSchoolHockey #HockeyCulture #NHLThrowback #HockeyFans #legendaryplayers
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“It’s not even so much me as it’s Roenick
He’s good”
JR could never win the cup, but his mewing streak is undefeated
Love , hate relationship with Roenick. He unfortunately landed some garbage coaching leading him the way. Keenan 😂😂🤣🤣🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬. Enough said.
Jumbo Joe
That first half of the 1990s Hawks team had so much personality. The whole team, including Keenan. Why and how did NHLers become so boring today? You'd think with Social media they'd be even louder and more colorful? Now they are about as exciting as a square dance. But yeah, that game of the 1992 Finals was heart-breaking and brain tumoring; Would've been a different series winning game 1
I still remember that 2008 game 7 against my Flames. Tough loss.
I grew up in the jr era he was magic. Everybody loved jr and that’s coming from a leafs fan 😂
JR was at the rink when I had a game one time. I've never seen a group of 40-year-old dudes look and sound more like they were little kids. Everyone was so jazzed to be in his presence XD
13:15 correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Hatcher a defenseman?
As loud as he might have been, Patrick still can't hear him.
Just here to tell you keep up the good work! More goalie content next.
Cmiiw but didn’t you already do a video on Jeremy Roenick? Update: Okay you mentioned it at the end. I watch multiple nhl topics channels so I’ll probably mix other videos like this up
It really is/was a shame. As a someone who played this, the greatest sport, I loved those who were blessed with great speed and skill. JR had it in spades. He also played with reckless abandon and would pay the price for it. It made me love him as a player, that much more. But he always had a mouth on him. He simply couldn’t/ wouldn’t bite his Tongue. I went from loving the guy to disliking him. His mouth finally got him in trouble and lost a great gig because of it. He could offer great insight, reference on-ice experiences and talk about others he played with and against…he was a natural but his ego knew no boundaries. It’s too bad.
Just brought me back in time.. Got to meet Roenick When i was a little kid back in the early 90s a couple of times after games and rode in his Limo around the parking lot. My dad owned a bakery and brought the team doughnuts and had season tickets. Guy was awesome and Made me even more of a hockey fan forever..